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Show . aJ FOREST FACTS the By Forest Ranger Wells Thursby iver Snow and moisture conditions will on the Forest and in the valley eaj indicate a dry season for 1946. At present the season is ad- vanced about three weeks over the normal year. Most early and dry seasons bring with them 6 additional fire hazards both in I the valley and on the forests. ' Each year in the United States over 210,000 fires occur. 7 The Utah State Fire Law re-i re-i quires that anyone wishing to f burn on any lands between May 1, and October 31, shall secure a 4 permit. i Following is a copy of the State f Fire Law: Before You Burn, Get A Burning Permit From The County Fire rr Warden LI The Utah State Law requires v that anyone wishing to burn be-ZOf be-ZOf tween May 1 and October 31 shall secure a permit. ;nf Chapter 24, Laws of Utah 1937, ,RJ Section 7. - Closed Season Within r Fire Districts. "During the closed ..J J! season it shall be unlawful to set on fire or cause to be set on fire Iff any inflammable material on any forest land, brush land, grass r or range land, grain, stubble or JJ) hay land, or to set any fire for the purpose of clearing either his own or the property of an-other an-other without first securing written or printed permit from Vj the chief fire warden or one of iv his deputies and complying fully 18( with the terms and conditions A thereof, and the chief fire ward-en ward-en or any of his deputies may s- 1 prescribe the conditions under which the permit is issued' and 3 lf whch are necessary to be ob-"' ob-"' served in setting such fire and Uj preventing it from spreading for i, the protection of life and proper-2lf proper-2lf ty." , Mate of Utah 5"':' Board of Forestry and Fire Control. 2l' An average of 3 billion Board feet of timber is annually killed ? ty! by fire . . . , enough to build 215,-000 215,-000 five-room houses. |