1. Safe Debris Burning Screen Metal container Hose & rake
½ inch holes at base
Ask students to identify differences between two images. Left picture is safe debris burning. The burn barrel has a metal screen, the burn barrel is metal with ½ in holes at base. A 10 foot area around the barrel was cleared of leaves. The barrel is elevated off the ground. The person has a hose and rake ready if sparks escape. The person is staying with the burning debris.
The barrel on the right is unattended and there is no rake or water hose. It is not covered with a metal screen and there no ventilation holes at the barrel base. The barrel is located next to a tree. The area around the barrel is filled with dead leaves and a piece of wood (behind right of the barrel) that could easily ignite.
Raised off ground
Grass & area cleared 10 feet around barrel