Show Fire Hazard Exists on Forest Despite I 7 Appe Appearance rance Dont Don't be fo fooled l d by the green scenery officials of ofHie the Hie U U. S. S Sv Forest Service In Moab warned this s' s and litter can an create an unusually Uy serious s fire hazard for this time of the year Less than nom aj rainfall since since March rom com com bind with cry y f fuels fuels' ls high 1 t r r I II I Forest Service up mop-up crews making sure the Sinbad Ridge fire is DEAD OUT The fire started due to 1 lightning and burned approximately eight acres Very J little damage occurred as a result of the fire however however how bow ever suppression costs are me high on even t the e slightest fires tires and damages could be great if the fires are not brought under control immediately US U.S. Forest Service Photos l i Ib Iw I l w. w v Colonel Carl Car Mikesell l taking weather readings from fromI I the Pack Creek weather station These readings are phoned into Forest Service office In Jn Moab daily dally for use In Jn computing the fire danger and fire weather clas classification The fl figures are then radioed to the Manti Manti-LaSal Manti LaSal National Forest headquarters in Price I where they are put lut on a teletype e machine and given to the tho weather station Jn in Salt Lake City The local readings when combined with Information from other other oth er weather stations gives valuable fire weather insI ins Jn formation for tor use In Jn the Intermountain Region t I I i temperatures and winds h have ve raised the fire d danger nger to N serious J q So far this this year appi approximately xi 1000 acres s of NatIonal National Nat Nat- ional tonal Forest land In the Intermountain In In- Region have been burned as compared to less than 2000 acres during the entire fire season last year There has already been one fire on the Moab Ranger District of the La ManU La Sal National Forest The fire was in the SInbad Ridge area area area ar ar- ea and burned approximately ely eight acres The dry lightning storm on on the mountains on May 31 Is believed believed be be- to have been the cause of the fire The Pack creek weather station located above the Pack Creek Ranch at an elevation of feet Is read daily by Col Carl Carll Mike Mike- sell This information Is telephoned into the Forest Service office where It Is used to figure the daily dally fire danger rating Five classifications classifications classifications classi classi- of fire danger low moderate high very high and extreme are used to determine what fire protection protection protection tion precautions should be taken According to the lo local local local lo- lo cal weather station readings the La Sal Mountain area Is already in the high clas clas- Fires should be reported to your nearest Forest Ranger Ranger Ran Ran- ger get State Fire Warden Bureau Bureau Bureau Bu Bu- reau of Land Management Fish and Game Warden or orthe orthe orthe the Sheriffs Sheriff's office |