Show r FIRE IS ALWAYS AL W IMMINENT NT S Summer and a d early fall presen present special seasons fire hazards which are of particular concern in County Vernal experienced a fire this week in one of its ite downtown buildings Prompt action by the local fire department prevented what might have hav been a disastrous disastrous e trous blaze This incident should serve to remind us to check fire prevention measures throughout the city Carelessness in the forests has destroyed millions of acres of magnificent timber timber and and has robbed the country of beautiful vacation spots Under Unde certain con- con living trees become b come liter explosive A large proportion of forest fires fires are the he sole Bole and direct result of W Ut o t a t o ea hunters and Dd d i f es tp J Ja It 4 J fishermen The most most extreme extreme me ne care re h mu li e take f disposing of cigarette butts butte matches mat and other inflammables ables They must never be thrown t town rown from cars And when through with l take you are every ev ry pre pre- precaution pre pre- precaution caution to make sure it is out Soak it with water then bury it in dirt In towns grass fires are a constant source of trouble and some of them have led to conflagrations Every community should have and enforce enforce- a law re re- re requiring re- re requiring quiring property owners to keep grass cut and every pro pro- proS S perty-owner perty should cooperate wholeheartedly His wel wel- wel- wel fare fare and and perhaps his life life life-is is at stake On the farm constant vigilance is the t e price of fire safety safely Wide firebreaks should be ploughed around grain fields and haystacks Barns and houses should be befree befree free of rubbish Every care should be taken with gaso gaso- gasoline gaso- gaso gasoline line and other burnable liquids Most farms are far from fire departments and when a serious fire breaks out heavy loss l ss is inevitable The only way f to lick fire is to work on the pro- pro proposition proposition proposition position that it is always always imminent imminent and and to act accord accord- accordingly accordingly |