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1. Clearing a fireline in McDonald Forest Clearing a fireline in McDonald Forest Forests; Forestry; Horses; Fires; Fire management Horses are being used to clear a major fireline along a ridge in McDonald Forest. Snags were felled and burned with trash and down logs.
2. Typical destruction left by a logger's fire Typical destruction left by a logger's fire Forest fires; Forests
3. Water storage tank for fighting fires Water storage tank for fighting fires Water tanks; Fire fighting The water storage tank was located on the Irish Bend-Eureka district in Benton County, Oregon.
4. Burned and cut over timber lands Burned and cut over timber lands Wildfires; Fires Man is looking at burned and cut over timber lands in the Northrup Creek Experimental Area in Clatsop County, Oregon.
5. Land after range fire Land after range fire Rangelands Following range fires, as in this picture, the land should be seeded to grasses or grass-alfalfa to prevent erosion and keep unwanted weeds and shrubs from taking the area over.
6. Fire plow Fire plow The fire plow was made by the Hester Plow Company of Jacksonville, Florida. It was used on L.U. Project for plowing fire guards and fighting grass fires.
Photo was taken near Madras, Oregon.
7. Make shift fire truck Make shift fire truck Fire engines & equipment Make shift fire truck was used to help in field fires in Marion County.
It had a tank that held 500 gallons of water and had a pump that could be used in a pond or stream.
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