30. Fire Lighting

Resources

Time 

• Outside space
• Wood - ranging in size
• Fire lighting tools of choice
• Fire buckets filled with water

Programme Spark

Within your Section, explore different ways to light and build a fire.

You could be trying out different ways to create a spark and then testing different materials for tinder and kindling.

Then move on to discussing the 3 things that a fire needs to burn and how we maintain these. Whilst doing this you could test how different woods burn and how these could be used for different uses of fire in Scouting. 

Lastly, discuss and demonstrate how to stay safe around a fire and how to extinguish it properly. 

Adapting for each Section

Badge Links

Smaller and simpler tents could be given to younger Sections, whilst Scouts and Explorers could be given mess tents or dining shelters. 

Beavers

• Campcraft
• Outdoor Challenge

Cubs

• Backwoods Cooking
• Fire Safety
• Outdoor Challenge
• Adventure Challenge

Scouts

• Survival Skills
• Fire Safety
• Outdoor Challenge

Explorers

• Survival Skills