Level One OHP # 1 SIGNALLING COOKING WARMTH and COMFORT FIRE USES

OHP # 2Level One The Fire Triangle The FUEL HEAT OXYGEN

CAMPFIRE DO’S Equip yourself Prepare your site Build your fire Always attend your fire Get permission. OHP # 3Level One

CAMPFIRE DON’TS Level One OHP # 4 Prohibited areas Strong wind Too Big Leave fire Wet or porous rocks

FIRE STARTING METHODS Matches/Lighter Flint and Steel Steel Wool and Battery Magnifying Glass Pyrotechnics OHP # 5Level One

TYPES OF TINDER Cotton fuzz Paper fuzz Absorbent fuzz Dry, dead grass Bird down Powdery droppings Abandoned nests Birch bark Pine needles OHP # 6Level One

FEATHER STICK OHP # 7Level One

OTHER SOURCES OF FUEL Animal droppings Peat Coal Fat OHP # 8Level One

CONSTRUCTION OF A FIRE SITE Dig down Do not build under branches Lay cooking fires in trenches or hollows Choose with care OHP # 9Level One

LAYING THE FIRE OHP # 10Level One 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