"The 'tenderfoot,' when camping in the mountains, usually builds a regular bonfire and cooks himself while burning his food."

In the "Forestry Handbook for California" (1936):

"Good Woodsmanship and Forest Laws"
What to do when lost: If the Good Woodsman loses his way he does not run around and yell at the top of his voice. He realizes that loss of mental control is more serious than lack of food, water, or clothing, and that the man who keeps his head has the best chance of coming through in safety. He, therefore, acts in accordance with the following helpful rules:
1. Stop, sit down, and try to figure out where you are. Use your head, not your legs.
2. If caught by night, fog or storm, stop at once and make camp until daylight in a sheltered spot. Build a fire in a safe place. Gather plenty of dry fuel for use during the night.
3. Don't wander around. Travel only down hill. Follow water courses or ridges that lead down into the valleys.
4. If injured, choose a cleared spot on top of a hill or peak and make a signal smoke with green leaves and branches. The fire lookout men or the pilots of airplanes may see the smoke.
5. Don't yell, don't run, don't worry, and above all don't quit.*

*(emphasis in original)
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In the same publication, I found some wisdom that I agree whole-heartedly with. Too bad we seem to have forgotten this:

"Our wise farmer knows the best use to which he should put his land in order to hand it down to his sons in better condition than he found it. He rotates his crops so that the soil does not lose its fertility by too constant use. He cultivates and fertilizes his orchards so that they will continue to produce large harvests. He grazes the proper number of cattle on his pastures so that the grass will not be killed by over-grazing. He cuts only the mature trees on his woodlands for fence posts, poles and firewood, and protects the young trees that he leaves to produce a continuous wood supply.
If the Nation had cared for its land as our wise farmer has done, from the time it was first settled, there would be no need today for land use planning. But it took a great world depression to teach us how completely we as a Nation are dependent upon our soil resources--soil to grow agricultural crops and forage for livestock, soil for forests and woodlands, and for the vegetation that protects the watersheds of our streams which are essential to our very existence."
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And some amusing law enforcement tips for forest rangers...and really, for the rest of us:

"Law Enforcement on National Forests- California District" (1926)

Getting a lead:
"if possibilities permit, eliminate at once the busybodies who always claim to know all about every happening, and go after those who really know most or were first on the ground."

The interview:
"This is always a test of wits, but the investigating officer has the whip hand, since the witness is usually playing a dangerous game which affects his calmness. Flasehood involves a frame-up. The necessary thing is to get behind the frame up. The means by which this can be done is thorough questioning; perfunctory or aimless questioning will not do it."