Download or read book Fire Control Notes, 1953, Vol. 14 written by United States Forest Service and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fire Control Notes, 1953, Vol. 14: A Periodical Devoted to the Technique of Forest Fire Control The most successful fire control job that can be accomplished is the prevention of fires. Fires such as those started by lightning and by air crashes, vehicle accidents, and enemy action in time of war cannot be prevented. However, the vast majority of man caused fires are susceptible to prevention efforts. The purpose of this article is to outline what procedures to establish and the methods to follow to assist in the prevention of fires. A brief background of the major uses of wild lands and their general relationship to fire occurrence will point up the Value of fire prevention and will aid in the preparation of a specific plan for a given unit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.