Show UTAH HOLD TRAINING meeting of the Utah Fighter's organization was held at Dave's Hollow Station near on June Forester-Fire Warden Emer of the State Forestry Department was in attendance and helped conduct the and tho critique that John G. Lewis of Bryce Canyon National Park Instructed In forest fire and Leland D. Heywood of the Forest Service was In charge of progressive line construction I Forester Bert H. Tuck- and Ranger Max Rees of of the I r OUIe National Forest planned tie training Lewis emphasized the gravity Of the fire situation that l aces soul hern Utah when he compared humidity and other weather conditions year and An explosive fire situation Is already in the and lire fighters were warned that a bad blowup could occur at started the meeting with an explanation of the manner in which Utah Cooperative Fire operate to cover all of the lands of the state with an integrated fire protection Actual demonstrations or line construction to control lon st and range fires were held in the Lewis demonstrated mop-up problems with actual fires on in which burning snags and logs were suppressed and mopped-up by the A heavy wind added to the interest and kepi trainees on their Lewis pointed out that mop-up Is frequently as an and dirty and that it is seldom pointed up as the most important part of a fire suppression Corralling the fire is too often considered to be the total Instead of just a preliminary R i i. I 3 sheriffs and and Depa I m Wildlife Soil Conservation Sl National Park I I Count I h and ami stab I their place in I I protection to Pr and and the instructors on Z H laid m I throughout the pr I value of the actual on wj I steps In putting out a B making sure thai It finally before being H |