. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. Torch For Burning Brush 14 oti»i i' type, is useful to rake up the finer material, to keep cleaning up around the edge of the fire, to rake together the embers when the fire hfis l)urned down, to rake out a line of fire which may spread from the bill J ling pile or row ] or starting fire in brush piles or rows, a torch of any kind is better than matches. A pipe torch several feet long is very good, as the flame can I)e held for some time at any place in the pile. A blow torch may hv needed if the mater
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters), no. 46-50. Forests and forestry. Torch For Burning Brush 14 oti»i i' type, is useful to rake up the finer material, to keep cleaning up around the edge of the fire, to rake together the embers when the fire hfis l)urned down, to rake out a line of fire which may spread from the bill J ling pile or row ] or starting fire in brush piles or rows, a torch of any kind is better than matches. A pipe torch several feet long is very good, as the flame can I)e held for some time at any place in the pile. A blow torch may hv needed if the material is very damp. The fuel in a torcli will enable the flames to burn long enough to dry out enough of the wood or leaves to start the fire. With care the remainder may be burned all iii>ht. With a torch, brush may be burned even when it is very wet, it is raining, or when the brush has been under snow. Water should always be on hand when brush is to be burned, except when the ground is covered with snow, when it is mining, or just after rain has fallen. A sprinkling can, a spray tank, or ordinary buckets may be used. The essential thing is to have a quantity of water avail- able, so that if sparks start fires, or a fire starts to spread, the flames may be extinguished immediately. Water containers should not ])e (Mlplied and left so. They should be refilled at once. Other tools may be used when available, but the important thing to remember is that when nothing is provided with which to restrain the fire to the })lace it belongs, this lack of precaution is the best indication of carelessness on the part of the one doing the burning. BEFORE BURNING BRUSH NOTIFY FIRE OBSERVERS The State has a system of forest fire observation stations, which are manned constantly from about March 15 to June 1, and from Septem- ber 15 to December 15. AVhen the ol)servers see smoke in or near I'uivst areas, they notify the nearest forest fire warden, who gets a (M'ew of men and goes imm
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