| Show Three Agencies Take Part art In n Fire ire School at Bryce Canyon Bryce Canyon national park pail officials were hosts Saturday o ol of last week to the men who will evil make up the the bone back-bone of the 11 1914 H fire firo suppression forces o ol of the Powell and Dixie national forests tile U. U S. S Grazing service sere sen- ice district 11 and the Bryce Canyon National Park service Under the supervision of of of Robt Park supervisor of or the Po Powell 11 national forest instruction was wa given ghen in the various valious phases of of fir fird suppression work Speaking on the responsibility as public land administrators Supervisor isor Albert Albertson of th the Dixie national forest stressed stress stress- ed the point that It is just as Important important im Im- for private individuals to protect their own o lands as it itis Itis' Itis itis is is' is for the the various government agencies to take care of theirs and everyone e has the same ob- ob to protect American soil lIe Ele stated further that there was immense satisfaction In the land administering agencies working together to protect their lands from the ravages of fire ire Considerable time was given to a discussion of the 1942 1943 Sho- Sho Showalter Showalter walter creek fire firer the data and aud facts on which were presented by 11 Ranger S. S Bryson Dryson Cook Cool of or orUIe the UIe Powell national forest Good and bad practices on that fire were brought out ont and action was vas followed through from the time the fire started until it was Vas out out Lee Leo Yung deputy state coordinator coordinator co co- co- co of the F from th the regional grazier's s office spoke to the group on the use of machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery to speed up the construction construction tion of fire lines s and urged the use nse of or plows and trac- trac tors for ors for more more- rapid more fire ion tion wherever possible He outlined outlined out- out lined ined the different conditions under under un- un der ler which heavy equipment could be used After Atter a fire Ire camp lunch serve served e ed ad in the field Ranger Lowell J. J Farmer of or the Powell spoke to o the group on safety practices practice in n fire suppression lIe Ho pointed out that effective work on a aire adire tire ire has never never begun until in- in initial has been replaced repine repine- id ed d by cool methodical systematic systematic system system- action and outlined safety steps for Cor the five lve phases of or fire suppression District Gra Grazier ier D. D S. S Moffit of he the Vermillion at Kanab Kanab- discussed the cooperation of the federal government with county y yand and municipal governments In securing fire Ire law v enforcement and ana he the various methods by which convictions for fire trespass may maybe maye mayto be to e obtained More important ho he stressed the fact that it is the tile luty duty of officials to see that everyone everyone ev ov is informed about the state tate and federal fire firo fire laws This type ype of or fire firo prevention work is' is isar Is b Isar far ar more easy and aud pays bigger dividends than law enforcement work he ho le said The fire meeting was attended attend attend- ed d by a group of Future Farmer youths under tIle the leadership of or orI Joseph oseph c C C. C Foy who Is vocational teacher at tho the Garield Gar Gar- high school in J D During the tho field part of or the sessions sessions ses ses- a fire fro crew craw was mado up of ot f the boys and they were taught he the modified one lick method of ire fire line lIue construction Park Ranger Thomas Walker Valker explained to the group how the tho cooperative agreements work worl for forthe the he suppression of ot fires on park service forest service or grazing service lands by cooperation be- be between tween any two of these agencies or among them all as a group The school was well attended ind nd was voted a complete success success suc sue cess ess by officials In charge |
