Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-16 | Page 14 | Timely Topics

Q c- c 0 cI I TIMELY TOPICS j jG o G 0 ASK METEOROLOGISTS METEOROLOGISTS' AID The season of forest fires is not so far ar in the future to argue arguo against a a. season of of preparation and education A proposal which has been beel made h by tho the forest service and which holds out a a promise o of pf results is for the closer cooperation of the weather bureau during those periods which are designated by fores forest men as fire weather It is assumed that patience and time will accomplish accomplish push much in the education of the public against carelessness carelessness' and that tho man-caused man fires eventually ally aIly will wili be Je e reduced to a minimum There will always be the danger of fires started b by lightning and it is to guard against the spread of these that the forest men are looking for assistance The suggestion is that the weather r bureau could help by having one of its trained meteorologists on the he ground during the season of forest fire danger to o work side by side with the experts of the forest service The meteorologist could issue warnings warning of change In the weather which might affect possibility of f going fires make forecasts of ot the occurrence of lightning in any given locality and warn through range long forecasts the approach of abnormal seasons such as 1889 1910 and 1919 Informed by these hese warnings the forest officers could concentrate their forces where they would be the thc most effective i Attention Is being called this week weck to a piece of ot detective work performed by the forest service and which resulted In the administering of a lesson to a careless camper Following a forest fire In the Trinity national forest in this state a ranger sent serit the number of an automobile to surrounding cities and was responsible fo fOil foa th the arrest and confession of a camper The Tle number was was' obtained from a photograph made of the the- camp a few days earlier lIe Be sure your our campfire is out out then then bury It ft It Isa is isa isa a rule to be bo pasted in the memories of all who tour tour tOUl the tho forests Oakland Oakland Tribune