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154. 'B'zone.-Will include forest on which it is possibleto a,fford timited protection only by broadcast burning in suit-able weather.

Fires in thls zone will be supptessed only vrhen threatening"A" zorte, or when creating heavy smoke haze which mayint€dere wlth Ilre control measures on adjoining forest areas.

This zone vill also include certain areas of pdvat€ propertyadjacent to Stale Forest boundaries.

?55. "Ptantation" Zone will comprise areas planted or sownwittr exotic or indigenous species in plantation form, areascleared or part cleared awaiting pla,nting and a proteativebuffer area sunounding these areas.

The "Pla.ntation" Zone is in "A" z]olre as for paragraph ?53but is instituted for the convenience of ihe Annual Fire Report,see Appendix F.

?56. All flre reports dealing wlth damage to the lor€stwill refer to the area in t€rms of these zones.

?5?. The Forests Department's orgenisation coYers & largearea loosely controlled and must train, organlse and preparein periods oi little danger for pedods of extleme efiort. Thisinyolves emergency measures and the use ol untrained menand lncomplete equipment. In a,ll such organisations, stlessis placed upon the clear dennition of dutles and responsibili-ties. Those deflnitlons and responsibilitles are laid down lnthis section oi the Manual, and all ofncers must clearly under-stand that such duties are the lesponsibilitv of the poslttonrattrer than the actual rank of the ofncer.

?58. For example, where the dutles ol a D,F.O. or Distrlctofncer are deflned, it follows thet in hls absence, €ven tempo!-arlly, such duties devolve upon the omcer acting ln th&tposition.

?59. The work ol flre control falls into three malnbranches:-

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Dutl$ o! ActlngOmcer.

Branches ot FlloCoItrol.

(1) Fire Prevention.(2) Fire Pre-suppression.(3) I'te Suppression.

These branches are dea,lt wlth under each headlng in thefollowing pages.

DEFINITIONS.

?60. Broailcast Burnlng,-Fire used to destroy surfacematerial in sucb a way that it burns freely over a conslderablearea wiih or without th€ use of flrebreaks.

?61. Cortrolteil Burnlng.-(a) Anv deliberate use of fliewtrereby burning is restricted to 9, predetermined alea andintensity; or (b) Deliberate burnlng of a prescribed area ata predetermined time.

?62. Danger (Fir€).-A general term expressing the sumof the fa,ctors Risk, Ilazard, Inflamma,bilitv which detelminewhether flres wiu start, the damage they may cause and theextent to which they can be controlled.

?63, Dangerous Fire Weather.-In connection n'ith thestopping of bush locomoiives (palagraph 82lr dangelous flreweafher is to be interpreted to mean all days of "Dangerous"

on our scale of fire hazard and on some days of "Severe Sum-mer" when, for special reasons, it is considered advisable byttre Divisional Forest Ofncer.

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IFIR,E PR,EYENTION.

?76. Fire prevention, a most important branch of flrecontrol, can be divided into the following sections and sub-headings which are dealt with in turn:-

(1) Risk Reduction,(a) Education.(b) Law Enfolcement.

(2) Hazerd Reduction.

?77. Before dlscusslng deta,lls of flre prevention artivitiesa study of fire causes will be of value as indicating sources olflle incidence and possible points of attack in the campalgnagainst future outbreaks,

The percentage incidence of fire from varlous causes ove!past years ls as follows:-

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RISK REDUCTIONS.7?8, A study of flre causes wlll glve some lndlcation of the

risks to be reduced or elimlnated, end Risk Reduction can beelther by Education, L&w Enforcement or merely mech&nlcaladjustment.

1?9. smokins will be prohlblted ln all pl&nta,tions excepton flre llnes when butts and spent matches must be depositedon bare mlneral soll and buied,

?80. when lt ls necessary to light a bi y nre it must bellt o! &n area cleared down to mineral soll and the rematnsof the flre doused with water and covered with soil.

?81. All new employees must be instructed in these precau-tions and the provisiqn of the two preceding paragra'phs rlgidlyenforced.

EDUCATION.

?82. The most eJfectiYe means of flre preveniion is populareducatlon. I'he obiective is to make everyone nre conscious'and to make the general public realise the value and necessityof fire control.

Taktng the long view, special attention should be civelr tothe traininc of the younger members of soclety. Childrenare more r;ceptlve than sdults, the child in the slassroomtodav. is the risponsible citizen of tomorlow. Moreover, thecfnd witt take tte doctrine of ffre prevention from the schoolroom to the home. tvery effort should be made by the lbrestOf6cer to introduce ihe subject of flre prev€ntlqn. lnto theschools of his district.

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10?93. No permit to burn shall be issue during the prohibited

period except during a period when ttre DeFa,rknent has ob-iatted a suspension of the prohibited period, a.nd then onlyif the forest omcer is satisfied that conditions are safe.

?94. The Bush Fires Act provides that there shall be aprohibiied period each year, dudng which the tighting of fir€s'ixcept for iertain speciflc purposes is prohibited. The datesfor ihe plohibitrd periods for difierent zones are publishedin t}ne GoDertuflLent Gazette from time to time.

?95, ProYision is also made for this DepafimeDt to obtaina suspension of the prohlbited period to enable us to carryout plot€ctive burning,

?96. Before the beginnlng of ttte prohibited period theForester-in-Charge should apply to Eead Ofnce for any sus-oJrxlon required, setting oui the reason for his request, the-inind period required, the Road District concerned andthe Dar:ticular areas on which the burning operations are ltobe c;rried out.

All such applications for the suspension of the prohibiLedDeriod must 6e countersigned by the Regional Superintendentbr the FIre Control Superintendent

Suspension6 applied for at this time if endorsed as above*iii-6!- ei;n-n1id

'.ip to 31st December for all districts except

Nannup "anA

Pemberton where suspension up to 6th Januarymay be applied for, although it must be apprecraleo lnalthis is a serious matter.

Anv furthel suspension required must be the subject of a"oiiiit adiiiiition about the end of December: thev wlll notbe considered before thls date.

No suspension beyond 15th January will be considered

?9?. In every case of flre the local omcer must take imme-aiate steps 1o ascertaln the cause witb a view to possible lawenforcem_ent. The llrocedure to be follo\^'ed is set out inparaeraph 968.

?98. I'rom his local knowledge ilre forester will generallyhave a eood idea oI the cause of most f i res which occur'where iais obvious ihaI i t is dlrect ly due to human agency,immediate steps should be taken to obtain more speclflc in-formation concerning the identity of the culprit, and somepoints on how to go about such an investigation are given inAppendix A.

?99. The Department now employs a black tracker forthe Fire Season when one is available and if the Forester hasany doubt at aU of his abllity to follow tracks found, or ifhe cannot flnd any tracks,.the services of the tracker mustbe sought.

800. Each season when the tracker commences his dutieswith the Department all districts will be advised of his loca-tion. The I'orester requiring his seryices will arrange trans-Dort bv mutual atrangement with the Forester in whose dis-irict the tracker is stationed.

801. Accommodation for the tra,cker if he is to be keptovernight must be alranged by the forest offcer using hlm.Usually by auangement with the Commissioner of Police,the tracker is accommodated at the Police Station, otherwisea tent or hut must be provided. The tracker wiu usuallybring his own blankets and one meal.

802. If the tracker is temporarily engaged elsewhere, orin the case of Northern districts close to Perth, the Forestershould ask his Divisional officer to secure the selvices of apolice tracke! from the Metropolitan Area throuch lleadOmce.

plobltlited pellod.

Appucatlon lor

Blacktracker,

Tmcker from C.I.B.

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'€org .sJaurr€lt

sawmill locomotlveaBaY lje stopped.

