Title: Camp Fire Safety
1 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Make sure no branches or other items are over the
campfire area. You should see the blue sky when
you look up.
2 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Clear a 6 foot circle-shaped area on solid earth
- Scrape all the ground cover such as moss,
leaves, and wood debris - Watch for roots so the fire will not spread
through roots and break out elsewhere.
3 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Surround the outside edge of the fire area with
rock, dirt, or fire ring.Do not use river rocks
for the fire ring!
4 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Use only dead or down trees. Do not cut green
trees for a fire.Use firewood that will not
throw sparks!
5 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Build the campfire only as large as is needed.
- Have a shovel, bucket of water and bucket of
sand near the campfire area.
6 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Do not build a campfire on a windy day.
- Do not leave a campfire unattended.
7 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Campfire
- Always put the campfire out completely.
- Always leave the site cleaner than you found
it.Replace the ground cover if an area was
cleared for the campfire.
8 Camp Fire Safety Explain the use of campsite
fire-fighting equipment.
- Bucket of Water Use a five-gallon bucket. It can
be used to douse afire that has gone outside of
the fire ring. It can be used to extinguish a
campfire using the "sprinkle, stir sprinkle"
method.
9 Camp Fire Safety Explain the use of campsite
fire-fighting equipment.
- Bucket of Sand Use a five-gallon bucket. It can
be used to smother a fire by removing the source
of oxygen.
10 Camp Fire Safety Explain the use of campsite
fire-fighting equipment.
- Shovel It can be used to shovel sand onto a fire
or to dig a trench around a campfire to keep it
from spreading.
11 Camp Fire Types Explain 6 different campfires
and their purposes.
- A-Frame This is an easy fire to build and start,
especially if it is breezy. - Tepee This is an easy fire to build and start.
- Hunter's This is the best fire to cook over
12 Camp Fire Types Explain 6 different campfires
and their purposes.
- Trench This fire provides heat or a stove for
cooking in breezy conditions. - Imu (bean hole) This fire provides a long steady
heat for items needing to cook more than an hour.
13 Camp Fire Types Explain 6 different campfires
and their purposes.
- Council This fire provides long-term heat, a
lasting bed of coals, and is most often used
during outdoor ceremonies or settings.
14 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- Read and follow the instructions that come with
the stove and propane cylinder.
15 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- Do not use the stove in unventilated areas, such
as tents. - Stoves are for cooking only.
16 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- Never alter a stove in any way.
- Never use a stove as a heater and never leave it
unattended while it is in use.
17 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- When operating the stove, keep it away from all
Flammable objects, such as tents or clothing.
18 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- Never install or remove a propane cylinder while
the stove is lit, when it is near aflame, when
the pilot lights are lit, or while the stove is
hot to touch.
19 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- Never store propane near flames, other ignition
sources, or where temperatures exceed 120 degrees
Fahrenheit.
20 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- Keep all connections and fittings clean.
21 Camp Fire Safety Safety Rules for a Propane
Stove
- If you smell propane, turn off the stove and
remove the cylinder when it is safe. Reseal the
tank to the stove and check it for leaks before
relighting the stove.
22 Camp Fire Safety Explain Fire-Fighting
Procedures for
- Home Remember the three parts of a fire. Remove
the heat, remove the oxygen, or remove the fuel
from the fire. Never attempt to fight a fire
yourself
23 Camp Fire Safety Explain Fire-Fighting
Procedures for
- Woods Use water, sand, and a shovel to contain
the fire within the fire pit. If the fire has
spread, immediately call 911 and move upwind from
the fire. Fires can grow very fast, and those
downwind and uphill from the fire are in grave
danger.
24 Camp Fire Safety Explain Fire-Fighting
Procedures for
- Open Field Attempt to contain the fire as above.
If the fire has spread, call 911 and immediately
move far away upwind from the fire. Fires in open
grassy areas are very unpredictable and
dangerous moving a few feet upwind is not enough.
25 Camp Fire Safety Different Forms of Tinder
- peelings of cedar or birch
- shavings of softwoods
- pine splinters
- dead twigs the size of a match
- dead grass
26 Camp Fire Safety Different Forms of Tinder
- pine needles pinecones
- any dead, dry, fuzzy-type vegetation a fuzz
stick
27 Camp Fire Safety List Five Chemicals for
Coloring Flames
- Sodium Chloride (table salt) This makes a yellow
flame. - Sodium Borate (borax) This makes a yellow-green
flame. - Calcium Chloride This makes an orange flame.
28 Camp Fire Safety List Five Chemicals for
Coloring Flames
- Potassium Nitrate This makes a violet flame.
- Boric Acid This makes a red flame.