Evening Star Newspaper, July 1, 1926, Page 24

NEW FOREST FIRE FIGHTING PLANNED Weather Bureau to Predict Conditions Deemed Favor- able to Flames. A special fire-weather warning serv- fes, to be conducted by the Weather Bureau of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, in co-operatjon with the For ervice of that de- partment and variou te and pri- vate agencles and associations, has been organized. An appropriation of about $20,000 has been made available and will be administered by the Weather Bureau. In addition, travel expense within the various forests will be borne by the co.operating associations. About three-fourths of the funds will be used in the Western States, where the problem of forest fire protection is most serious. Canadian meteorologists are co-operating. For the purposes of the work the country has been divided into seven districts, us follows: (1) California. Beadquarters, San Francisco: () Ore: &on. headquarters, Portland: (3) Wash. ington, headquarters, Seattle; (4) Mon- tana and northern -Idaho, headquar- ters, Spokane; (5) southern Idaho, headquarters, ~Boise; (6) Minnesota and northern penisula_of Michigan, headquarters, Duluth; (7) Adirondacks and New England, except Connecticut, headquarters, Boston. Will Cover Wide Area. The meteorologists assigned to these headquarters will travel extensively over thelr various regions to become familiar with the topographic, mete- orological and fire-hazard conditions therein, confer with forestry repre- sentatives, select locations for mete- orological substations, instruct obsery- ers, install instruments, arrange for -| the transmission of observations, make Inspections. issue forec and advice to fore: make investigations concerning the relation of weather to forest fires. Forest fire weather ‘n the far North- west is assoclated with the dreaded east wind, preceded by periods of warm, dry weather. In addition to low humidity, frequent lightning storms are likely to start fires when the forests are dry. In some sections fire hazards persist throughout the Summer, but, as a rule, Spring and late Fall are the periods of greatest hazard, since the covering of green in the Summer helps to retain moisture in the ground. When any condition under which fives are likely to start are forecast sufficiently in advance for preparations to be made, the damage may be great Iy reduced. Logsing operations can e shut down, for example, when five weather is predicted: intentional burn ing of slash and debris can be post poned until riod of rain is pre THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, dicted, and firefighting units can be| SCHOOL HAS ART GALLERY fi‘,’L""’b‘i"';S"fi‘: {;’x:‘f:‘rl:dp:z)ol‘;:',zgnge?): put on guard or moved to points where their help is needed. Permits George L. Smart, but its development to burn rubbish around camps, in|Utah Students Have Built $100,000|has been purely a student activity clearings and rights of way can be temporarily withdrawn when fire weather is imminent. Scope of Research. Collection Since 1908. SPRINGVILLE, Utah, July 1 (. —An art center with annual exhibits | ;o other from the canvasses entered buflt up and financed by the students themselves. Each year' the students purchase the prize-winning picture and at least Among the many points on which | atracting as many as 70,000 persons |in the exhibit which they promote. research is contemplated under the |\ Fo o ievee e 0" ghningville | In this manner the school’s gallery newly organized service is that of relation of humidity and fire weather. [ High School, Low relative humidity (that is, a small|less than 4,000 persons. proportion of moisture in the at- mosphere), especially when combined with hot weather and wind, has been found by forest service investigators in recent yvears to make forests ex tremely inflaimmable. Some disastrous fires, like the famous Hickley forest fire in Minnesota in 1894, and the Oakland, Calif., fire of 1922, occurred in days of extremely low humidity Lightning storms, accompanied by light rain or no rain at all, are also a_prolific source of forest fires in the West, one storm sometimes starting as many as 300 fires. The main object of the investigation is to determine more accurately what constitutes bad fire weather and to work out reliable methods of predict ing such weather far enough in ad- vance to send out rellable warnings, 0 that protective agencles can in crease their vigilance and make ad- vance preparations for mobilizing fire fighters and supplies, and so that woods workers, campers and travelers can take extra precaution with fire in the woods. - . The Touaregs. of the Sahara, meas- ure the beauty of their women by weight. ND TRIP FARL’ situated in a town of has grown to 200 pictures. It also in- cluded several pleces of statuary. At ‘The School’s | the last exhibit inquiries were received gallery, now valued at approximately | from Paris and London. Special Sanday Excursions BALTIMORE Tickets on sale every Sunday, good on all regular trains—7:15 A. M. to and including 1:00 P. M. from Union Station—good re- turning on all afternoon and evening trains same day. 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