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Burning Firewood
As a tween, I always loved campfires and pouring accelerants on fires. Seeing the flames shoot up in the air like lightening was exciting, especially if the fire crackled and boomed, but looking back, that was incredibly dangerous and it only takes one unlucky night to change your life forever.
The next time you go camping in the campgrounds or in the backyard with your friends or family, and you prepare for an evening of silly tales and s’mores, make sure that the fire you are congregating around is safe for you and everyone else. Before making your fire, remember these tips to avoid disaster:
- One of the easiest ways to ensure fire safety is to make your fire on a designated fire ring or pit. If no such pit exists, the gas can by campfire in a can is a good alternative. Propane campfire pits are portable and give you the flexibility to control the flame size. This is a great safety feature to help prevent a fire from getting out of hand.
- Build your fire in an area free of debris, brush and long hanging branches and never allow your children to help make the fire. According to Health Canada, “children and elders are at a higher risk of suffering from fire-related injuries than a healthy adult.“
- Never pour accelerants or any other flammable liquids on fires. This is a common way to go from a fun and entertaining evening to a raging fire.
- Always have plenty of water on hand (at least two jugs, not just a flimsy cup). It’s easy to panic if a fire gets out of hand, but remain calm and use your water.
- Do not place your shoes or body on the edge of a fire pit. Even if the pit only feels lurk warm, it’seasy to burn your clothes, holes in your shoes and your skin.
- Do not melt foreign objects in the fire. Although it can be entertaining to watch a cup melt to liquid, plastics and other items contain toxins that are not good for your health, so when you finish that beer or burger, toss your bottle and plastic plate in recycling containers.
- When cooking over your fire, if your food item catches flames, it’s easy to panic. For example, several years ago I went camping and everyone was roasting marshmallows. One person wasn’t paying attention and their marshmallow went up in high flames. Instead of dropping it into the fire pit, pouring water on it or stomping it out, this person panicked and shook their marshmallow rapidly back and worth trying to put out the flame”¦the result: the marshmallow went flying off their stick and through the air, hitting another camper in the eye. This person to this day still has a large scar across her face from the severe burns she sustained.
Health Canada also reminds us that “a child’s skin burns more quickly than an adult’s, and even minor burns can cover large parts of their bodies,” so be very careful when cooking. No one wants scars!
- Never leave a fire unattended for any reason and never allow children by a fire unsupervised. Since children are prone to falling, as a rule of thumb, keep children at least three feet from the ring unless being assisted by an adult.
Camping trips are all about having a great time, but it’s easy for a great time to turn into a horrible night. Before pouring that accelerant to make a loud boom, remember the effects of that boom can start a forest fire or catch someone else on fire. These fire safety tips aren’t meant to scare you, but they are meant to prepare you for your next trip.
In the words Joan Crawford: “Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.”
Fires can be unpredictable, so don’t let one predict your future.
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Hi Karen Ho Fatt ! Thank you for sharing a nice post. it is really a common social issues and we need to share with our kids. i appreciate your effort for sharing this excellent topics.
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Kids love fire as we know- always best to keep them out of trouble. There have been a few incidents lately where kids have been burned pouring accelerants on fires.
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Agree 100% with your article though I can imagine when facing with the real situation, I might just can’t help myself to be panic!
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If you are prepared for a fire going out of hand, there will be no need to panic!
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Your this article makes me think of the real situation which we can face in real life and nice security steps you have mentioned here! Thanks for this article!
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very nice tips for safety for fire
thanks for sharing
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Hello Karen! Nice article and I like your suggestions. I was a little confused about ” the gas can by campfire in a can is a good”, but once I clicked on the link I understood. LOL Thank you and Happy Holidays!
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Happy Holidays to you as well! The gas can is versatile and a cool little campfire.
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That is a crazy story about the marshmallow. Its a shame when good times go wrong, and people get hurt in stupid accidents.
As a boyscout, we loved to build big fires, but safety always came first. A fire ring and some huge buckets or water were a must.
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We should all have been Boy Scouts! WE would have learned a few good tips about being safe around a campfire.
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Some excellent advice Karen. It’s so easy for a fire to get out of control and extremely hard to contain once it starts spreading. When I was a kid, one of the guys that worked out on my grandpa’s ranch threw a lit cigarette out into the pasture. Within a matter of 10 minutes is was totally engulfed in flames. Before they were able to stop it there were 10 acres of land burnt to a crisp.
