Show county sheriff Is fire warden for entire county for many years the county sheriff has been the ex officio county tiro fire warden tills this means that because he is sheriff he Is also the county fire w warden arden in many instances the sheriff has not been a fire man and he has been placed more lan than once on the spot when it came to the question ot of whether or not to issue a burning permit this year a war year with shortage of man power for fighting tire fire and avit with h a more definite need than ever before to protect our st states ittes resources there Is an added responsibility for those obliged to either issue or not issue burning permits this year too finds private land owners and county stats state and federal agencies cooperating in the organization ot of the forest fire fighters service in an effort to be thoroughly ready tor for the coming tire fire season they are coming to the conclusion that a tire fire is IB a fire and that uncontrolled tire fire Is no respecter of land because of ownership and that its damage to private land Is just as great as it Is to federal range or national forest land sheriff carl G beebe is the man in this county to whom the populace must look tor for protection of 0 life and property the sheriff Is the man who should and does control the issuance of burning permits on the other band the forest service and grazing service have been studying fire weather and tire fire danger tor for years this year the issuance ot of burning tor for controlled burning in plute county will rebion reston the cooperative decision ot of tile the county sheriff and local forest and grazing service officials fici als burning will be permitted only when weather conditions are suitable |