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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Forests and Trees of the National Park System |
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 CONTROL OF FIRE REQUIRES ETERNAL VIGILANCE, CAREFUL TRAINING, AND SOUND PLANNING. WHEN FIRE THREATENS, HUNDREDS OF SUCH LOOKOUTS AS THESE ARE MANNED BY SHARP-EYED MEN AND WOMEN. |
 THERE IS SOMETHING FEARSOME ABOUT GREAT CLOUDS OF SMOKE BILLOWING ABOVE A FOREST FIRE. |
 FIREFIGHTING IS HOT, HARD, AND SOMETIMES DANGEROUS WORK. |
 WHERE FIRE HAS PASSED, NOT ONLY ARE TREES DEAD BUT GROUND COVER HAS BEEN BURNED AWAY AND THE SOIL EXPOSED TO EROSION. |
 A CAMPING PLACE WITHOUT TREES IS HARDLY A CAMPING PLACE AT ALL, AS THESE BOY SCOUTS UNDER YOSEMITE'S PINES WELL KNOW. |
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