Show The Forest I Ranger's Diary by Gene Kuhns Altonah District Three forest fires have been put out by Altonah Ranger District personnel since July Ranger Gene L. reported Two of the fires were caused by lightning in the Yellowstone and one man-caused fire was found in the Yellowpine Flat area in Rock fire in Rock Creek gives us the greatest Kuhns it was man-caused and could have been People carelessly built a campfire and left it still smoldering until the wind came along and whipped it into This type of fire is most because it shows up and bursts forth during the periods of high burning All three fires were reported to the Ranger by private parties of certainly appreciate these Ranger Kuhns Anyone seeing fires on National Forest Lands should report them to the Forest Service Office in Phone or to the nearest fire guard in the Prompt action is a great help to successful fire and the prompt reports from people using the Forest Land is a key in our suppression The key to all fire control work is to prevent them before they So watch the use of fire in the woods at this time of Wild fire can do much damage to all the resources of the |