. Conservation. Forests and forestry. FIGHTING A FOREST FIRE Running a Fire Line around a Dangerous Blaze on a Montana National Forest Pennsylvania and New Jersey, have either been destroyed or so seriously threatened that the inhabitants fled for their lives. These fires east of the Mississippi River have raged almost unchecked for .weeks. Drought conditions existing over the entire country have helped the progress of the flames; while the un- organized, unsystematic, and somewhat aimless efforts to extinguish the fires have been well-nigh fruitless. The lack of precaution in preventing fires
. Conservation. Forests and forestry. FIGHTING A FOREST FIRE Running a Fire Line around a Dangerous Blaze on a Montana National Forest Pennsylvania and New Jersey, have either been destroyed or so seriously threatened that the inhabitants fled for their lives. These fires east of the Mississippi River have raged almost unchecked for .weeks. Drought conditions existing over the entire country have helped the progress of the flames; while the un- organized, unsystematic, and somewhat aimless efforts to extinguish the fires have been well-nigh fruitless. The lack of precaution in preventing fires getting out; the inability to apprehend, and the disinclination to prosecute of- fenders against public safety, have helped to increase the destruction of the woods. Conditions are different in the West, and particularly in the government for- ests. Fires have broken out during the past summer in national forests from the Canadian line to Arizona; from Colorado to California. In one of the western national forests the super- visor reported a short time ago that at one time fourteen fires were burning. Another supervisor reported twelve fires at one time in the forest under his charge. Fire fighting is a part of the business out there, however, and none of these fires attained any really serious proportions or did any great amount of damage. In most cases the fires were extinguished within twenty-four hours after they were dis- covered ; while in no case reported were the fires burning longer than forty- eight hours after they started. Forest guards, rangers, and other national for- est officers make the fighting of fires a part of their regular employment dur- ing the summer months. Fire patrols are constantly on the alert to discover blazes just starting, while conspicuous notices are posted all over national for- ests warning against the danger of fire and setting forth the Forest Service rules in the premises. Out there, when a fire starts it is speedily extinguished with t
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