Parowan Times | 1927-08-03 | Page 7 | Lightning versus Man Caused Fires Discussed

LIGHTNING VERSUS MAN CAUSED DISCUSSED I 1 out of 0 1203 forest tires fires in idaho last year handled by the forest ser vice were kept within a quarter of an acre while lightening caused of these fines it might well be said that lightning is a gentleman it always gives a warning and the forest service tells its men not to bo be too proud or too slow to take ad vantage ot of this as lightn Jing shows no mercy and forest officers are instructed to strike quickly and strike hard fires caused by man however are prece proceeded eded by no such warning as that given by lightning there is no thunder nor display of clouds preceding man caused fires the forest fonest fire protective force receives no warning of of such tires fires nevertheless the public in general has received plenty of 0 warning regarding the results ot of their carelessness and the nan man caused tires fires are a pretty simple problem tor for the individual concerned to handle it ff he will in utah 62 mt knit of 0 a total of 0 95 fires last year were man caused