MaDe.ge! to be

816. Regulation rii "utno"*"s tlte holding up of locomotivesfor inspection at any point a,nd conlers on forest omcers thepower to stop them from ruoning if the nre preveniionappar&tus is considered unsatisfactoriy. The final t€st of theefficiency of such apparatus is freedom from outbreak a,lorgthe route travelled.

81?. After inspecting a mill locomotive the mlll managermust be advised immedia,tely of any defect in the apparatusand this advice must be confirmed in writinc to the districtoffce.

818. If any locomotive is Iound to be consistently causingtrouble, the mill management must be made responsible fordetecting the defect in the apparatus and remedying suchdefect befole putting the locomotive into commission agaio.

819 Where local response is unsatisfactory, fuu detailsshould be forwarded to the Fire Control Superintendentthrouch the Divisional omce. The m&tte! can then be takenup $rith the Per.mit holder by the Conservator.

820. An officer who legularly undertakes the job of sparkanester and ashpan inspection will be provided with a suit ofoveralls for the purpose on requlsition to Head Ofnce. Theheight and weight of ihe ofncer must be noted on the requisi-tion.

821. Regulations under the Forests Act provide th&t a forestofflcer may stop the running of bush locomotives when"danEerous flle weather" (see Para. ?63) is iorecast or de-velop; during the months of January, February and March.This practice must be adopted regularly throughout thesumm6r. When thls acilon is taken the Conservator muatbe advised of the fact togethe! t"ith detalls ot weather condl-tions prevailinc &t the tlme,

a22. The mill management shoutd be advised lmmediatelyby telephone.

823, The Forester-in-Chelge should clrcularise the man-agement of each mlll in bls dlstrict well betore the summer,reminding them tha,t thls proctice wtll b€ adhered to andadvising the buildilrg up ol a,n adequate Etoak plle ot 1og8io tide them over s,ny periods of dangerous weather condi-tion6 during the summer,

W.A.G.B Locos.824. It is the policy &nd practice of the Rallw&ys commis".

sion to flt aU W.A.G.R. locomotives with spark &rresters dur-ing the summer months. Forest omcers h&ve no authorlwto siop or inspect any W.A.G.R. locomotives suspested of bei!8faulty,

825. The Rajlways Commissionera have promised full co-opela,tion in flre plevention and detalls ol the organisationset up will be found in Appendlx C.

Forest officers must malntain close lia,ison with loc&l'W.A.G.R, ofrcers in all matters of flre prevention.

826. Immediately a forest officer i6 reasonably certain thata W.A.G.R. locomoilve has sta,ried a flre he should advise.by telephone either the District lpcomotlve Supednte[de!at East Perth, Bunbury or Nerrogln, the Locomotive Foremanat Couie or the Driver in charge at Plnjarra, depending onthe locality.

OveIaIl8 to!

Locodotlves to be3topDed durhgdeDgelous weath€!.

Nlll llaEagem8ntnnd coDlervator iobe advl6€d,

Mlll8 to b€clrcularhed €arly.

'W-l.Oll,. loco-

rnotlv€a hale 6parkalreitcla,

LlslBotl wltbw.A.o.R.

I'ir€a to b€rcporCed prcEptly.

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current bulningplan.

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bou[dedea.

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Buqer 6t!lp3, etc.

14

837. Immediately after the completion of the annual firereport, and before lst October in each year, the Forester-in-Charge shall draw up a cu[ent burning plan setting out hisburning programme for the next Spring, Autumn and Winter.

Subject to approval or amendment by the D.F.O. or F.C.S.this plan shaU form the basis of his controlled burning opera-llons.

838. All areas which do not require complete protectionwill be burned system&tically by lieht conhoued fires.

839. complete fire protection will be a.fforded to:-(a) Plantations.(b) Regeneration areas nominated in Section 640A of the

Manual.(c) Where possible areas listed for tlade opera.tions in

order tha.t they wiII ca.rry a. ffre immediately befor€trade cutting commences so tha,l subsequent top dis-posal ffres will not run.

(d) raarri tops awaitine & seed yea,r.(e) Areas required for resea.rch &nd investigation.

840. Ea.ch year the Forester carrying out spdng contlolledburaring will mark on a. plan those axeas, such as wet gullies,that were not burned to schedule and arrange for their bumingat a dat€ la.ter in spring.

841. It is of paramount importa.nce to make certain thatthese areas are burned before the main da,nger period as theyconstitute a wea.k link in the protection syst€m and can leadto ttle esca.pe of a flre that otherwise was confined.

842. The practice of constructing non tramcable firelinesthro{rgh the forest ha6 been discontinued, and replaced by theforming of tracks which permit access by flrenghting vehlclesas well as serving as firelines.

843. The worst flres wlth which the forest€r has to contenda.re tho6e thai orieinat€ outside the forest a-nd sweep in on awide face.

AII external bounda.ries and boundaries of plivate propertywithin the foresi must receive special attention,

844. A clea.red track, trafrceble if possible, should be pre-paled a,long ttle boundary aIrd depending on the hazard, oneor more secondary tracks select€d at va,ria,ble dlstances not lesstttarl ten chains from ttre boundary to €nsure protection indepth. In many cases whole comparhnents will suffice.

845. The Northern aJrd WesteEr boundaries are usually themore dangerous, arld where these bounda,ries adjoin largeareas of vacant Crown La,nds specia"l ett€ntlon must be givento the controlled burning gf wide bufier st'rips,

Schools.846. Protective burning should be carried out a,round school

buildlngs arld quarters in the forest axeas and ne&rby.Details of any school or other Government bulldjngs not

adequaiely protect€d must be forwa,rded to the DivisionalOffcer for advice to llead Offce so that the dep,artment$ con-cerned can be advised of the positioin.

Itf,iU Vilages anrl ToYnshlps.84?. For the prctectiorr of mill villages a,nd townships

against ttte da.nger of loss of life or materia,l damage froEuncontrolled forest flres ttle Forest€r-in-Charge should pre-pare details of arly prec&utionary measures considered neces-sary and discuss them wittr the respective rrlll ma"nagers orroad board secretary, or local Bush Fire Control Officer in theca,se of townships.

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llo t!6 otr ll,lgrlforad.

ToY6rt.

16

85?. Unless otherwise direcied by the D.F.O., workmen wllllollow ihe fa,llers and clea.r a,way limbs and other debris for adistance of a,bout three feet from around va,luable trees andsaplings. Elsewhere tops wlll be lopped flai.

The anount of work to be done around any tree will dependon its va.lue. Trees which already have valuable timber inthem are worttr ma,ny saplings. A pile, for example, mayjuslify the expenditure of a cquple ol hours la,bour, while ashort sa,pling (even though sound) requiring haJf an hour'swork to clea,r round, would noi be worth tackling.

In judging the va,lue of a tree it shouid be born in mind thatmany trees cut today wo'uld have been passed by a few yea.rsa,go, arld ttlat s,ome ir€es today considered uneconomic will besaleable in years to come.

858. Top burning is carried out during mild we&ther or a,tnighi to reduce damaele to the remaining trees. However, inorder to dispose of as much limb wood as possible it shouldbe left uniil the debris has dried out ihorouchlv.

The lengttr of time between trade cutting and top disposalwill be deteruined by the Slvicultural requirement's of Nhestand.

CONTROLLED BURNING_GENER,AL PROVISIONS,

ooDtroued burnlog. 859. coltroued burning will be cauied oui in spring,auiumn and winter'

To obtain best results, count{y whlch would buTl flercelyshould be burrted on a cool day or ai night, whereas countlywhich is dimcult to bural will need to be lit in the hea.t of theday. Although one extenslve burn is cheapest, it may be foundnecessarT to bum by sma,ll sections for purposes of contlol andto mlnlmise damage.

