FIRE PROTECTION 71 
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Wardens, who have telephone connection and own an automobile, 
and are interested in the forests and wood lots, to be their repre- 
sentatives in looking after these matters and TAKING CHARGE 
OF THE WORK in the case of forest fires. Please impress upon 
these men the importance of being very prompt to act when noti- 
fied of fire starting in their locality, and the importance of being 
within telephone communication through the dry season, giving the 
local operator the number where they can be called. Report to 
this department any Deputies appointed by you; or in case you do 
not appoint Dep- 
uties please let us 
know the name of 
the Selectmen in 
charge of forest 
fires. 
I would also 
call to your atten- 
tion that accord- 
ing to reports of 
this office the fire 
loss in the Maine 
Forestry Dis- 
trict, meaning 
outside of the or- 
ganizedtowns, 
for the season of 
1918 was $7,- 
291.20, while in 
the organized 
towns, meaning 
the towns not in 
the Maine For- 
estry District, it 
was $70,600.00. 
I believe if prop- 
er care and at- 
tention is given 
this forest fire 
problem by the 
Selectmen of the 
towns that there 
is no reason why 
Pulp Wood Piled in Burned Land. 
Photo by Maine Forestry Dept. 