Fire can be fun and a pleasure, but safety is a must…thanks for sharing!
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The one good thing about fires is that if does burn an area down the area is replenished to even a better state than previous.
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Hi Karen, Nice and practical steps for maximum security!! Keep training
Thanks
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Nice Tips. I am bookmarking this for summer. Its winter , freezing and snowing here.
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It is winter, freezing and snowing my way as well, that’s why a good fire is welcome anytime.
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Learning the power of fire is empowering for children who learn how to stay in control rather than panic and be victims.
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Teaching children early is key! They learn very quickly and they too can learn to control a fire- no problem.
So many childrens in tamilnadu india died because of fire in school.. People should start teaching these kids to save themselves when there is a need.. I appreciate your work man.. Thank you
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Hello Karen,
This is an excellent post. We should educate our kids about fire safety.
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As a camper, I’ve noted campfires are most dangerous when they are thought to be extinguished. Make sure to drown your fire in water and stir until all coals are damp! Accidentally stepping on a hot coal is bad news!
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Putting out campfires properly is a serious problem. Most forest fires are started by man. We all need to be more aware of how to extinguish campfires.
I like this post because it doesn’t say “children shouldn’t be allowed to make fires.” It just says we should teach them how to do things properly. I hate the idea that children should always be restricted from doing anything because “they might get hurt.”
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At the young age they are the easiest to teach and they not only learn quickly, they get it right too!
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Fire safety is important when it comes to kids. Keeping them aware of what is dangerous is important.
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Now happens to be the time of year when fires happen frequently. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire can quickly turn from sweet holiday memory to tragedy. It’s good to put fire safety knowledge out right about now.
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Ditto, yes, most fires abound a this time of year, better to be safe than sorry by learning a few rules!
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Nice Fire Safety tips. You have shared some important tips on helping children against fire measure.
Nice words from Joan Crawford.
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I love fires. I think fire is the best invention ever created by man. lol. Being aware of your surroundings before you start a fire is essential. Thanks for sharing Karen.
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Very true, Like water, Man can’t live without fire for entertainment or livelihood.
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Here’s another one: always put out the fire before turning in at night, in order to – oh I dont know – prevent burning down the whole campsite!! Me and some pals found this out the hard way (happened way back and everyone got out unharmed so its all good!).
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Yes, not puttin gout fires is one of the biggest problems with camping and campers.
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Nice tips to save us from fire..! Even though fire is the first discovery of human, it is a saddest truth that he never listen to elders when he plays with fire..!! But he realizes only when he gets a injury… :/
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it’s FUN around campfire, but isn’t FUN no more when get burn. I agree.. just never let kids unsupervised around fire…. they need to know the dangers of fire, but it doesn’t mean know by get burn first..
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Hi Karen,
Nice tips for fire safety. So nicely you have listed out the tips to go fire safety. Thanks for sharing.
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Hello Karen:) Thanks for sharing these fire safety tips with us. Yes, when I was kid I had just love fire and pouring accelerants on fire but it was real dangerous thing that we should teach our kids for fire safety.
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A lot of issues with fire pits lately have been people and kids pouring accelerants on the fires, the vapor is what catches fire and causes the fire to spread to the individual.
Hi Karen,
your story about campfire accident reminded me about last summer. We went on camping trip and had our meals cooked on open fire and by accident my little one trew almost empty gas tank into fire. Thanks god I managed to get it out of fire in seconds…
From that day on, I teach my kids that fire is not a game…
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Kids are known to play with anything including things that are not toys, one good example is cardboard boxes after they have received their gifts. A gas can is no exception. Good thing you caught the little devil in time!
Great Article! makes me think I need to speak with my 9 year old again about fire safety. We went camping a few months ago and he was obsessed with the campfire. I’m so afraid that one day while I’m not looking he will take the BBQ lighter from the kitchen and burn our house down. Think I’ll have that talk tonight!
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KIds love to play with fire. It is critical to teach them the basics of campfires at an early age.
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Hello Karen
These are some excellent advises for kid’s safety from fire.As kid’s always love to play with fire.But kid’s are kid’s.Thanks for sharing these nice points cum advises with us.
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