860. No controlled burning shall be carried out in Marchwit,I]out the authority of the Fire Control Supednt€ndent or aIieglonal Superintendeni.

861. No flre$ should be llt on days of hlgh summef hazardor higher except in the Karri vJhere burning is permitted inhigh iummer weather, though it must be apprecia.ted th&t thtsis a sedous rlsk.

062. Suftcient towers to give adequate coverage must bemanned while controlled burning ls betng carlled out. Towergshould make ea-rly and la,ts observetions as instructed by theD.F.O.

863. A heavy duty ouiflt must be talen to every contrqlledburn except where otherwise directed by the Divisional FolestOfncer.

864. The actual f8.ce of the flre should be kept as short aEposslble,

In general, burning should be done aga,inst the x'lnd.

864. The butts ot all trees vlth.ln a chaln ol the edge otthe area to be burned must be r&ked around when bumlngin proximity to a luel bed oYer three yea,rs old.

865. All flres must be carefullv patrolled, special attentlonbelng given to flres ln dead trunks and tops of standing trees.

Patrol of a f,re or Controlled Burn alt€r a, cool change 0rralu l,s absolutely necessary. Although rain may stop a flrcit will not necessarily extingulsh burning logs.

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Aurlltary power,

18

FIRE PR,E-SUPPRESSION.

8?3. Pre-suppression may be divided into the followingheadings:-

(1) Manpower.(a) Training.(b) Departmental gangs.(c) Auxiliary manpower.

r2) Equipment.(3) Transport.

(a) Ilegular.(b) Auxi l iary.

(4) Detection.(5) Communication.(6) \,fater Suppues.(?) Roads, tracks and firelines.

MANPOWEN,8?4. (a) Training.-The Folester-in-Charge shall see that

his gangs get regula,r training in handling equipment, flresuppression methods and organisation of flre ffghting gangs.

Each member of a regular nre gang should be irained sothat as far as possible he is capable of taking charge of agang, and should be iully lnstructed in the policy of theDepartment in flre control.

Tralning may be possible during the winter, but the earlyspling burning season should be a time of intensive trainingin preparaiion for the dangerous period.

The Forest-in-Charge must see that his gangs get ampleopportunily tor training, The overseer in charge of thegang can carly out the tlaining as a routine part ol hiswork, but the forester should exercise an overall supervislonof this training.

8?5. Every effort should be made to encourage the forma-tion of bush flre brtgades in the surrounding community andthese brlgades, together wlth auxiliary gangs plcked up fromsawmills, etc., should be given trainlng ln handling Depart-mental equlpment and in our methods of flr'e control andsuppresslon.

Auxiliary gangs picked up to assist in contlolled burningcan gain valuable instruction while workine with Departmentalgangs.

8?6. (b) Departmentatr Gangs.-The Forester-in-Chargemust so auange the work of his gangs in the flre season thaton days of bad hs,zard they are working in close proxlmltvto Heedquarters or to areas of high risk.

The locs,tion of all gangs must be shown on the StafrMovement Board or in the omce log book.

8??. (c) Auxillary Manttower.-The department has not, sufacient men at this Jurcture completely to protect the forest.

Ilowever, there is a lalge manpower pool llvlng in and aroundthe forest, some ol whom are forest wolkers and every effortmust be made to have these men trained and availeble toasslst in flre conttol measures as untrained men are an em_balrassment at a flre.

8?8. Farmers outside the boundary of the forest shouldbe hclp€d and encouraged to form Bush Fire Brigades tocombat flres likely to sweep in on the forest and to assistin controlled burning around the boundaries.

Isolated farmets living within ihe forest could almost beincorporat€d in tegular Deparrmental gangs. -Such associa-tion and trainlng is of greater asslstance to tne rarmer nlmselrthan a policy of isolationism and at the same tirne helps t0augment ou! gangs.

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20

Before t}le commencement oI the spring burning searoneouiDment must be checked over again to make sure ll ls alluierb ana in eood order, parl'iculaf atteniion being glven rc"r"x ipiav. t-o ensure thtL the Iearher pump buckers andil;;"; it;G have not perished and that the Lank is not

leaking.

885. Siandard equipment units axe shown in Appendix "D "

TRANSPOR,T.886. The forester in charge shall advise the Fire control

Superintendent of inadequate tlanspor! Ior his regular gangs

and shall see thai his vehicles ar_e in running order anq regorlyavailable to the gangs.

Bulldozer and heavy water-tank transportels shall be keptin;lose pro,ximity to their loads during the flre season'

88?. At the beginning of the season check auangementstoi-auxitiary tra'niport, adequate to cope wit-h the auxiliarv"iia

-Ji"iee;t"v manpower with a margin of saJety in tLre

evenl, of any vehicle hold-upThe forester sho{rld make sure ihat ownel's are preparect !o

make thelr vehicles ava.ilable when needed'

888. It should be possible in the case of calriers or tlan!-"oii-cotttt acto"J in towns to give the forcster thelr probable

itiiri"iiv'-o" 'oavs

of da.ngerous hazard, so tia,t.thev can belitiii""ija rvlttroitt delav, or no time lost ln lookins for them

if they are out of the district.

DETECTION.889. Early detection and accur&te location of nres is of

paramount importance in flre control'

Fires axe loca,ied by plotting the bearings on it from^ iwo

o"-riiii"-t&"ii. Towers shau be manned continuouslv from

in" -h-t"t

auv of avelage summel a'ftel' the 1si october until

the end of the flle season.

890. Prior to the manning of the towels Lhe foresler in

"ni ie!; ; i r " ; ianci rhe inspict ion of al l rowers to ascertain

;ir;;;;;'i;;;;; "?"*tarv' ut.ta ro see tha! the area .anoundii i i* t" i t ,J. i . " t i ;" i ot oetr ls. see Appendix "E'paras 998-100r'

IIe sha.ll s€e that atl ihe equipment for the tower is installed";,i";&;i"s;;--in ihe case bf-smatl articles, available in the

districi offce.

891. The equipment required in the tower is shown in

Appendix "E."

8g2. Prior to the need for the manning of towers the

forester shall make sure that toweuan is available'

If a local man is employed arrangements must be made

for him to be available when required

If no local man is availa,ble' a teo-uest must be sent to lleadofrie in ample time to have the man on the job when re-quired.

393. The Jorester must make sufe that he has an emcienttowerman and should take some trouble in teaching himihe resuirements ol the iob and the layout of the countryhe is to guard.

894. The towerman is The Watchmau of the forest andas such must be willing to reuder continuous service fromda\rn till after daik if required in an emergency.

IIe should possess the qualifications set out in Appendix"E" arld should be tested for them.

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22FOREST FIR,E WEATIIEB,

903. In an endeavour to arriYe s,t a better understandingot-tne retaiionsnip between weather and forest nres a FireweJtfrei Slation ',vas set up at Dwellineup tn 1934. This.waslater followed bv the estabtishment of stations at Pember-ion and Drvandia, and in recenL years flJe weather reportshave also bien obtained from Ludlow and Margaret R'iver'

Earlv investigations showed clearly that it was not pos-

sible to measuri the degree of f fre dange! by readings oI anysinF.le wealher element such as temperature. relat lve numlcury'barometric pressure, evaporation, etc.

It became obvious that the degree of inflammability of thefuel was the result of interaction of all weather elements'ii was tnen decided to study the moisture content of thevadous timbers and experiments proved that the variationin moisture content of lin. cylinders of locally grown Pinusradiata showed an almo'st identical irend as the averagedestimate of flre hazard given by a number of experiencedforest offcers.

50 gram units (oven dry weicht) of these cylinders arenow in use as the standard measure of flre hazard in thisstate.

