Today I'm going to be going over
how to properly set up a camp fire
and maintain it and putting it out.
This is a designated and developed campground.
Before you go camping,
you're going to need some tools.
So I have my bucket of water here.
And my shovel. The two main tools
that you're going to use.
I want to make sure there are no overhanging branches.
and it looks like we're clear of overhanging branches here.
I obviously have a clear space of cement concrete,
so we don't have to worry about that.
You want to gather some small leaves,
dry leaves. Make sure it's dead and down,
you don't want to take anything off trees.
Make sure it's dead and down
and you start small with the dry leaves and twigs
and you get your matches or lighter.
Remember rule number three with smokey is
never play with matches or lighters
so have an adult do this.
Ok, as I'm getting the campfire going
a little bit, I want to start adding
the medium sized twigs.
Along with the smaller twigs.
Ok, as the fire starts to pick up
a little bit, I'll gradually add
my larger pieces of wood.
In a dry year like this it's important
not to make it too large.
In general it's important not to make it too large.
Because you don't want the embers,
with the dry grass around, on a windy day,
an ember could fly out and catch the grass on fire, so.
Smokey Bear has his five rules.
Rule number four is always watch your campfire.
So if you do have a campfire,
you never want to leave it.
Make sure somebody has eyes on it at all times.
If you're going on a hike or you want to going fishing,
make sure the campfire's out.
Rule number five is never leave
your campfire without completely extinguishing it.
So I'm going to show you how to do that.
We've finished our camp trip.
We're going home. I've got my bucket of water,
I'll douse it first. To get the flames down.
Grab my shovel. I'm going to stir.
Try and get down to dirt. And just mix.
Break up the embers, the logs,
continue to stir.
So I'm not done yet.
Some people think that
just because there's no flames that it's out.
If it's too hot to touch, it's too hot to leave.
So I'll take the back of my hand,
and I can feel around.
I can obviously still see there's still smoke.
So there's still heat.
So I'll pour some more water on
and I'll continue to mix.
So continue process.
Feel it with the back of my hand.
Still a little warm
so I'll pour the rest of the water on there
and continue to stir.
As you can see,
I'm still feeling, it feels cool,
I have my little marshy area now.
I would be comfortable with leaving this campfire.
You are going to want to have your tools,
your bucket of water and your shovel.
You'll do it about two or three times,
you want to make sure it's dead out.
Cool to the touch, feel with the back of your hand.
And that is the process of a campfire
and how to put one out.