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Fire Safety
 SMOKING:
When smoking is permitted outdoors, safe practices reqiure at least
a 3-foot clearing around the smoker. Grind out your cigarette, cigar,
or pipe tobacco in the dirt. Never grind it on a stump or log. It
is unsafe to smoke while walking or riding a horse or trail bike.
Use your ashtray while in your car.
 CHARCOAL
BRIQUETS
After using the burning charcoal briquets, soak the coals with lots
of water, stir them and soak again. Be sure they are out-cold! Carefully
feel the coals with your bare hands to be sure.
 BUILDING
AND PUTTING OUT A CAMPFIRE
Build campfires away from overhanging branches, steep slopes, rotten
stumps, logs dry grass and leaves. Pile any extra wood away from
the fire.
 Keep
plenty of water handy and have a shovel for throwing dirt on the fire
if it gets out of control.
 Start
with dry twigs and small sticks.
 Add
larger sticks as the fire builds up.
 Put
the largest pieces of wood on last, pointing them toward the center
of the fire, and grdually pushing them into the flames.
 Keep
the campfire small. A good bed of coals or a small fire surrounded
by rocks gives plenty of heat. Scrape away litter and any other burnable
material within a 10-foot-diameter circle. This will keep a smal campfire
from spreading.
 Be
sure your match is out. Hold it until it si cold. Break it so that
you can feel the charred portion before discarding it. Make sure it
is cold out.
 Never
leave a campfire unattended. Even a small breeze could cause the fire
to spread.
 Drown
the fire with water and dirt. Make sure all embers, coals, and sticks
are wet. Move rocks-there may be burning embers underneath.
 Stir
the remains, add more water, and dirt and stir again. Be sure all
burned material has been extinguished and cooled. If you do not have
water, you will have to use dirt or sand. Continue adding and stirring
until all material is cooled.
 Feel
all materials with your bare hand. Make sure that no roots are burning.
Do NOT bury your coals-they can smolder and ignite again. (insert
picture)
CONGRATULATIONS- You now know how to successfully make and
put out your campfire.
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