FOREST FIRES
Danger rrom Vehicles (N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Feb. 24. Police reports on a series of grass fires, and the evidence by eye-witnesses, have directed attention to another fire menace—sparks from the exhaust of heavy transport vehicles, says the Forest Service. “Many a truck-owner may be unaware that he has been operating a vehicle that is a menace to the countryside,” Mr A. L. G. Taylor, chief fire control officer of the service, said today. Mr Taylor said the Forest and Rural Fires Act, 1955, stated that no vehicle shall be operated without efficient means for preventing the escape of dangerous sparks or flame from its exhaust. The potential danger of Are from heavy diesel vehicles operating in forests, over “slash” or litter was very great, and all diesel-driven plant, such as tractors and cranes, should be fitted with spark arresters, while all diesel trucks should have their exhaust pipes pointing upwards, discharging about nine inches above the cab. Where possible, petrol-driven plant should also have exhausts changed to the vertical position.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30374, 25 February 1964, Page 16
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