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Show Extension Forester ForesterLlsta ForesterLists LIsts Llsta MeasuresTo Measures MeasuresTo To Prevent FiresNow Fires FiresNow Now la Is the time Ume to remove fire firehazards fthazards hazards as a . part pa.rt . of the rwuispring T regular regularspring ar arIIprlni : IIprlni spring cleanup procedure dec- dec dee- dee declares deefares de delares < - - lares fares Professor J Whitney Floyd Floydextension Floydextension Ployextension extension forester at the Utah UtahState UtahState UtaState State Agricultlral Agrtcultlral Agriculthal college and andchief axchief . chief forester firewarden f1rewarden for thla this thla6tate thisstate thctate thctateIn ( , 6tate state 6tateIn stateIn In pointing out the importance importanceof Importantof ; of removing tire fire hazards Professor Prof- Prof Professor Pro ; _ - essor Ployd Floyd reports that farm fires firesde6troyed firesdestroyed tlr tlrdestroyed < destroyed de6troyed bet between wee n 20 000 ( ) 000and Wand 000 000and and 225 000 00 worth of property propertylast propertylast properlast ! last year In addition approxi- approxi approximately approximately approx ; - _ - mately 300 300000 000 lives were lost in inrural inrural 1rural rural firesStastlcs tires flIes fires tiresStastlcs flIesstastlcs Stastlcs show that tour four fann farm fannfires farmfires tanTires fires were burnng boring every hour of ofevery ofevery < , every day In this country last lastyear laiyear lastyear year he added addedAs addedAs addedAs As measures to prevent fann farm fannfires farmfires tanfires fires this year Professor Floyd Floydsuggests Floysuggests Floydsuggests suggests building a fire proof aspit ash ashpit ashpit pit for burning rubbish and con construtting conBtructing truct1ng strutting fireguards f1reguards around fann farm fannbulldings farmbuildings fanbuildings n bulldings buildings and around woodlots woodlotsand woodlotsand woodioand ) and windbreaks windbreaksAnother windbreaksAnother windbreaksAnother Another & suggestion &uggesUon uggesUon Is to clean cleanroofs cleanroofs clealroofs roofs of all buildings and free freethem freethem trethem them of inflammable litter Utter Also Alsoeh1mneys AlsoChimneys AlsChimneys eh1mneys Chimneys should sh YUld < be inspectedand lnspecte inspected lnspecteandi inspectedand < andi and . attics cleaned outRrofessor out outProfessor Professor Rrofessor e6S0r Lolyd recommends recommendsrepa1r1ng recommendsrepairing recommendrepairing repa1r1ng repairing ; fire fighting equipment equipmentand equipmentand equlpmenand and getting It In working condi- condi condition condition condltlon - tion before the dry season Bhov Shov BhoveIs Shovels Shovels eIs els hoesrakes hoeBrakes hoes , , rakes and water buck buckets bucketa buckets ets eta should be available and read ready readyfor readyfor : for use on a moments notlct notlce notice notlceThe noticeThe notlctThe The extension forester stes.se stesse susses sussesthat stessethat . Plat that fire prevention and precau tlons tions Lions are especially important importantthis importantthis importthis this year sinnce slnnce we need all an wfood the thefood thefood food and fiber we can produce produceand produceand producand and there is 18 a shortage of ofmanpower ofmanpower < manpower to fight fires _ |