904. In oldel to expless the Fire Hazard, two sca.les wereadopted. An empirical scale from 0-10 lor use in flre weatherresearch and a general scale of Nil, Low, Moderate, Average'High, Severe and Dangerous for general and public use.

The relationship of these scales and the moisture contentof the present wood cylinders is given in the table here-under:-

)

NilLowModerateAverageHichSevereDangerous

Moisiule contentEmpirical of +in. pine

Sca,le. cylitders.. . . Less than 1 79 .4-17 ,0%. . 1 - 4 1 6 . 9 - 1 1 . 0 %

. 4.1-6 10.9- 1.9Ea. 6 .1 -? 1 .8 - 6 .5%. ? .1 -B 6 .4 - 53ak. . . . 8 .1 -9 5 .2 - 4 .10 /a. . . 9 .1 -10 4 .0 - 3 .2Ea

905. Close co-ope!'ation is maintained with the Meteoro-logical Buleau to whom weather telegrams are despatched at9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each dav durine the fire season fromDwellingup, Pemberton and Dryandra. The 3 pm. telegramalso includes the maximum Fire llazard for that day.

Using the current fire ha.zard as a basis and applying theirknowledge of possible future wea,thet conditions, the BuieauDasr a forecas! by telephone lo Dwell ingup at 4 pm. eachdav. This is in the lorm oI a brief weather forecasL and theesi imar.ed FiIe Hazsrd for lhe fol lowing dav for both theJarrah aIId Karri forest area,s.

These forecasts arc transmitied over the department's radiosystem from Dwellingup at ttre 4.15 p.m. caU.

906. At ?.30 a.m. next morning weather reports are receivedby Dwellineup and these tngether wil,h Dwellingup readlngs axouied to check Lhe lorecasl, made on the previous afternoon.The latesi forecast of weather and Fire Hazard is then trans'mitted from Dwellingup at ?.45 a.m wittl a view to having thisinformation Ervailable before the gangs lea,ve headquarters forwofk.

90?. This forecas[ is normally -picked up by the Divisjonalnxeo staiions and it is the responsibility oI the Divisional oficeil*;";'tii;t the info,rnation is passed on promptlv to allDishlots.

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914. Notes should be kept in the local omce of capa.citv'supply and permanence of water points wlt/l a view to in-coiporating Lhis information on Departmenl,al lithos at someIuture date and to improving the supply where necessafy.

915. As soon as possible after the beginning of the springbuming season al1 wells and water holes should be put intogood condition for the flre season.

The information required for this ]tork will be obtainedautoma,tically where spring burning is being carried out, buta special patrol must b€ sent out to inspect all waier pointspariicularly in country that has not been burned within theprevious three years.

916. Apa$ from routine maintenance, immedia,tely follow-ins wintei. inspections should be made of all roads and lracksin-the district [o lo{ate and report on blockages. washed outbiidees. culverts, etrc, and lmmediately fouowing trade cuttiDgrrd.

- thereafter as frequenrly as necessary all bridges a-nd

culverts must be inspected and cleared around to protect themfrom flre.

FIRE SUPPNESSION.91?. F,or the three types of forest fires-

(a) glound flles,(b) surface nres,(c) crown nres,

see paraglaphs ?64-?66.

Roa,ab and trscx!.

Flre behavlour.

Eead flles,

lilaDk AreB.

918. The intensity of a nre depends on weather conditioDsand fuel denstty, tiough rate of spread will be influencedalso by topography 4nd wind strengttt.

In a. dea.d calm on a level horizontal surface with an evenfuel la,yer a, nre spreads slowly in an ever widenlng circle atan even rate in all direciions.

wiih a wind blowing, or up a slope, a flre rapidly assumes along oval shape and has three distinct parts-

(a) the head flre.(b) the flank or side nre.(c) the tal l nre,

919. The head fire is the most forward portion of thefire, usually nafow, ttavelling iastest and very hot. It iscausing the greatest d8,ma.ge srd if possible must be co[irolledfirst.

920. The flank fires, on eithe! side of the head fireare spreadiDg more slowly but have greater length and canraDidiv develop into head fires with change of wind ortoiogiaphy. one side is usually more dangelous than lheor-rrei Oue to weather hends or topography and this dangerousflank nust be ccntrolled simultaneously with the head trreor very soon after it.

921. The tail fire is burning slo\1ly and quietly againstthe wind, is doing least damage and should be controlled last,but must on no account be entircly neglecied.

922, No two bush fires can be fought in exactly the samemanner. each one calls for e difierent approach dependingon weather conditions, men and equipment available, fuel bedand topography.

923. The two essentials for all fires are early attack analaggressiveness. The earlier the flre is atiacked the sooner itis brought under control. Once a fire is allowed to developa long perimeter, the task of conirolling it is increased ire-mendously.

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Fire atts,ck.

6peed of attaets.

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929. Basically there are only two methods of flre sup-pression, direct attack and counter or back ffring

The advancing edge of the fire is attacked dilectly andstopped either by the use of water, mineral soil, beating orraking the burning fuel back on to the burnt glound, or bvraking a narlow strip clear of Juel a few feei ahead of thefire and letting the main flre butn up to the raked strip.

lchis raked strip should be constructed as neal to the flreJace as the heat oi the fire will pelmit.

If the area of unbulned fuel is mole than a few feet wideit should be lit up and bulned out immediately but care mustbe taken not to prepale the strip too far back from theadvancing flre.

The method of direct attack should be used wtreneverpossible.

930. In counter-firing the fire fighters faU back some con-Eiderable distance from the advancing fire, usually to a pre-Dared f ire l ine or track and lhele set back f ires'which are;llowed to run back towards the main flre with the objectof burning out a wide strip of country ahead of the main fire.

This method should never be used if any of the directattack methods are likely to succeed.

Back firing is always risky since if the main fire is too hotto handle direcUy the back flre will also be Yery hot.

If the flre fighters faU back to an area that ca,n be burnedeasily, then the main nre could be handled easilv in thisfuel type.

one ol the main dangels in back fll'ing is the ir€mendousup-drcft thar frequently occuts when the l ,wo f lres meet.leadine to showers oI burniDg debris being carried over aheadof the main flre beyond the line where the back nre started.

The greatest care must be taken in setting back flres, aslittle face as possible should be lit at a time, never back fir-eiibm unvtni"g but a good break line which is long enoughto "tr"u"6 thal the back flre does not escape round the endsof the fire line.

Always l ight close lo lhe f irel ine so thct the backfi le has noopportunrty to gain 8ny lolwsrd momentum. and only burDsback slowly towalds the main flre

931. Ceneral Eules.

1. Assess back firing possibilities carefully befole spend-ing much time clearing the break.

2. Iiake around dangerous trees well back from ihe edge.It is often advisable to burn the heaps of debrisseparately befole the back fir'e reaches them.

3. Never lighi a longer line than can be held' specialcare is necessary if choppy winds are likely.

4. Always burn clear to the line and well in towardsthe main fir'e.

5. If burning on a slope, siart at the top and burndown.

6. rf the main fire is coming up a slope' back fire fromthe lee of the ridge top, that is, just over the top fromthe direction of the main flre.Patrol continuously.Keep as close to the main fire as is commensulatewith safety.Back fire againsi the head fire and attack the flanksand tail direcUy.Select the base line with great care.

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939. When a vehicte is lef! on a rcad, all lltter must be"aked awuy from l,he sides of the vehicle aJId dangerous treesraked.

Do not leaye a Yehlcle on a road unless there is amplecle&rance to permit the pa'ssage of other vehicles'

940. A vehicle should ahvays be left facing an escape routeso that it ls posslble to drive stralght away without the needfor time wasting manoeuYling.

941. Fire Reports.Ai the flrst opportunity the Omcer-in-charge of a e?ng

sha.ll flll in the preliminary fire report on Form F.D. 304'adrd haJrd it in to the district office.

