The board shall endeavor by every means at its disposal to protect the state's timber lands from fire menace and destructive timber fires. It shall cooperate with the United States forest service and otherwise for such protection when timber fires occur and hire all necessary help, laborers, or firefighters for the extinguishing of such fires. It shall construct within the state forest lands and on its exterior boundary lines locked fire booths containing necessary apparatus for fighting fires and post in conspicuous places within the area and outside on the exterior boundary lines of the state's forest lands, fire warnings and supply all modern fire fighting appliances and equipment necessarily required in approved forestry protection practice.L. 37: p. 573, § 3. CSA: C. 134, § 119(3). CRS 53: §112-7-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 112-7-4.