Author : Indiana. State Board Of Forestry
Release : 2013-09
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Book Synopsis Annual Report and Discourses of the State Board of Forestry by : Indiana. State Board Of Forestry

Download or read book Annual Report and Discourses of the State Board of Forestry written by Indiana. State Board Of Forestry. This book was released on 2013-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...may need to extinguish such fire, and himself and such help as he employs shall be paid by the township trustee from the general expense funds of the township at the rate of $1.50 per day for the time actually occupied in extinguishing such fire." The methods of fighting forest fires are many. In some States forest fire departments and expensive forest fire equipment for penetrating woodlands and combating fires are maintained at government expense. A large retinue of men are constantly engaged. The Board believes the above law, fully enforced, will be far in advance of any other form of forest fire protection, because of the readiness of organization, if interestedly followed, and the expense of the same is reduced to the minimum and only for the actual employment. It, however, is like any other law not enforced. It is but a dead letter. The provisions of this law put into effect and the methods here given for fighting forest fires will reach the desired effect. Back firing is the first and most successful means of checking forest fires. A sufficient force of men placed advantageously in advance of a forest fire and a burned line established around or ahead of the forest fire will see its finish when the two fires meet. This burned line can be formed by having the rubbish raked from a space to prevent the fire's extending only in the direction of the forest fire as it advances. Men following setting fire to the rubbish and seeing that the fire does not get over the line raked will soon place between the forest fire and the working line a sufficient burned over space to prevent the fire's further advance after the fires meet. Sufficient distance ahead of the forest fire should be chosen for the burned line to admit of a good strip in...