Washington County News | 1927-07-21 | Page 2 | Government Fire Forces Prepared

Government Fire Forces Prepared Washington The government's fire brigade Is fully prepared, with its fire alarm system functioning perfectly, for the summer forest lire hazards. Duo to the Increasing realization of the important role the weather plays in timber blazes, tlx" weather bureau has established a systematic forest-firo-wealhor-wurning service in California, Cali-fornia, Oregon. Montana. Minnesota, Wisconsin. Michigan. New York and New Kuglund and a partial service in the south Atlantic states. To nppriio foresters and forest owners of dangerous danger-ous lire weather, the bureau Is Issuing Issu-ing regular forecasts so they may shut flown logging operations and mobi'lze file-flighting units with the least possible pos-sible delay. The forecasts, which are made twice dally, are distributed by telegraph, broadcast by radio and published pub-lished by newspapers In timber regions