5. Stir the coals while soaking them with water, turn burned sticks and drench both sides. Wet the ground around the fire and be sure the last spark is dead.
6. Never burn slash or brush in windy weather or while there is the slightest danger that the fire will get away.
IF YOU FIND A FOREST FIRE, put it out if you can. If you cannot put it out, report it to the forest supervisor, the ranger, the sheriff, or the nearest telephone operator. Location of the headquarters of the supervisor and the rangers is indicated on the map.
SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST
Transcriber’s Notes
- Silently corrected a few typos.
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