Uintah Basin Standard | 1964-11-12 | Page 5 | Rangers Seek Help in Fire Detection

Rangers seek help in Fire detection by Burt F. Rouse Duchesne District Ranger Ashley National Forest If you see REPORT is still in effect on the Duchesne District of the National Forest Prescribed of slash from timbering operations 13 now in progress on some areas of the Duchesne but citizens are asked to continue reporting as it is possible other fires may be started in dry reports Burt F. District We have around 6 inches of snow in the Rhoades Canyon area which makes it ideal to dispose of waste materials left from timber Rouse By burning the risk of fire spreading is small and we avoid injury to the new crop of trees by burning the refuse we eliminate a future fire hazard from people using the timber it helps make the area more pleasing in remove food which might serve as a breeding area for insect clears the area of portions of gives wild and domestic animals better movement and prepares suitable seedbed for new growth to insure a sustained yield of forest There are 13 areas to receive prescribed burning Rouse Assistant Ranger Franklin H. Grover is in charge of the burning operations that began 3 on Mill Creek Ridge at the head of Rhoades To follow as soon as practical will be Hades Blind and Log Hollow on our North Unit Then will will move into the South Unit for treatment of sale areas in Indian Reservation Ridge and he