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Fire Prevent ion
Week
Stioerintendenf (iin I h Ed. wards <>t Shenandoah National Park stated fodav that special emphasis should he put upon fire "'-event'on at rhis time of tear. H\ proclamation of President '' -■iihower, the »vl of October i. to has been designated as \a. ■ at I Fire Prevention, Meek. a.u! everv citizen is urged to follow these preventive measures: 1 Examine hts pretruses in order that hazardous conditions may be detected and corrected. 2 Appraise his practices with respect to hand ling fire and inflammable sub. ■ •niters. .1 Resolve that no open ‘ re, however, small spall be left unattended. 4 Make sure that ho
ws where the nearest fire extingusher is and where help mav be seen riled quickly in • the event of a fire. . 'The President cites- the fact that fire losses increased during the past year and emphav/.es - • ••♦ c”e on fire prevention practices.
Although the trees are still ■ ren and the ground damp, leaves will sonn fall and conditions mav y,,-(1nie 'fir much drier in a short, time. Most of the Park’s fires
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