The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
LUMBFRMEN AID
THE FIRE PATROL
VIII Cooperate With Forest
Service in Preventing De-
structiye Blazes

PORTLAND, July S.-Plans are being
formulated for a cooperative system OF
fire patrol between the forest service
and the lumbermen's protective asso-
Citations in northern Idaho. The asso-
Citations represented are the Potlach
timber association, Clearwater fire pro-
tective association, Occur d'Alene tim
Der protective association and the Pend
Oreille timber protective association
The proposed agreement between the
several associations and the forest serv-
ice for patrolling the territory that
comes within the boundaries of the
national forests in Idaho, and the hold
ings of the several private associations
was unanimously adopted at joint
meeting of the officers, directors and
members of the several associations in
terested, and is substantially as fol-
lows:
1. The secretary OF each association is au-
thorized to act with the district forester or his
representatives in establishing cooperative fire
districts which include national forest and as
ISOLATION lands up to any reasonable or neees-
sary limit outside of the national forest, de-
terinining the acreage of the holdings Of each
party in each district, and establishing upon the
basis Of such acreage a pro rata share which
edition to and not including the salaries OF
travelling expenses Of the men engaged on ac-
tual patrol work, Which may be incurred In ex-
tinguishing forest fires in that district.
2 The agreement is TO apply only to national
forest land and to lands owned by the asso-
Citations which are included in the cooperative
fire districts TO be established In the manner
above prescribed.
3. The forest service is to furnish such pa.
trolmen these areas as are available under
its appropriation; and the association will fur
nish not less than an equal number for its
lands. the basis of acreage per man. The
supervisor of each national forest shall make
such arrangements as are practicable with the
local FIRE wardens of the association to divide
areas for patrol and any other arrangements adj
visable TO avoid duplication Of work and to
make the patrol by both parties most economical
4. Every member of both patrol forces in the
cooperative fire district is TO keep yigiani
lookout for forest fires and exert every effort Il
extinguish them. whether on lands belonging Il
the association or to the government me asso
citation and the forest service shall furnish the
services of all their available employees TO hghi
fres which can not be extinguished by the regu
lar patrol forces Of the district. The patrolmar
in asch district Is authorized to purchase tools
and supplies, hire temporary men and pay Other
expenses necessary to extinguish any fires il
Each cooperative district will be placed
for purposes of fire fighting in charge OF an ofh
Ger to be agreed upon by the forest supervisor
and the secretary Of the association This ofn
Ger will assume charge, when present, OF al
6res within his district The FIRST patrolmaT
who reaches a FIRE, the officer in charge Of tbs
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fine are until such district officer arrives.
& The association agrees to give the forest
service the privilege of constructing roads Of
trails across their holdings. not to exceed foul
feet In width, for fire protective purposes.
During the latter part of May Dis
trict Forester Greeley met the secre
tartes of each association, and final
maps, outlining cooperative districts
and definitely determining the pro rata
share for each district. were com
pleted. This will insure the co-opera-
tive agreement being put into full force
and effect during the coming fire sea-
son.
The enormous destruction caused by
fires during the last season has made
IL imperative1y necessary that some
practical and systematic plan to pro-
tect the valuable. timber lands in north
ern Idaho be adopted. Following the
massage of the Fallon fire law, this
cooperative agreement marks strong
progressive move on the part of the
lunbermen and assures good effective
results in a badly fire infested terri.
tory.