Show nan man made fires diminishing soaring mid tetu pora tures low humidity and dry forest fuels combine no oltron le on an dixie 14 foiest lt it was ro ported thursday by albert al bf artson forest broat tio xea usan alio llio 1 0 flie til fire danger clanger but tile tho kupet bloor chuckled surprise Burp ilso tn in reporting statistics tho the normal ratio of awo wo or more apan ian causon irs for overy every lightning tire fire Is reversed ver a ed so BO far this year the supervisor said au aki there have been two lightning fires for every man caused ire fire there have been eighteen fires this year ing twelve caused by dud and slie ala caused iby by the carelessness ol of man perhaps lt it Is just a coincidence col nelden c that the ratio has changed but could mean meal per cent greater cara by the public with ire alro lu in the woods at any rate the supervisor als r tools cola that intensive iro fire prevention work to is bringing results and tho the cooperation of 0 tho the public to prevent iro fire Is growing despite critical hazzards hazis ards the area burned on the bixio tills llila year has been hold held to less than eight acres with the eighteen strikes of fire ire rangers hangers and cooperative su sepress press toil ion crows crews are hitting lem quickly and suppression work has been efficient the law enforcement record shows all tress passers apprehended ended havo have bece prosecuted the supervisor added vegetation that early in the year gained dense undergrowth has dried in abundance flash alash fuels such as dried chea grass prevail extensively ten over large areas areas of southern utah and motorists are warned against casting lighted cl el garets dom cars along forest roads and highways lightning fires as a rule can bo be prod predicted feted and detected but man caused tiros fires occur when least expected the supervisor said and fo or tills this reason are moro more dangerous and costly ask your friends frienda and neighbors to observe these rules rulea 1 li crush out all smoke dead out 2 drown drawn camp flies fires ar then add more water ater 3 break every burned match then pinch till every ono Is in cold 4 find out about ft 4 permit if you need to burn the follow sato safe rules rulea and 1111 every spark |