Reports should be submitted while details are fresh in mindreca-uiC li is from these reporis [h&[ wages sheel,s are checkedand the AnDual Fire ll,eport pr€p&red.

The reverse side of ihe form should be sompleted tm-meaiatety by ttle office staff and the form submitted to theSenior Omcer for his lnformetion aIrd comments.

942. All fires in protecrcd forest that are likely to attain anare& of 100 acres and all flres in plantatiorLs must De reporrcoimmedia0ely by telephone or radio to the Fire Controt offcewho will advise Eead Omce'

g43. In au cases vr'here a claim for damages againsi theDeDariment is tikelv to arlse out of a flre the details must bereir'oiteo lmmedlateiy to the Fire corurol officer by telephonei,i iitig"um, and this must be conflrmed ln wrltine giving afull deiatled report of the circumstances.

944, All centres will submit a daily report on the nre posi-tion for the Previous daY,

Th(sc repork will be given over the alr each morning t'oColier (VL6DE) ab 0815 hrs. except on Saturdavs and Sundays.iiiairs iequi"ea are set out iu Appendix "F", parasraphs 1006-1009.

945. Immediaiely on the close of the fire sea€on but notfaier'tnan ttre enh of the June quarter, the Annual Fireniport. *irfr the flre plan mus! be forwarded to the Firecontrol Superlntenden[

The Annual Fire F,epori shatl be in the form set out inAppendix "F".

946. The rcle of the lorester in fire control is organisaiion-'Successful fire control cannot be based on a strenuous pelsonalefiort a.lone.

The Forester should see that his men are irained and"o"Gp"a, and at a fire should conine his efiorts lo direclingfrls iorces to the besb effect.

94?. TtIe Forester is expect€d to be on call for nre dutycontinuously during the fire season'

As far 9,s is compa,tible with the demards of the season,omcirs are a-llowed freedom oI movemeni a'L weekends pro-;iA;d'ih;; til senior ofrcer knows of their movements andcan recall them in [he eYent of an emergency'

Gencrally, mutual amica.ble araangemenl,s can be made for*rJ iiahind ot a districl during ihe flre season without recourseto a, rigid roster.

F.D. 304 Prellmlllaryrcport.

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.po^roca.r se aoy acgo 5q{uI psprocor aq tsnul saru qlrnd SuJIEap se8€ssaru Ilv

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I[€c olpEr ra.oqs plnoqs .,uorlEcrunuuloC Jo sutsaj L,.s,racu:o

l?npr^rpur s€ lla,{l s€s8u€8 JoJ uorlEurroJur slql apnlcq oq pepuolxo oq pnoqs lI

'sJotJEnbp€aIr ot (Ilnx-ar Jo arurq pal€lullsa puB uollEctunulluoc Jo suEotu'uolltscol 'sellnp

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',t€Iaptrlnqrlullu oq1 qlIA\ uorlr€ olul s8ura\s ec.roJ uorsserddns eql ltsql os lz6 pug 926 sqd€J8Ertsd qlp\ lutssJa^uoc .{IlnJ oq Fnru ar{ qcns sv Joqc4€dsac Jo aloJ aql ownssts uaql lsnru puBoJg: oq? Jo posl^p€ aq oil Jacgo ?srg oql ,{IluanbaJJ sr oII

'uorltsslu€3Jo alg oql 01["lra sr lu€lslssv lsarod aql ,uostsas oJg oql €urJnc .096

I'uolsr^rcr eqr 1iq parca.rrp sE pa'?Bua eq .trru rnq ,J33Hl-ar /ilrr€utpro 1ou al" ^qpu€'ls put loJl€d puelaal\ .6t6

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Baallo Me6sage pad3.

Outn?ald me3soges.

3095?, Radio message pads are recommended for this pur-

pose, even if the message comes by'phone or word of mouth.

958. Messa,ges should be wdtt€o out before iransmissionby radlo or 'phone, and the origlnal filed for future referencefor the sarne reasons as for inward messages.

It is essential that this procedu.re be followed in radiotransmission to stop unnecessary taJklng.

959. Fire Diary.When a, la,rge flre, or a, la;rge number of ffres necessitatcs

many compuc;ted gang movements and stafi roiation, a cle&rpictrire of the siiuation must be available to' a conirollingofncer. To provide this picture a nre diary or series of dlariesshould be used. The disry co,nsists of a' laxge book or padfrcm whlch the pages can be tprar for flling.

960. Pa,ges are headed with the flre serial number, date andall releva,ni inJorma.tion, such as loca'tion, cau$o and weatheraondltions. A margin on the leff hand provides a space fo-renrry of iimes and the 24-hour system should alwa.ys be used.The remainder of ttle pa,ge ls used for details of all messagesend reports received or transmitted.

961, The diady should be left on the control table or byttle radio or teleihone and evervthing relating to the flre inquestion vi,rltten in the approprl&ts diary.

Sp€cimen entries mlght rcad as follows:-103?-By radlo, For. smith reporh nre broken eway from

Jon6s' gang near ref. tree C'Q. 67/l Advanced about10 chains 6v three. Robb's g8,ng being sent from s.E.corner of f,re to assisi.

1045-By radio, Robb reports arrival at breakali'a,y, gangcomhenceci work Thev need another H.D. outflt

104?-By radlo, A/For. Robins reports xellering gangunda,r Overseer Whlie a,rrlved to replace Black's gangwho are golng home to lest. Fire quiet on this s€ctor,need some more r&tions before night. And so on.

962. Later, tfte diarv provides a basis on u'hich to condulta n* stuav'from wiiih much Yital information m&y beobtained.

A flre ptan should be kept in coniunctlon wlth the diary tocomplete the piciure of the sttuatton.

!'l!o plan vltbDr.ly.

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'JoI po{ool aq plnoqs'slaaq,{r JEaJ al€uls ro l€nplaqloqA\ pu€ sleaq^\ uaa^{locl ltrlplrY\ aql 'sardl

Jo s{rtsu p€aJlpu€ qlpl.ari 3qJ salos paqcled pu€ sll€u-qoq sB qcns salSlra-llncad futs pu" poqsun Jo poqs Joqlaq^{ s{cBrl osJoq Jo os€coql ut Jo saoqs ro s4ooq Jaqlaq:|,\ 'oz!s 'uollceJlp llaqI .t1lul-cI^ aql ul $lc€Jl ,tuts Jo ap€ur aq lsnul 01ou lnJel€C 996

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'arg dur€c € Jo sut"uaQl (I)-:JoJ po{ool aq ptnorll

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'lI ruoJJ dBAr€ SuIoB Jo lods aqq uo roqlla'oJg oql AIII?qBq suosJad aq1 ldacrolul 01 alq-Issod oq fBlu tI:luEFodrq sI arg ar{l Jo acJnos aq1 Sulqctsal uI paads '896

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lde6h Bl?€.

Te8tlng of m€3b.

W.A.G.R. Smoke

o**tunr*,,u,,.Wire Mesh Slrark Arresters.

969. Wire mesh spark arresters consist essentially of afine screen to preveni the escape of sparks up the chimney.There are three common types:-

(a) The Cheney, consisting of a mesh cone fitted to thetop of the chimney and supported by the upper lim.It is now seldom used.

(b) W.A.G.R. Smoke Box Type, consisting of a completewire screen inslde the smoke box between the end5of the heating tubes and the chimney.

(c) The Brew, consisting of a cylindrical screen insidethe smoke box.

9?0. Mesh Size.-AlI wire mesh should be of 16 gaugefive or six holes per inch for Jarrah fuel, six holes per inchfor Karri fuel. The Railways commission use four holes p€rinch for Newcastle coal and try to change to six holes Ir€rlnch for collie coal.

