Show 1 f I Iki It ki 1 f. f K 1 Fighting The Ii f Forest Fires r s 4 Washington 1 g ton Au August t 30 O 30 Officials of f is f. f i S- S tho the U U. S. S Department of A Agriculture f f b. b tiro o of the opinion that 1910 will hold bold f the record among man many any Y years e r for the tho 1 B severity bf the losses loea from forest Ares r The Tho summer fires Ares followed a at t IS 1 n f believed to have havo been tho h cort certainly in the th Lake Lako ako Stet Slat t oft ed wn for a a. Jong long time POl tor is Ie it its s L sst wife ito a to assume that the tho danger is over ov ov- ov over er cr when the fit fierce co con conflagrations a t 14 which havo havo call called d forth in n the tho Moun- Moun J lain tah states the tho e efforts orta of tree three Federal Departments Department have been conquered I I The will n not nob t be bo safe sate until Ul the tt f fall lr raids and t onoe once noe more a q wet of blanket of f the tho dry forest floor That the total losses 1088 1 of ot the I r year will year will run up to many millions of j r I dollars 1 is In ert P i How Ilow d S losses may may be prevented J is a ma matter r of J en general r l Q n on r j T Q the ho Ng tj ph l por o 1 4 timber burned bo to gilded gre great t n on t d private t holdings besides file tho OnRe e dama damage o done to to town farm farm farm- farmland nd other property I Railroads oads have h have ye suffered erH fro from fron the tho interruption Q gf r rc c c a 3 ac teem from direct loaves o A Ain in by Henry S. S Braves os fires t And I the proper i of pr Sonth a and fighting 0 them as all follows principles of fighting forest are tho the sama same as those recognized o in fi fighting hUn fires in cities The ft following aro arc of fi t 1 k arrival l at the fire 2 2 an an adequate proper equipment 4 1 a a thorough organization of the tho they thoi i y v. and aud 5 6 G si ski 4 I f in attackIng attack attack attack- Ing and ani fighting gb ln fires Quick q access ess 1 11 M Mj j 1 t R qi i through q the thew r J-r w rk iq cr I A patrol l in tn dis die n fires they hv v s gained Ined he lre t way y I and b by yav i I Ven elt eH- eH l- l JI p O 1 f t L g q fil i i. i t lt tho j t fbi ost fotoS by roads by-roads to roada ds arid and UI trails r r A small fl inay b. b be P. P put out by one cne t IU hv I ox cx u J several hez several r- r V hot fa rs may tn can be bet t l d li P l lU to secure cure curen an n nJ v vr r J M tf rf lenia a-lenia Jj D tO J pj tnie pen nen said and to g get t t j th r h h In a welP n 1 r t syston K ny ton tom of f pa o the guard hN 6 r p f r Net ol t 6 d rs It-rs a t tb t. t a n m J VA At K t II l t 1 9 okal r Q I l Ha a 1 j e to I q I l il fly y telephoto 1 or othI other other oth oth- er or n means ms and indicates te the number f 6 he ne needs ds j u l' l After describing how v o surface ce I fires M ma may bo be pat put o out t by beating by throw throw- Ss j S ing sand or loose dirt and by i I other r m methods t od the le account goes goes o s on C- C g re l f O ot th 9 q tire ie 18 L IC Ii 4 nh 11 foo bo t t t jt it r la eH l s' s to meet Vf s' s it ft OUt Ono method under such circumstances is to direct the course of the F Th The attack is made e on Jt f th the sl sides es near the tho th J front Ot separating I the portion of the fire from I the the tho main wh gs A Apart part of the the crew crew t r t l t attacks tt the tho forward part and others I it h run un down and pf extinguish ln eh the win wings s. s The he front o of th rire r attacked ff cd m mI I r il I lr Iy and nd con on- on to is 81 1 f V f M i V into a narrower rt r. r Vieth t t Y 9 t o u fr front t 8 l be bo directed ed t et arc r rf 11 t. t In N j C y lr t p. p f Hr line tinE when whon it will be bo chocked checked enough to ad ads r. r mit of a direct front attu attack Sometimes Some Some- n i irony t. t times by this thia plan the fr JJ rapidly narrowed b by working from tho sides until ibis it il is nt at lost last entirely e extinguished Tho plan of of giving caving ving direction to the tho course of the fire has often olten be been n s fn Gut ci t 4 ou n when tb the i o emall j i. a t for tor vr a. a u r allt all t When fires Arcs r gain gam such headway jl th that to hat t ft it is 1 ri t U by direct attack t lt no h t y n nAmer n Amer mero mer- mer rI r- r Ir I 3 ls q ci tH trig OJ lote o e u p fo for H tights Mi Miff ff back Il t jug IDI bp the n ean tl n Q pf stop toP stopping toPI I ping the tho lire fifo U It Should however ho be bo bowed necess wed used when itis absolutely 1 only fl A J ar ary Ono One of t the tiie le commonest mistakes es est t- t in fighting fires Area r is to ov the tho rapidity of the fire rand bond the difficulty of putting it out A forest tire lire is ali al always ut i ways 8 a Do fright frightening ning spectacle J 1 fJ if it i t it t Is e In lq th ir 4 l gf f O d o n p og r I J q t I beI be be- bet I t ed an ana s rt Q back s i Back fire it Is s Q ry arlly ily nv h es os deliberately Uber l p t t Igo In nc 1 g oyer oye po property err i r V When TI this this mis liia I ori and ones one's ouest tp r f belongs on G to person t own forest seems seema In danger dauger there is ia t r ri t w r w. w J C. r Hio i. i J 1 1 JIo a l raw F I I 1 I r 5 dy r r ra a gnat to I sacrifice I f it The meeting of the two fire nr stops once at-once the head heed of the maIn fire I II It Iti I n J possible then to attack th wings with the tho ordinary methods method of fighting It His is necessary l ar to attack the wings at once particularly i If there therein Is III a strong tr ng wind for or oth otherwise each wing of the old fire would soon boon oon form an independent n nt fire Oro w well p c head Ie It ft la is nece necessary sarr al also also al- al so thata that numb number r of men be stationed station station- ed where the the original l fire Il and th the back fire Ore meet In order to to smoldering lire firM In hi tope tops l logs logs' g and aed other debris ilA Afire ilAre re I U is neier never oat out t the b bulletin concludes conclude until the last 8 spark shark rk t ia extinguished ex ex- d Of Often n a log or snag smolder unno unnoticed after the flames flame have apparently been conquered only to break out fresh with the tho rising wind After the tho fire firefighting crew crow has left the ho ground it is la always well to assign at least one man to patrol t the e edges d of t the Q burned j area until it is t certain r tit the tho fire Is out This may ay not be for several days das |