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of the State of Minnesota. ^^ Wisconsin, Maine and New York 

 have similar laws. Hew Hampshire, West Virginia, Penn- 

 sylvania and Washington require patrols but cannot establish 

 them at the expense of the railroad. In Washington the 

 patrols start to follow logging engines about thirty min- 

 utes after they leave. 



Control 



Hailroads must furnish means and facilities for 

 fighting fires near their right-of-way. The methods of 

 fighting fire have to be worked out for the conditions 

 which exist in each particular region. Methods best adapt- 

 ed to the specific conditions should be used. The laws 

 are broad and do not specify the means of extinguishing 

 fires. The Minnesota law requires that "Every railroad 

 shall give its .employees particular instructions for the pre- 

 vention and extinguishment of fires, and shaj.1 cause warning 

 placards such as are approved by the State Forester, to be 

 conspicuously posted at every station in the vicinity of 

 forest, brush, and grass lands, and when a fire occurs on the 

 right-of-way of its road, shall immediately concentrate such 

 help and adopt such measures as shall be available for its 

 extinguishment'^. Other states have laws very similar to the 

 one in Minnesota. 



Expenses of Extinguishing 



There are ten states which have laws which require 

 the railroads to pay the expenses of extinguishing fires 

 which originate along the right-of-way. The cost of fight- 

 ing fires is a big expense so that if the railroads realize 



