Kane County Standard | 1930-05-30 | Page 2 | Fighting Forest Fires

fighting forest fires fire the majority oi of people believe tor for pat est tire fire fighting to be just a laborers job hut but gothing could be further from the truth it la Is on a strictly scientific basis and nothing in ig done at random canoom there Is a definite system of which to each man a certain tool to tc use and a certain position in the crew the crews usually consist of from 8 6 to 12 men under supervision super of a warden or a ranker ranger on oil a small fire ten acres or I 1 less ms in area one crew to la usually enough but on large fires brea anywhere brinn rom W N tot lc sod roen men are employed the implements used are axes brush hooke shovels hovels ake water an and d torches tor for netting backfire th tb use of the latter to I 1 the best beat 1 weans mean of f ant dres