Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-11
FAST DAY FIRES.

The state forester has issued a warn ing to those who stroll in the woods on Fast day to have. a care about set ting fires. On Fast day. 1910, there were 63 fires in the state and the dam age done amounted to s40.oo0. Last year there were IA successful prose cutions for violations of law.
 Forester Spring desires the people to be familiar with the forest laws in this state which are as follows;
 General Statues No. 1920. No per son shall kindle a fire upon public land. without authority, nor upon the land of another without permission of the owner thereof. or his agent
 General Statues No. 1221 Gas amend ed by chapter 43. Public Acts of 1907) No person shall kindle, nor authorize aSother to kindle. fire in his wood land. unless ali combustibls materials for the space of twenty feet surround ing the place where said fire is kindled have been removed. nor shall any such fire be left until extingushed or safel. covered
 General Statues No. 1922 Gas amend ed by chapter 23S. section s, Public Acts of 1905) Fires kindled by throw ing down lighted match, cigar. or
 
 deemed within the provisions of sec tions 1920 and 1921, and every person violating any provision of said sec tions shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months or both.
 Brush fires are a very evident source of depreciation in forest property val ues of the whole state which might be almost wholly prevented by proper measures The general assembly of 1909, recognizing this fact, enacted section 4, chapter 12S, Public Acts of 1909:
 Every person. except as hereinafte1 provided who shall kindle or author ize another to kindle fire in the open air. outside the limits Of any city, Dor ough. or land controlled by any rail road company. for the purpose of burn ing bushes, weeds, grass or rubbish of any kind, between the fifteenth day of March and the first day of June, and the fifteenth day of September and the fifteenth day Of November. in any year. without first obtaining from the fire warden of the district written per mission stating when and where such fire may be ltindled. shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars. or inn prisoned not more than six months. or both
 Cities and boroughs were excepted because of local fire fighting organiza tions and regulations regarding the kindly of fires.
 Every public spirited citizen, wheth- CT an owner of woodland or not, should cooperate with his local fire warden in this matter of securing permits, thereby recognizing his own responsi- blity and rendering the fire warden s duty less burdensome. Having thus accepted his responsibility it is plain common sense 10 take all possible precautions to keep his fires within control. In many cases it is wholly unnecessary to burn brush or rubbish in 6 dry. dangerous season. If brush must be burned. it is above all import ant that people realize the possible dangers and use judgment in the se- lection of 6 day and do not burn brush on a windy day when sparks may be carried a long distance. With this law. as with all laws. 8 broad minded point of view is needed. including CO., operation. not only with the local fire warden and with neighbors, but witI the state forest fire warden, and the state as d whole in it's efforts to solve the forest fire problem