9?1. Fitttns of Mesh.-Ii is necessary thet all corners andjoints be efiectively sealed with mesh or plate, special etten-tion being paid to Jointing around the steam inlet pipes andthe exhaust.

972. Conalttion of Mesh,-The mesh should be entlre, i,e.no holes or breakages.

It should not be liable to corrode through at any time.The Iife of the mesh in use is considered to be two ye&rs.

9?3. Testins of Mesh.-A suitable test for badly flttilgmesh with holes in it consists in holding a lighted caaalleor piece of burning kelosene soaked waste to the undetsulface of the mesh. If in good condition no flame shouldbe seen above the mesh.

9?4. Special Points,Chenoy Type.*In ordel to give satisfactory service, it is

necessary that:-(1) The mesh be entire and not broken.(2) The mesh should be frequently cleaned on accotrllt

of cylinder oil which passes out with the exhaurtgases and clogs the mesh.

9?5. W.A,G.Ii. Smoke Box Screen Type.(1) It is essential to see that the horizontal screen is

above the smoke tubes, but below the outlet of theblast pipe.

(2) The vertical portion (with flap) must be ntted toobviate $'hat would otherwise be a faulty junctionof the horizontal portion with the smoke box door.

(3) The buckling of the framework must not be seriousenough to prevent the tlue seating of the flap andthus allow the passage of sparks larger than thoseordinarily passing through the mesh. This can beusually tested with a piece of wire or stick.

9?6. The Brerv Arreste!:.-The Brcw Auester screen is acvl indrical box, nol . f i r ted to [he sides of the smoke box aDdia capable oI being rotated from Lhe engine cab gnd beingcleaned by a series of steam jeis placed vefiically inside thescreen.

This type of arrester is easier to inspect than the commontype, but has similar faults which must be looked for.

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Cielelal Notoa.

Oeefloadlng to boBvold€d.

wt.GB.orgadaatlqa.

983. (c) Firebars anal Fuek.(1) Firebars should not be so badly burnt through or

buckled to allow larger end more coals inro the as=hpan-qood spacing is 8in. between the bars, but distances fromlin. to *in. are common in bush locos.

(2) AU fuel should be free of bark and as dry as possible.

GENERAL NOTES.984. With lhe "bla,nketing ' efiect of r,he smoke box al?ester.

every efiorl should be made to cei the maximum effrciencyfrom t,}Ie flre box. cood bars adrd sea,soned tuef netp conilaii-_ably ln this dlrectlon.

985.. The o.verloading of rakes can be a, fruitful source ofe_xcessive spark emlsston. particularly on sections of line withsnom snarp dips.Co-operation wlth the bush boss should be maintained to

avold the occasional overloa.ded rake nhtch causeJ iniJ iio-uUfel

APPENDIX "C''.

W.A.G,R. ORGANISATION.986. There are ln the Stat€ etght r&ilwa,y distrlcis. escbwith.& senior Locomotlve Inspector or a rocorirotivJ F6iLmii]

and ln each Dtstrict e stafi ca"r is a,yallable._ Locomotives are c.hecked in and checked out by a, LoqomofiveForeman o! Drlver-in-Charge who has to certiiy to ah;-;;;:dition of:-

Smoke Box.Brlck Arch,Ash Part.

- Every locomotlve, betore attachment to a train must becleared o-n -the-se three poirots and stgned for Uv iiri o-iiiier iicharge of the locomotlve depot.- At desiinatlon, the officer-in-charge ha8 to certify that thelocomotive was received with the smoke box, biick'a;;ii- a;;ash pan in correct order.. ff a-locomotlve olerating in a flre haza.rd a,rea" is found tob_e faulty it,.proceeds to ttle next station whire ;dv-ic;- G-;eihat the traln cannot proceed. The nearest centre tneni;a-saJI ofrcer out to inspect it,

Fin€s are lmposed on engine crews when a, nre is started bva defective locomotive, provided it is prcved tf,u1 itii-loco'-motive when received was in correct order.

There are disirjct Locomotive Superintendenlf at:_Ge!ald_ton. Northa,m, Ka-lgoorlie, East perth, Na.rrogin ana Sunbury.

Bunbury controls the South-Wesi from pinjarra to Bowellingand all the lower South West.

There_.qTe loco Foremen in charge of ll]e depots at Bunburyend Collie, and drivers in charge at gruniwick tuil;i:r".Pinjarra, Bridgetown arld Busselton

APPENDIX "D".

FIRE FIGHTING TEUCK EQUIPMENT.

ou9{ stuttaa"o equipment for a six-man gang truck shall

4 axes.2 cro$scut sa,ws.q Fkqs or shovels and Eta,shers in the Southern Diyision.4 torchea.t hammer3 wedges.

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Ilave man being tested back away from eye-test boarduntil SMALL black spot almost disappears (usually 35 or 40feet). He should not face sun.

whirl eye-test board several times so the SMALL blackspot may assume a new position, up, down, right or left. Haveobserver signal or state new position of the SMALL spot.If conect, have him step back 2 or 3 feet. Repeat procedureuntil the observer indicates position ol SMALL black spot in-colrectly. Have him guess when he is no longer certain. IIemay rest his eyes if he wishes.

Record the obs€rver's rating as the distance in leet fromeye-test boaril to the last point from whlch he can inalica.teposition of the small black spot correctly. The distance atwhich this small spot can be seen is definitely related to thedistance at which smau smoke colums can be easily detected,The fouowing tabulation indicates quality of eye-sight inrelation to eye-test lating in feet.-

Maximum distanceat which smeu

black spot can beseen (feet)

64 or over58 to 6350 to 6?44 to 4943 or under

Quality of Eyesight

Exceptional. . . Good... . . . . . Average... . . . Falr. . . . . . . P o o ! .

991. The Towerman shall be required to:-(1) Make such early and late observations as the

D.F.O. shall require.(2) At flrst observation ensule that the orientation of

the plan and nnder is correct. Thls may be doneby checking the bearings on one or two know!pornls.

(3) At 8 a.m. he will obtain the early morning trreweather foreca,st and pass it on to netghbourirgtowers or Dlvisions, ThIs lnformatlon shoulal bewritten on the top of the page of the day'Bobservatlons.

(4) Iiepo* the wind direction and strength altd vid-bility ln each o{ the four quarters ol t}te compasato district Headqua,rters. This lnformatlon muatbe supplied as conditions change, hourly or morclrequently os required.

(5) Remairx on continuous watch durinc such hoursof ttle day as the D.F.O. sha,U determine withstipulated times off for meak or short breaks asadYised.

(6) Maintain a, caxeful wa.tch a,t all times for smoke.(?) Immedia,tely on locating a smoke the lookout mtr

should take a bearlng and estimete the positioDof the fire. He should communicate this bearingand s,pproximate location together with a, de8-cription of volume aJId character of the suo&eto centr4l towerms,n or district headquarters, asprevlously instructed by the D.F.O.

(8) When the position of a flre ha,6 been def,nitelydetemined, the towerma.n will be supplied withthe location and the seria,l number of the flre tobe entered in the log book and ln Lhe marcinof the pla.n a,i a, point which ls a continuation ofihe b€a,ring. This serial number will be used inall further reports concerniug such flre,

(9) All messages to and from the tower must beentered tr the tower loc book a,gainst the tilceof the transmlssion.

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At the same time the tower or tree hut should beinspected and a full report with suggested renovations or re-pairs if any should be submitted to the Divisional Office. Thetower should be inspecied with a view to determining-

(1) Whethel it is necessary to place iron bands rounduprights which may be splitting badly.

(2) The need for treating exposed ends of timbel withhot cleosote, petrolatum or some similar compound.

(3) The need for painting or otherwise treating anyexposed wood or ironwork.

