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regulations in accord therewith as he may deem necessary, and 

 shall annually print and distribute a list of all fire wardens 

 with their addresses, all such matter to be published with the 

 approval of the state board of forestry. He shall also furnish 

 notices, printed in large letters on cloth, calling attention to 

 the danger from forest fires and to forest fire and trespass 

 laws and their penalties. Such notices shall be posted by the 

 fire wardens in conspicuous places along every highway in 

 brush and forest-covered country, at frequent intervals along 

 streams and lakes frequented by tourists, hunters or fishermen, 

 at established camping sites, and in every post-office in the 

 forested region. 



Sec. 6. Fire districts. — The state forester shall divide the 

 state into such number of fire districts as shall be deemed by 

 him most necessary to the efficiency of his work; and, further- 

 more, any county, or combination of less than four counties, 

 shall be made a separate fire district, upon request of the county 

 board or board of supervisors, in which case such special fire 

 district shall pay the cost of maintaining its district fire warden. 



Sec. 7. Duties of assistant foresters. — The duties of the 

 assistant foresters shall be to devote their entire time to state 

 forest interests according to rules and directions to be deter- 

 mined by the state forester, with the approval of the state board 

 of forestry. They shall take prompt measures to prevent and 

 extinguish forest fires ; keep a record of the cause, extent and 

 damage of all forest fires in their respective districts, and perform 

 such other duties as the state forester may direct. 



Sec. 8. Voluntary fire wardens and their duties. — The 

 state forester shall appoint, in such number and localities as he 

 deems wise, public-spirited citizens to act as voluntary fire war- 

 dens, who may receive payment for their services from the 

 counties or from private sources. They shall promptly report 

 all fires and take immediate and active steps toward their 

 extinguishment, report any violation of the forest laws, assist in 

 apprehending and convicting offenders, and perform such other 

 duties as the state forester may direct. The supervisors and 

 rangers on the federal forest reserve within the state, whenever 

 they formally accept the duties and responsibilities of fire wardens, 

 may be appointed as voluntary fire wardens, and shall have all 

 the powers given to fire wardens by this act. 



Sec. 9. Powers and requirements of fire wardens. — The 

 state forester and all fire wardens shall have the powers of 

 peace officers to make arrests without warrant, for violation of 

 any state or federal forest laws, and no fire warden shall be 



