Show forest service to have aerial aid airplanes to be used to combat forest fires in arizona and new mexico i 1 aerial patrol and freight l ice as anaid in for est cst fires in arizona and new mex ico will be available this year to the U S forest service for the first time in the region regional forester frank C W pooler has announced that qualified pilots in the two states will be asked to be ready to provide air service at the call of the forest service the service involves transporting fire observers or fire fighters and equipment or supplies airplanes must be suite suitable ble for foi installation of two way voice radio sets designed by the forest service pilots must be experienced and be familiar with the area to be flown government authority will be obtained for low flying and removal of airplane doors through which supplies can be dropped to the fire fighters five hundred small parachutes of a type developed by the forest service for dropping water rood food and equipment from airplanes have been requisitioned from a supply depot at oakland calif they will be available forthe for the fire season which begins this spring experiments in dropping supplies from airplanes were conducted by the forest service last year at tucson arizona parachutes made of burlap landed a case of eggs without breaking caches of fire tools and equipment sufficient for four crews of 10 men each have been set aside at the forest service regional warehouse in albuquerque in readiness for emergency calls during the coming fire season |