Show first arst forest fire of sea season son reported ranger hanger kennoth kenneth 0 dower of reports that already it lihs has hap on oil the johns vally valley District 1 ot the dixie national forest on 1011 friday may 7 ai it sawmill and 72 acres of timber ber and watershed lands wont went up it in smoke aln C almost loss less time than it takes to toll tell about it tills this fire occurred in ili in an area already badly gullied dup due to it combination of discant ground cover and steep topography in lilt an aroa area sorely in ili need of 0 every particle or of litter tind and plant growth the area could duport the farmers below this burned area havo sustained losses almost annually train from mod waters that at c come rom this area this fire will certainly ly add to the loss the ranger saidi tho the tiro fire occurred occur reil because someone thought ills his fire was wag out 11 mccry sotir of fires destroy forests watersheds property and at times wo because someone thinka ills his lie fire Is out wo we must realize that in ili a country facing a draber shortage snort tage age in it a state where already an alarming percentage ot of our lands have hav 0 been beell ruined by erosion ero alon there cant bo be tiny plinking it a potential fire ire li Is out it wo wd must K NOW KNOW thoro there tire aro it 11 few simple rules iules to follow avith respect to I ires fres res strict adherence lic rence to these will cut down on oil the number be r 0 of f files that each year take such ruch a great io toll I 1 select se I 1 a C t a sato spot pot s for your tire fire then clear cleal away all in ili before bui lkling the ire fire 2 leaving your fire soak it with water until every ever spark Is i s cold pool it with your hands they will ansh cloan but a blackened hillside wont went 3 if water aballa biar batry bitry your iro fire under at least a foot of mineral soil 4 by all ille means alls it if you oil come alpon tj pon a fire I 1 someone else has baart pd nd do what you foil can call to put it out if you are unable to do so BO inon the nearest help you cl cd aud and notify a forest P orest officer or the sheriff |