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Campfire Safe Brochure (BCWS) [PDF]

Camper's Code

When the sun goes downwards and the night heaven appears, campers gather around the burn down to tell stories, sing songs and experience the warmth a burn down offers. However, campfires tin can likewise present some take a chance. Here are some campfire safety tips for your next camping run a risk.

Things yous will need:
Lighter or matches
Shovel
Hatchet
Bucket
Water (8 litres recommended)

STEP ane: Check if in that location is a fire ban in effect in the expanse by visiting BC Wildfire Service's webpage. If there is a burn ban, sorry – no campfire this time, but if there is no ban, please continue to footstep ii.

STEP two: Use approved burn-rings or pits to build your fire if campfires are permitted. Start by clearing a four-foot radius effectually the designated fire area. The expanse should be free of grass, twigs, leaves, and firewood.

The fire should exist at least 15 feet away from tent walls, hanging branches, and any surrounding vegetation.

Pace iii: Typically, to start and maintain a good for you campfire you'll need 3 types of wood. Note: Do not assemble woods material from your army camp or surrounding areas.

Tinder (small, dry out bits of kindling)
Kindling (small and thin pieces of woods)
Fuel (firewood)

Start by loosely piling the tinder in the middle of the burn pit. Once a solid drove of tinder has been placed, it's time to add the kindling on top. You can stack kindling in a cone shape (pointy side upwardly), or like a log cabin. Utilize your lighter or match to ignite the tinder. Accident lightly at the base of the burn down to go it started.

Add more kindling when your burn has some life to it. When the fire is hot plenty, add together the fuel (larger pieces of firewood) to the fire. Avert overloading the firewood to prevent your burn down from being smothered.

Go on the burn down small and under control (0.5 metres past 0.5 metres). Never exit a fire unattended. It is extremely important that children and pets are supervised around the campfire.

Stride iv: The all-time way to extinguish a fire is to let the wood burn completely to ash. If fourth dimension does not allow for this, completely extinguish the fire with buckets of h2o. Pour water until the hissing sound stops and use your shovel to stir and break up the campfire.

For more data almost burn management, visit

BC Wildfire Service'south webpage