Level One 419.02 OHP # 1

• SIGNALLING

• COOKING

• WARMTH and COMFORT

FIRE USESFIRE USES

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CAMPFIRE DO’SCAMPFIRE DO’S

• Equip yourself

• Prepare your site

• Build your fire

• Always attend your fire

• Get permission.

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CAMPFIRE DON’TSCAMPFIRE DON’TS

Level One 419.02 OHP # 4

• Prohibited areas

• Strong wind

• Too Big

• Leave fire

• Wet or porous rocks

FIRE STARTING FIRE STARTING METHODSMETHODS

• Matches/Lighter

• Flint and Steel

• Steel Wool and Battery

• Magnifying Glass

• Pyrotechnics

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TYPES OF TINDERTYPES OF TINDER• Cotton fuzz• Paper fuzz• Absorbent fuzz• Dry, dead grass• Bird down• Powdery droppings• Abandoned nests• Birch bark• Pine needles

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FEATHER STICKFEATHER STICK

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OTHER SOURCES OF OTHER SOURCES OF FUELFUEL

• Animal droppings

• Peat

• Coal

• Fat

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CONSTRUCTION OF A CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE SITEFIRE SITE

• Dig down

• Do not build under branches

• Lay cooking fires in trenches or hollows

• Choose with care

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LAYING THE FIRELAYING THE FIRE

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• Make a heap of tinder• Add larger pieces• Stack• Add big pieces• Keep sticks close together• Re-use spent matches• Fire triangle• Keep it small• Light at the bottom