Section 14 in Management and Working of the Forests
14. On the occurrence of fire the Range Officer shall report it without delay to the Divisional Forest Officer, using special despatch if the fire extends over a large area. It is the duty of the Range Officer to provide for rapid communication between himself and the staff in the fire-protected forest so that undue delay may not occur in receiving intimation of the outbreak of a fire and in the transmission of such intimation to the Divisional Forest Officer. The inspection of the area burnt and the submission of a full final report with a sketch map by the Range Officer shall not, without valid excuse be delayed for more than a fortnight after the occurrence of a fire.
