If you are camping, you need to follow the rules for campfires so you will not cause a wildfire. The first thing you have to do is clean up the areas where you are camping and anywhere you are putting the fire. You have to remove all the debris from the area like branches, trash, leaves, weeds, and make sure the area is all dirt for a campfire to be put in. You should camp by water so it will be easier to get to and to put it out at night and in the morning. You need to put a lot of rocks around the area where the fire is going to go so the fire will not get out and spread to other things.
You can also dig a little hole for the fire, but it is not necessary to do it. Don't put gasoline or lighter fluid on the wood for the fire because that is very dangerous and it is against the rules. That can cause a wildfire to rise and you can get hurt and injured or kill many things. Do not put the fire under a tree or under branches because they can catch on fire and cause the tree to go up in flames and the risk of it spreading to other tress and plants. Do not throw trash into the fire that can cause the flames of the fire to rise and things could shoot out of the fire and start things on fire.
Never leave a fire burning or smoking because that could cause a fire, and the wind can blow something on it and it could start the fire again. Dump a whole gallon or two on it to be sure it is out, and if there is still heat coming from it, put some more water on it. There should be no heat, light, or smoke coming from it. This will ensure safety from fires starting. You need to have your tents far from the fire as possible and the same goes for sleeping bags. If you get them too close, it can cause them to catch on fire and burn up.
Watch when you are roasting marshmallows because you could flick it on something and start a fire or you can flick it on someone and burn them. If you are cooking over the fire, do not use oil because that is just asking for trouble. The oil will get in the fire and cause it to rise. This will cause the flames to get bigger and it can splatter the oil, which can also catch things on fire. Do not try to put out the fire with a blanket because that does not work and it will make thing much worse. If you use bug spray, do not spray it near the fire. Point it the other way.
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