(4) The need fo!_ renovations or improvements to thetowel cabin and hut.

Trees should be inspected for the following:-(5) Dying back of the l imbs or trunk,(6) Patches of rot in dead areas.(?) Rot or borer- attack in tree pegs.

999. With the exception of towers which ha,ve been erectedon a concrete base, it is important that each fir'e towershould be carefully examined two years after erection and atregular intervals fron 2 to 3 years thereafter particularly thecondition of piles supporting the tower whele lhey enter theground.

At each inspection lhe ground around the piles should beopened to a depth of l8in, and any weathered or decayedwood should be scraped off and the exposed section whethersound, or: showing superflcial 6igns of decay or termite attack,should be painted thoroughly with hot creosote. rf there areany indications of telmites or decay, deeper holes should beopened and the affected wood cleaned away. The cleosote,before application, should be heated to simmering point, butnot allowed to boil violently. The piles should be allowed todry before treatment.

The tightening of bolts used in the construction of firetowers should only be necessary at the beginning of eash fireseason for the first two or three years, after which furthertightening should not be necessary.

Excessive tightening of bolts is to be avoided. In the cours€of this work any pa,tche8 of decay noted in the struciur&ltimbers should be cleaned out and a dressing of hot creosoteapplied to the afiected aJea.

It is estimated tha,i for the treatment of the supportingpiles in ea,ch tower 8 gallons of creosote may be requlred.

Any excess creosote left after painting the lees and otherafiected parts can be used for puddling the earth round tltelegs, partlcularly in the vicinity of any patches showlng rotor termite attack.

Supplies of creosot€ as required should be requisitioned.

1000. In a.ddition to the above periodic inspeciions, a.lltowers and trees $hould be inspected before each fire seasonand ofncers in chaJge of Districts wtrere towers or trees arelocalted should submit a, report to the Fire Control Superin-tendent not la.ter than the 30th Sept€mber in each year settin€lout the gen€ral condition of the lookout and the towerman'shut.

1001. At the beginning of the nre season steps muEt b€taken to clea.r all undergrowth for a, radius of five cha'insaround each tower or trte so that there is no possibility of itscarrying flre on the hottest day.

During the fire season a,t least two pack sprays or 4 ga.lloDdrums fllled with water must be kept on tfie tower in case ofemerg;ency.

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Sta*ing 1n:-

Attention

Suppressed.Investlgeted,Reported butnof att€lded.

A. Zone B. Zone

No. No. Area

Total:

TABLE II.-TOTAI, FIRES ATAENDED IN ZONE A.

Oct. Nov. D6c. Joa, Feb. Mal. Apr. Totdl

Slze of

Fllo (6cros) X

Less then 1

1 t o 5

6 t o 1 0

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21 to 5051 to 100

101 to 200

OYe! 200

Y X Y X YX Y '< YX Y : .

TOTAIJ:

Column "X" refers to nres occurring ln Managed Forest.Column "Y" reters to flres occurilng in breaks, f,ats, waste-

lands. etc.

TABLE III._TOTAI, FIRES IN ZONE B.

Size of llre Oct. Nov. Dec. Jen. Feb. Mar. Apr. . Tdtal(acres,

I€ss than 11 t o 56 t o 1 011 to 2021 to 5051 to 100101 to 200Over 200

TOTAIJ:

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TASLE X.-RAINFAIT

MonttrJune

loMay

42FIGUBES FOB TIIE

Wet Days

SEASON.

Points

5. summaty of ExpenditurQ. (To agree with 91 and 92Form.)

Cost of Manning TowersCost of Maintenance of Towels.Fire Fightlng and Patrols.Week-end Detentlon.Top Disposal.Controlled Burnlng.Flre Fightlng Training schools.Tr&lning OYelseers and Garlgs.Fire !'lghttng Equipment and Melntenance,Radlo Mainten&nce.tlre lffeather.Rosd and Flrebreak MalntenanceHire ol Private Motor Vehlcles on flre control work.

6. TransPgrt.No, of Departmental vehicles on flre control v{ork.Total mileage lun on flre,control work (exclusiYe of

Ofrcers' transport.Total milea.ge run bv outside vehicles hlred for flle

control work.Number of trectors, bulldozers, used on flre control

work,Total houls worked by tractors, used on nre control

worf,'

?. Reoommenit&tlon for Nert Season:

8. Flre Plar.-A paper lltho to be for"crsrd€d wlth iroreport showtng:-

(1) A, B. Zone bounda,rles

(2) Controued Burning---SpringAuiumn

Top Dlsposal

(3) Uncontrolled !'ires

BLI'E

YELI.OWBROWNYEI,I,OW WITIIRED HATCI{

RED and num-bered wlth SerlalNo.

(4) Privete Property flres during GREEN Crosgprohibited Pedod hatched RED

(5) Priyete Propertv nres duling open GREENseason

(The plen should not be folded but rolled on stick forplsclng ir folder.)

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Ta,ble 2. Areas of Flres ln Plantatiod Zdne.

ata' oet.: . Y

l{of. Ddc. Jlt;X Y X Y X Y

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Pltbln th6 plaDt6d a!6aa.

lbbti s. DetaIs ot flres Attended.(This toble wlU be Form F.D. 434).

Tsble 4. Ceur€$ ot !'tfes Wttttr Pldhtduon Zode.

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C&urc N&bor Ateo ol Plalrfetlon

IAB&E '._OOCI'BRENCE OF FIn,ES IN Ef,I,ATION TOMONTH AIYD fi4.'6]ISI}

(As for feble Vl)

TABLE 6-SI'Dtrt[ABT OF DAMAGE.

Area K ed.-(a) Srlvageeble(b) Non-se lvageabIe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Area burnt but not demaged

IABLE ?._EAINFAI,L FIGITBES

Month

Total:

No' oi Wet' Day6. Polnts,

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May

'oDoo q:odo: e!L{

i 'Uodor eru dllBq

'00LI '0g C oJaz V 8ulurng '3u!uunr fiIls sarcts 0ZI 'srelunq 'U lueru$Bdr{oC 8u€.I 'loJluoc rapun saJc€ 0g 'sululq8{ '0I luauqr€druoC qqluls'09I J'Z sarlil 'lclrlslc

-: p€al plnoraa8€ssaru aql 'lno palJr€r ueeq p€q lEsodsrp dol Jo saJc€ 00Ipu€ €ulurnq poqucsaJd Jo sarcE 09'SuluJnq pacuE^pts oN '06IJO a3€arcE oqtsu4xoJddB 18101 E qlla\ '8u!uunr ulls auo q1I6.'s3JC€ 06 JOAo SaJU o^\1 p€r{ lC$lslp € J-r 'Ol€rlsnm OJ, 800I

'as€c qctso uI o8€a€ts oql dq paAroIIoJ'ItsSOdstC dOJ SIUOSaJdOT ,,J,,,

'EuluJnE paq'lrcsaJd sluasaJdor,,C,,'SuFrng pacu"lpv sluesordal t,V,,

-uoql ,,au[urng,, pro^\ aq1 fq popacord EI€?ec'a[.iurng potto4qoC

'AuluunJ III1S ro palloJluoc Jl pu€ 'azls puE 'osnsc 'uoll€cols1I 8q^Ia oru qc€a uo olou Jel.rq € rtq pea.olloJ aq l[^\ sr,qJ| 'a8tsorats ltslql puE J r?11?I ot{l r{q uorn soJc€ 0Z.ro^o raqunuoql .fq pa^\olloJ ..sa4,{,, prory\ oqt ,tq papacard aq nre, slrEpc

