Six Rules for Prevention of Forest Fires
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1. MATCHES.—Be sure that your match is out. Break it in two before you throw it away.
2. TOBACCO.—Be sure that pipe ashes and cigar or cigarette stubs are dead before throwing them away. Never throw them into brush, leaves, or needles. Do not smoke while traveling through the woods.
3. MAKING CAMP.—Before building a fire scrape away all inflammable material from a spot 5 feet in diameter. Dig a hole in the center and in it build your campfire. Keep your fire small. Never build it against trees or logs or near brush. Where available, use grates and stoves which have been provided.
4. BREAKING CAMP.—Never break camp until your fire is out—DEAD OUT. Use water where available.
5. BRUSH BURNING.—Never burn slash or brush in windy weather or while there is the slightest danger that the fire will get away.
6. HOW TO PUT OUT A CAMPFIRE.—Stir the coals while soaking them with water. Turn small sticks and drench both sides. Wet ground around the fire. Be sure that the last spark is dead.
MONTEZUMA NATIONAL FOREST COLORADO 1939
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