Show Man-Caused Man Fires Less on oses s During Daring Past as Year ear earThe The national forests of oC the intermountain region had 38 t fires up to June 30 according to reports compiled in the regional region region- al office at Ogden This compares compares compares com com- pares with 34 fires for Cor the same sarno period last year The increase was due to an increase in lightning lightning lightning light light- ning fires Ires The record this this year Cal shows definite Improvement over oven last year as only eight fires were man caused compared with 20 due to human carelessness a a. year ago In commenting on the fire season John N. N Kinney assist assist- tand t- t and regional forester said Wo We have been very fortunate to have such a wet spring this year and to have the rains continue well toward the last of June This has cut a good month off ore our fire season It has however caused a heavy growth of grass at the lower lo elevations which S 1 will create an additional fire hazard as it becomes dry The forests and the forest users are aro aroi i all to be congratulated with only one ODe man-caused man fire In south h Idaho one In Utah ono one in Wyoming Wyoming Wy Wy- i oming and five in Nevada Last years year's record of 20 fires has been reduced by 60 per cent It Is hoped hoped hoped hop hop- ed that this means tho the public generally is s becoming more conscious con con- on- on of the necessity for care with fire ire and that ea each h Individual 1 ual forest user will see that ho does not cause one to start |