Moreover, the Forest Service was lack of organization and funds in their duties of saving forests. They didn’t have enough funds for facilities such as roads, trails, and telephones. The only way to fight fires was the use of hand tools. The rangers needed money to pay for uniforms, horses, foods, and other supplies. The firefighters had to use the primitive transportation, lack of communication and firefighting equipment to put out the fires. The leaders couldn’t afford for hiring the fire patrol who would be able to keep an eye on the small fires that were made by the coal trains. The rangers got the job, but they hadn’t been trained before they were recruited. At the probation time, they didn’t know what to do. Worse, the leaders had less
