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Camp Fire SafetySafety Rules for a Campfire

a) Make sure no branches orother items are over the

campfire area. You shouldsee the blue sky when youlook up.


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b) 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.


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c) Surround the outside edgeof the fire area with rock,

dirt, or fire ring.Do not use river rocks for the fire ring!


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d) Use only dead or downtrees. Do not cut green

trees for a fire.Use firewood that will not throw sparks!


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e) Build the campfire only aslarge as is needed.

f) Have a shovel, bucket ofwater; and bucket of sandnear the campfire area.


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g) Do not build a campfire ona windy day.

h) Do not leave a campfireunattended.


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i) Always put the campfireout completely.

j) Always leave the sitecleaner than you found it.Replace the ground cover if an area was cleared

for the campfire.


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Camp Fire SafetyExplain the use of campsite fire-fighting

equipment.a) Bucket of Water: Use a five-gallon

bucket. It can be used to douse afire

that has gone outside of the firering. It can be used to extinguish acampfire using the "sprinkle, stir;

sprinkle" method.


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equipment.b) Bucket of Sand: Use a five-gallon

bucket. It can be used to smother a

fire by removing the source ofoxygen.


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equipment.c) Shovel: It can be used to shovel sand

onto a fire or to dig a trench around

a campfire to keep it from spreading.


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Camp Fire TypesExplain 6 different campfires and their purposes.

a) A-Frame: This is an easy fire tobuild and start, especially if it isbreezy.

b) Tepee: This is an easy fire to buildand start.

c) Hunter's: This is the best fire to

cook over


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d) Trench: This fire provides heat or astove for cooking in breezyconditions.

e) Imu (bean hole): This fire provides along steady heat for items needingto cook more than an hour.


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f) Council: This fire provides long-termheat, a lasting bed of coals, and ismost often used during outdoor

ceremonies or settings.


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Camp Fire SafetySafety Rules for a Propane Stove

a) Read and follow theinstructions that come

with the stove and propanecylinder.


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b) Do not use the stove inunventilated areas, such as

tents.c) Stoves are for cooking

only.


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d) Never alter a stove in anyway.

e) Never use a stove as aheater; and never leave itunattended while it is in

use.


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f) When operating the stove,keep it away from all

Flammable objects, suchas tents or clothing.


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g) Never install or remove apropane cylinder while the

stove is lit, when it is nearaflame, when the pilotlights are lit, or while the

stove is hot to touch.


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h) Never store propane nearflames, other ignition

sources, or wheretemperatures exceed 120degrees Fahrenheit.


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i) Keep all connections andfittings clean.


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j) If you smell propane, turn offthe stove and remove the

cylinder when it is safe. Resealthe tank to the stove andcheck it for leaks before

relighting the stove.


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Camp Fire SafetyExplain Fire-Fighting Procedures for:

a) Home: Remember the three parts of afire. Remove the heat, remove theoxygen, or remove the fuel from the

fire. Never attempt to fight a fireyourself


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b) Woods: Use water, sand, and a shovelto 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 thosedownwind and uphill from the fire are

in grave danger.


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c) Open Field: Attempt to contain thefire as above. If the fire has spread,call 911 and immediately move far away

upwind from the fire. Fires in opengrassy areas are very unpredictableand dangerous; moving a few feet

upwind is not enough.


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Camp Fire SafetyDifferent Forms of Tinder:

a) peelings of cedar or birchb) shavings of softwoods

c) pine splintersd) dead twigs the size of a match

e) dead grass


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Camp Fire SafetyDifferent Forms of Tinder:

f) pine needles; pineconesg) any dead, dry, fuzzy-type

vegetation; a fuzz stick


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Camp Fire SafetyList Five Chemicals for Coloring Flames:

a) Sodium Chloride (table salt): Thismakes a yellow flame.

b) Sodium Borate (borax): This makesa yellow-green flame.

c) Calcium Chloride: This makes an

orange flame.


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Camp Fire SafetyList Five Chemicals for Coloring Flames:

d) Potassium Nitrate: This makes aviolet flame.

e) Boric Acid: This makes a redflame.

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