Show FIRE suppression TRAINING SCHOOL A firo fire suppression training school was held hel d by la sal national forest personnel on the monticello ran ranger er dietr district ct may 18 1942 according to supervisor L D heywood we are facing a bad fire season this year mr heywood said because of the dense stands of june grass and the possibility of sabotage however I 1 believe the public is more alert to the fire danger than it has been in past years we expect a good deal of cooperation from everyone who uses the forest the fire training program consisted of a discussion of the meth of fire prevention and actual practice in fire suppression A quick getaway get away once a fire is reported is important mr heywood said work during the night and in the early morning is most effective because the fire cools down during that period the policy of staying with the fire until it is dead out was stressed safety in traveling and in the use of fire tools was discussed accidents are too costly to take chances it was said workers driving cars or using sharp tools need to think safety constantly continued on page 12 1 FIRE suppression 0 continued from page 1 I 1 an injured worker is not an asset he is a liability actual fires were started in brush snags and among small trees and the trainees practiced fire suppression under the supervision of the forest officers dirt was thrown on the blaze to cool it down then trenches trench eg were dug to corral the blaze and finally the burning material was buried in mineral soil and mixed with it until the fire was dead out national defense includes projection of the forest from fire supervisor heywood said 1 I believe volunteers for civilian defense will aid in preventing fires and they will be available for duty in case of need in forest fire or grass fire suppression work those attending the school were supervisor heywood rangers owen M despain ralph jensen and john mcdonald McDo road foreman angus M stocks and per them diem guards boyd wilson dee black andy riddle vern rowley claud foy clarence perkins and albert maxwell |