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i Our Weekly Letter From 5 
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_ Washington, Sept. 6.—Officials of 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture 
are of the opinion that 1910 will 
old the record among. many years 
for the severity of the losses from 
forest fires. The summer fires fol- 
lowed a spring season believed to 
_have been the worst, certainly in the 
Lake states, known for a long time. 
Nor is it wise to assume that the dan- 
ger is over when the fierce confla- 
-gartions which have ealled forth in 
q the Mountain states the efforts of 
three Federal Departments have 
been conquered. The forests will 
not be safe until the fall rains and 
snows have once more made a wet 
blanket of the dry forest floor. Thet 
'the total losses of the year will run 
up to many millions of dollars is 
considered certain. 
How such losses may be prevented 
is a matter of general public con- 
eern. To the National Forest +im- 
ber burned must be added great 
amounts on state and private hold- 
ings, besides the immense damage 
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done to town, farm, and other prop- 
erty. Railroads have suffered froin 
the interruption of traffic as well as 
from direct losses. <A bulletin by 
Forester Henry 8. Graves discusses 
forest fires and the proper methods 
of preventing and fighting them, as 
follows: 
‘‘In some sections of the country 
forest fires have always been of such 
common occurrence that there is a 
popular notion that they cannot be 
prevented. The risk from fires can 
never be entirely eliminated, for in 
the forest there is always inflam- 
mable material which is very easily 
ignited. They may, however, be 
largely prevented, and under effici- 
ent organization their damage may 
be kept down to a very small 
amount. The problem is like that 
in cities, where fires can never be 
entirely eliminated, but where the 
risk of loss to property may be re- 
duced almost to insignificanee.’’ 
The importance of systematic pro- 
vision for the early discovery of 
fires and for getting a_ properly 
equipped foree of fire fighters quick- 
ly to the scene of an outbreak is in- 
sisted upon by Forester Graves. ‘‘A 
careful supervision or patrol during 
the dry season.’’ he says, ‘‘is one of 
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the most important measures in or- 
ganized forest protection. One of 
the fundamental principles in fire 
protection is to detect and attack 
fires in their incipiency.’’ After 
pointing out the value of lookouts, 
telephone or signal communication 
and various methods of patrol, the 
Forester tells how to fight fires, as 
follows: 
‘‘The principles of fighting forest 
fires are essentially the same as those 
recognized in fighting fires in cities. 
The following are of first impor- 
tance: (1) Quick arrival at the fire; 
(2) an adequate force; (3) proper 
equipment; (4) a thorough organ- 
ization of the fighting crew, and (5) 
skill in attacking and fighting fires. 
Quick access to fires is accomplished 
through the work of supervision and 
patrol in discovering fires before 
they have gained much headway, 
and by a well-developed system of 
communication through the forest 
by roads and trails. 
‘A small fire may be put out by 
one man, but in extensive forests 
several hours may pass before the 
fire can be reached. It is important 
to secure an adequate force of men 
and to get them to the fire quickly. 
In a well-organized system of patrol 
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