Show 1 FOREST FIRE PIRE FIREFIGHTER FIGHTER DIES I Boise Youth Victim of Falling Snag More Men Sped to Flaming Fronts SPOKANE Wash Aug 20 JP- JP Foresters today counted lost ground and a lost life lite In their battle with lire fire in the forests of the west Felled by a snag John Bromet 20 Boise Idaho di died d yesterday esterday at the edge of th the national forest in northern Idaho There the line developed a bulge while 1100 fighters fight ers era hung on at the ends About 1500 acres were burned over Bromet's death brought to four the number killed by falling trees in recent re reo cent weeks on Pacific co coast t fire fronts The summer home of oC S. S G G. Blaylock Blaylock Blay Blay- lock Jock general manager of the Consolidated Consolidated Consoli Consoli- dated Mining and Smelting company was In the path of oC the flames that raced headlong on the west arm of Kootenai lake across from NeIson Nelion Nel Nel- son lon B. B C. C In the Selway forest of oC central Idaho the foresters tallied one victory the fire on Pete King creek but flames in the upper Selway Selway Sel Sel- way basin defied control More men inca were called to fight a ablaze ablaze ablaze blaze in Boise basin The watershed was as menaced by this fire which covered covered cov ered more than acres and had wept three mines in its path Airplanes brought men into the Flathead forest lorest In western Montana to fight the Cardinal creek fire tire A thousand men were impotent against a mile 10 front flame in the Plumas national forest of northern California t Wasatch Crews Ready Jo 10 ro Aid iid id Idaho Fighters Fire fighters of ot the Wasatch national national na na- na forest stand ready to lend as assistance to the supervisor of the Boise national forest In battling the fire lire now v raging on on Elk creek near Idaho City Blaine Blame Betenson acting supervisor of the Wasatch n national forest lorest said Monday Th fire is r reported ported already to have covered 2000 acres causing such a ah h heavy avy smoke that fighters fighte s are badly handicapped ta More than men mennow menlOW now lOW are arc battling the flames lames and a call has has' bc been n sent out for more Some men men- and a large amount of equipment arc are being rushed to the scene of ot the fire from the regional f forest rest office at t Ogden under the direction of R. R H. H Rutledge regional forester |