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precautions ro prevent tire nuin escaping. Failure to extinguish cigar, ettes, matches, and .campfires aie some of the main causes of these forest fires. Several fires have also originated in den trees where the unlawful act of smoking game from a tree had been- committed Den trees burn very readily,- and once a fire is placed inside, the rot* ten wood will ignite and. smolder for an indefinite period before it escapes to the adjoining woodland. ■
Although rain made the forests safe during the first , few days of the season, the warm weather and accompanying wind has dried the leaves enough so that an inflammable condition now exists. By taking a few simple precautions, most of these fires can be prevented.
The Virginia Divisidn of Forestry' urges that all sportsmen be certain to totally extinguish any fire which he has in a woodland area. Cigarettes and matches should be put out on bare soil. Camofire '• should be drqwned by water or smothered-with soil. Failure A e\
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