'o{I pollo4qor|ro'Japun s€ epoc alduls q uo^F aq IIt&,

Fodor eql uoll€Inqtsl puts uolsEruss€4 atq'ltlc€J otr, '100I

'dEpuns puB dap-rnt€S qloq lo sllElap a^IA lII^\ Uodar Sulurour AEpuoIt oqJ

'8u-ruunr [l!ls sorg rof€ur fuE Jo gl[B1ec (g)'IBsodEp dotr. (c)

'Sulurnq paqucsord (q)'umq pscu€^pv (ts)

-:sEulpEaq aql Jopunlno palrr€c Sulurnq pallorluoc to oE€orcts I€lo,L (z)

'ftsp snolAordoql uo saJcts 0c Jaao soru palloJluocun Jo raqurnN (I)

-:lno las filatt6 qd€rttsr3d uI paJlnbal sE lJodatl a&i ,fllBc orII g00I

'rtlodstr slur rllvc'uoar€f-uostsas uedo SuIJnp sarg dFodoJd al€ll.lrd q

'petl paqol€qssoJcuaeJor-polJod pollqltrord Sulrnp rtlrodord olts^IJd 't

'per€qrunu pu€ p4l-sarg pefio;luocuI] 'g

r{ctEl{ pa€ qllla aollaj(-umq SulrEalC 'rl/lrorg-uumlnv'ir\ollslt-Bufrds-Suturng pallo4uoc z

anl8----€orrEpunog auoz I* : (raploI ul

Su1c€td roJ {cl1s uo pano,r 1nq paploJ eq 1ou pnoqs uEId slql)Eu.raoqs lJodor eJg aql ql.r^r paprE^rroJ eq ol oql[ Jadtsd V

'usld erlJ '8

'uostsos lxau roJ suoll€puauuocau I'lrodar lsaJoJ lErn?"u JoJ sB lrodsu€rJ, I

'exnllpuadxe ltstoJ (p)'.IZ puE TI surell (c) 'ouoz uoll€lu€ld

utq1l,4r. sulall asoql Jopun {.ro/yrxz pu€ xI swall (q):popugdxa sEA\ dauoru aql

{Jo.la ltsq^r uo Sulu lno olou o^lldlJcsap Ior{s qll,t\suall asaq] rspun ornqrpuodxo Its+otr, EIg puE Vg surall (€)

ernllpuedxg :g

L

46oraler ol l8portlDs. 1009. Districts wlu repoft in the order caued by the con-

trolling ofrcer at VL6DE.

1010. The following peges lllustrate the valious F.D, Formsmentloned ln the foregoing text.

Form F.D, 243Forests Department,

iDnilil oin;;t

. . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . . .

Dear Sir,

ft is our intentlon, weather pergrltting, to carry out somoprotective burning adJolnlng your pfoperty...................................Locauon No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .on or about the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 . . . . . .

I would very much appreciate your co-operation in thlscontrolled burnlng and tt might be ln your lnterest to bepresent,

I would remind you thet the Bush Pi.res Act makes pro-vlslon for you to c&rry out the burnlng of breaks on your ownproperty in co-operation with thls Department and it ls sug-gested that no$' is an opportune time for you to do any burn-lng you conslder deslrable for our mutus,l protectlon.

If you wlsh to dlscuss the programme more tully, I shallaEange for an ofEcer to ss,ll on you at an early date.

Yours falihfully,

Divlslonal Forest Officer,Forester-ln-Charge.

. Form F.D. 289Forests Department,

' . ' ' ' . . . . . . . ' ' ' ' . ' . ' , . . . . , , , ' ' ' , . . ' ' o f fce .

I beg to acknowledge recelpt of your notice of intention

on your property...

Yours faithfully,

on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FOR,EST OTETCER,,

'aJg SurA€aI Jo srnoq zI uF$!r$ acE:o l"col 01 papJr alolpuB Eu€8 aJg Jo a8rBr{c uI u€ur /tq lno aptsur aq ol Uoda2l

?'":l'Y:ltl' I l ii,",i;;;,,"';;;;_;"'*;"."

''''''''atsarts lurnq Jo loJl€d JoJ 3p€ur oJa./{ slusura8u?fi€ 1€r{]lll

'''''''''' ''' '''''''' '' '' '' '' '''' ''''''' ;;ru"-f ru"-^"o ,o *n, plnr 'aBBaIItu 'Jauao Jo aurBu a.|lB 'pa8ts8uo selclqaa rorllo fu€ JI

'sa[ur " " salclqoa l"luourlJ9daq Iq uru a8rollI{

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,ptg;no rrBrrIPro

'EeedoldurE

IBlueurtIsdaq

---€rU uo po.{oldup uoI I'suoll€8 pasn Jal".r. Jo ̂lllu€nb

'EarcB " .gradord ola^lJd 'sartB " ' ptrrl a16.€]lll 'sorc€ " " qsoJoJ AlIIrnb pooo--sraJ€ pel€€4ull

'aaJr3 " 3a€rrl€p lqEIIs 'sorfi " poa€urlrp ,tlp€g---lSSroJ psqu€Id Jo pal€oJtrl

-:sAolloI sr dn ep€u

.:'tr .... .. .. .. .,,,. 313plqT::1.1*.i-q::i"I"1" . .,........,,,.,,.:.." " "" ". sE,r oJU JO aSn€C palCsdsns

'uld/u"" "" ' 1€: o/$ pacuoruuoc

-eJ pu u'd/ ur'ts 1" erg eql qJ€l 5u€A uI€I I'6A4nUI[" "SJnOq "dn Sulddoru xu€ds ou4tr

'selnuFu'" " ' s.rnoq " aJg auluuru dols o] paJlnbai ourlJ

'&)rc€ ' "" lulnq uaql €exE palsurnsg'uld/'ln'€ " atg 1r I€alJr€ Jo our-r.I,

Igodau gllr,{'t08 '(r,{ lllro,ll

otpl(E

gerta,l No,..........,.............

Report received at Ofnce at..

cosrs.Departtrental employees:

Wltlrtn ordlnery boursoutside ordlnary hours

: r Ifira. l&bour engeged:.wlthln ordlnary }rourgOttstde oidinary hours

Tla,nsport costs:Depertmental vehicle:

...,........mlles at 0d. per DlleElred vehlcle:

............mlles at........per.mllie

. TOTArr . . . . . . . .

"t8

:f,Elm

zone....:.................... '..:f ...

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a ;m. /p.m. on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . :

d,

. I r , '. : r . 1 r . . . , . . . . . . . : . . . , - . , . . : . . . . . . . . . .

:+....?...--...-

Parttoulgls ol are& burnt and damage d0n9..,.....-......-....,.....,.....

weath€r data-Flre weatJrer foreca6t for d8,y............................

L@J Estlmats,.,...,

At tlEe of Peak lor tlreoutbreat. a!&y,

TemD€retureRelattYe humldlwWIrd direcuon and

folc€ (frrom nea,regttower)

, , , . . , , . . . . . . , , . . i , . . . , , i . . t : , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : -

o6oer conpillpg. ,

Not€s and Comments by D.F,O.-

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' Form F.D. 426.Ibrests DeparimeDt, .

Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . .

fo.............

Dear slr,

In comectton wttlt your request that thts Departnent--

(s) Asslst you ln a&ffylrc out e controlled bum 04 yqut

loc&tlon.,..................

or

(b) Burn & break adJolnlng your 1oc4t1on... .. .... ,..,..

. ' ' . . . ' . . . ' ' ' . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ' . . . ' . . . . ' . . . . . ' . . . ' ' . ' .

t h&ye to edvlse that we sre prepafed to accede to your

irquest &od the burniDs wtU be carried out &t . .. . . eJ!'

, P't'E - .

You are requeBted to be ltr attetdance wlth whatever men

ird equlpmeBt you have avallable and it wlll be your respoasl-

D fW to patrol your proDerty during snd subsequent to the

burlng operstions.

Forest ofrcer.

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