. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 36-37. Forests and forestry. iir«ic ciicli in;ni lo do liis Ix'st. Accordiim- to tlic niiioiint ol" linisli jo he ('111 (iiic or two jixciiicii or hriislKMil 1 crs follow llic wjii-dcii. Koiir men willi r;, or sonic oilier lool. one workiiiu- close lo Ihc oilier, iiuiUc i\ cIcMii lr;iil. cxposiiiu- ilic inincrjil soil, raking the material to the side away from the fire unless it is needed to start a back-fire. Next conies fi niHii with ;i torch. lie must not srt lire too I'npidly t'oi* the nearest rakei', nor the .iiinir
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 36-37. Forests and forestry. iir«ic ciicli in;ni lo do liis Ix'st. Accordiim- to tlic niiioiint ol" linisli jo he ('111 (iiic or two jixciiicii or hriislKMil 1 crs follow llic wjii-dcii. Koiir men willi r;, or sonic oilier lool. one workiiiu- close lo Ihc oilier, iiuiUc i\ cIcMii lr;iil. cxposiiiu- ilic inincrjil soil, raking the material to the side away from the fire unless it is needed to start a back-fire. Next conies fi niHii with ;i torch. lie must not srt lire too I'npidly t'oi* the nearest rakei', nor the .iiinirds who Follow liini. It' Hie lorchniciii sets fii'c too rapidly for lli<' I'akers the heat niav di-ive Iheni off Iheir. f Ki;i{osK.\K Toiu iiKs Akk ioi; Skiiini. I{a( eourse, and if too rapidly for the -iiards, the lire may not burn away fi-oni the ti-ail fast enon<ili to |)erinit Iheir niovinu- np with the lorcli- nian. As a result s|) may blow across the trail whci-e there will Ix' no one to diseover and .stam|) iheiii oiii immediately. Four alert and aetive jiuards can take care of a loii^' line of hack-fii-e. Tliev shoidd liave spray tanks and a contimious su|)ply of water. They should have also a rake or broom. Pine brush may be used in the absence of a better tool. The rear -uard miiM be the' most (lepeiidable man in the crew for he must determim' when the line is safe and 28. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pennsylvania. Dept. of Forests and Waters. Harrisburg, Pa. : The Department
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