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Fire Fighting Equipment 



As long as there remains any danger from railroad 



forest fires adeqiiate provision must be made for the fighting 



of such fires* Plenty of tools of the right kind should be 



kept at the section houses or depots. 



The following is the special price list of forest 



fire tools and apparatus which may be purchased through the 



Uew Hampshire Forestry Commission : 



Handled axes |9.00 per dozen 



Long handled shovels ---.-.---- 6.00 " 



Forged steel rakes^ M-tooth^^ elec- 

 tric welded 2. 95 '' " 



Ely socket hoes 4.56 ^ " 



Galvanized pails, 12 qt/. medium - - - 1.65 '^ " 



" " " " heavy - ~ ^ ^2.75 "" '' 



Grub hoes 5.50 '' " 



Pick handles #1 1.75 " " 



Pick handles #2 1.50 " '' 



Chemical extinguishers, ^-5 gallons- — ^ 6.50 each 



Douglas pump --.^•-~----.-- -5.50 each 



" double pump *.------. 8.50 each 



Wet gvimy sacks are also valuable sometimes in 

 beating out fires. Any or all of these different articles 

 can also be carried by a patrolman on his gasoline speeder. 



In case of large fires the railroad should have 

 ready access to supplies of food, cooking utensils, and 

 blankets. When more help is needed, besides the section 



