The young men in the photo were putting a fire trail around a fire that was started for training purposes. They are using the "one lick" method of trail building. These men were to be hired during the fire season for $105 per month and each agency would use the men to make up their summer fire crews.
Instructions and demonstration on fire fighting and how to make a fire trail by the "one lick" method. The men are being trained by U.S. and State Forest Service, U.S. Indian Service, Klamath Forest Protective Association, and U.S. Forest Park Service.
