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LEVEL 1. Practice campfire safety. LEVEL 2. Building fires. LEVEL 3. Lighting fires. LEVEL 4. Teaching campfire safety to younger girls. Recommend printing & hanging this page somewhere visible anytime working with campfires. Resources: https://my.girlscouts.org/content/dam/girlscouts-vtk2019/local/aid/meetings/B18EB02/Campfire-Safety-Rules.pdf.
Campfire Safety Rules. Whenever you build a fire, make sure the area is clear of overhanging branches, steep slopes, rotted stumps or logs, dry grass and leaves, and cleared of anything that could burn, like litter or pine needles.
Be sure your campfire book has a cover, a title page, table of contents, section title pages and a resource list. Learn songs to fit the different parts of a campfire program: opening, action, participation, reflective and inspirational, and closing. If possible, attend a song workshop.
these safety tips: • Tie back your hair and wear long pants. • Have a bucket of water and a shovel ready before building your fire. You might need to smother the fire with dirt, or to stir wet coals when you put it out. Let the fire die down until only ashes are left. • Then use a long stick or shovel to stir the ashes.
This campfire booklet provides a short list of the many resources available to make a successful campfire program. It contains Openings, Closings, Cheers and Skits. It is compiled from a variety of sources all over, from books to the Internet. Feel free to print it out and keep it close for quick reference at all your camps.
For conservation and safety reasons, we no longer encourage wood fires, except for ceremonial purposes. However, in the tradition of Girl Scouting, girls should learn how to build a wood fire and have a chance to practice, if possible. The Edible Campfire activity is a great way to teach your girls basic fire safety and fire-building principles.
FIRE SAFETY & KNOWLEDGE » Check for fire permit requirements and fire restrictions. » Have a bucket of water next to your fire, a shovel and a rake before lighting the first match (always have a way to put out the fire prior to starting it) » Use an established campfire ring, fire pit, or fireplace.
