FIRE PRESENTATION

(Recreation)

Skill Level 2

Presentation by MG Ralph Séraphin

Fire Building & Camp Cookery

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11- Be aware that paper, cardboard, and leaves create floating embers that rise out of the fire pit and may land dozens of yards away.

10- Wear proper footwear around a fire.

9- Watch for embers that escape the fire pit and extinguish them immediately.

8- Do not remove burning sticks from a fire.

7- Keep fire extinguishing supplies handy and near the fire. A bucket of water or sand, or a fire extinguisher are recommended.

6- Cut away the sod (keep it moist so it stays alive, and replace it before your leave), and clear away the duff and litter.

5- Do not build a fire on top of flammable material such as grass or leaves.

4- Put the fire out completely before leaving it. If it's too hot to put your hands in the ashes, it's not sufficiently out. Douse it down with water, turn the coals with a shovel, and be sure to extinguish every coal and ember.

3- Do not use accelerants, such as lighter fluid, gasoline, kerosene, etc. Learn to light a fire without these.

2- Do not light a fire beneath overhanging branches or tents, shelters etc.

12- Do not light a fire when conditions are adverse (high winds, or drought conditions) or when fires are prohibited by law.

Know and practice fire safety rules

1- Locate the fire in a safe place. It should be clear for 10 feet (3 meters) all around.

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Match, lighter, or other fire lighting device

Heat

A fire needs lots of air, and the way the fuel is stacked can affect this greatly

Air

Fuel is categorized into three groups: tinder, kindling, and fuel.

Fuel

starting a fire

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wood shavings or fuzz sticks

fuzz stick is a small piece of wood which has had slices cut in the sides to create small shavings. Because the shavings are thin, they are easy to ignite. Because they are attached, they in turn ignite the larger host stick.

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Reflector

Star

Council

Log Cabin

Teepee

Hunter'

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Show how to correctly and safely cut and split fire wood.

VIDEO 01

ViDEO 02

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Reflector oven baking

Frying

Aluminum foil baking

Boiling

Bread on a stick

Simmering

camp cookery

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birch bark

Milkweed seed pods

The hardest problem to overcome when trying to build a fire in wet weather is finding dry fuel.

Start a fire on a rainy day.

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• Place the food in a water-proof container, place that in a mesh bag and secure it in a stream or brook.

• Cover it with several layers of burlap, wet the burlap, and suspend it from a tree branch. As the water evaporates from the burlap, it will cool the food. You have to re-wet the bag occasionally.

How to keep food cool while camping other than with ice.

3- You may place it in a bag and suspend it at least 10 feet (3 meters) above the ground by tying the bag to a rope and hanging it over a tree branch.

2- If you have a vehicle available at your campsite, you may store the food inside, but be sure to seal it tightly.

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1- The most important thing you must remember about storing food on a campout is that it should never be stored in a tent where people will sleep.

Know ways to keep your food and utensils safe from animals and insects.

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Make sure you clean your cooking utensils thoroughly as soon as your meal is over. Raccoons will sneak into a camp full of people distracted by tending their campfire and carry away your utensils so they may lick your ladles clean.

cooking and eating utensils clean

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One-pot meal

Trail meal

proper nutrition and food groups

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reference

Food safety

Trash disposal

Wash your gear

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Know how to properly and safely handle food, dispose of trash and garbage, and wash your gear.

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