. Annual report 1952. Forests and forestry Southern States. LOW—No fire control organization - issue burning permits. MODERATE—Primary detection - skeleton organization - issue burning permits with caution below , of 200. MEDIUM—Full detection - complete full-time organization alerted. HIGH—Fire control organization at peak strength. Patrols and standby crews on duty if needed because of poor visibility or other conditions. EXTREME—Emergency condition - use emergency plans augment- ing local facilities. Note: During periods of high risk, such as hunting season, low visibility, etc., prepa
. Annual report 1952. Forests and forestry Southern States. LOW—No fire control organization - issue burning permits. MODERATE—Primary detection - skeleton organization - issue burning permits with caution below , of 200. MEDIUM—Full detection - complete full-time organization alerted. HIGH—Fire control organization at peak strength. Patrols and standby crews on duty if needed because of poor visibility or other conditions. EXTREME—Emergency condition - use emergency plans augment- ing local facilities. Note: During periods of high risk, such as hunting season, low visibility, etc., preparedness may be advanced one step. Figure 5'-—Integrating cumulative danger index with daily burning index (usually predicted 2k hours aiaead). Some readers may wonder how a low state of preparedness can be justified when the cumulative danger index is up to five or six hundred. This would only occur on days of fog or light rain d\rring a long drought; the situation is still potentially dangerous -25-. 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 Southeastern Forest Experiment Station (Asheville, N. C. ). Asheville, N. C. : Southeastern Forest Experiment Station, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service
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