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Show Fire Danger High As Deer Hunt Starts Supervisor Albert Albertson of the Dixie National forest today announced that a fire emergency emergen-cy exists over the two million acres of mountain country within with-in the forest boundary. Fire danger, dan-ger, based on temperature, humidity hu-midity and wind, is classed as "high". With thousands of hunters hunt-ers moving onto the mountains this week end, all rangers and forest personnel have been alerted alert-ed to catch fires while they are small. "History shows that our biggest big-gest fires have occurred during the hunting season," supervisor Albertson stated, "and conditions are especially critical this year. We are depending on the cooperation cooper-ation of all sportsmen to prevent pre-vent fires, and to promptly report re-port fires when they are discovered." discov-ered." All hunters are urged to observe the three Woodsmen's Fire Rules: 1. Pinch out the last spark on your match. . 2. crush out the last spark in i your smoke test it with your hand. 3. drown your campfire ot w'arming fire, then stir and' I drown It again. ' |