1. BSA – Fire Safety MB

2. Requirement 1 Demonstrate the technique of stop, drop, roll, and cool?
How burn injuries can be prevented?
Most freq causes of burn injuries

3. Requirement 2
Explain the Chemistry and Physics of fire – fire Tetrahedron
Why are vapors important to burning process?
If there was nothing being burnt off(vapors),
nothing would be burning
Name products of combustion
Fuel + Oxygen → Carbon Dioxide + Water (and heat)
Explain an example of how fire grows and what happens
Fire grows when more oxygen is introduced

4. Requirement 3
Most frequent causes of fire in the home and prevention

5. Requirement 4 Explain the following:
Role of human behavior in the arson problem in this country
Arson by youth is 50% of problem
Insurance purposes
Revenge / suicide
List actions that cause seasonal fires and explain how fires can be prevented
Camping in summer / fall; lawnmowers in spring; fireworks 4th; heaters in winter

6. Requirement 5
Common circumstances that cause holiday related fires and how to prevent them?

7. Requirement 6 Safety Survey and Fire Escape Plan
Create a home fire drill schedule and conduct one
Test a smoke alarm and demonstrate maintenance
How would you report a fire alarm?
What do you do if you smell gas / smoke?

8. Requirement 6 Cont. Fire safety equipment in public buildings?
Who should use fire extinguishers and when to use?
What fire safety precautions in public building?

9. Requirement 7 Do the following: - Light a match
Safe way to start charcoal fire
Safe way to melt wax

10. Requirement 8
Explain the difference between combustible and non-combustible liquids:
And combustible / non-combustible fabrics

11. Requirement 9 Do the following:
Demonstrate the safe way to fuel a lawnmower
Demonstrate safety factors, such as proper ventilation, for aux heat devices and how to fuel them

12. Requirement 10 Do the following:
Explain the cost of outdoor and wildland fires
How to prevent them
Demonstrate setting up and putting out a cooking fire
Demonstrate a camp stove and lantern
Explain how to setup a campsite safe from fire

13. Requirement 11 Do the following:
Visit a fire station and identify the different trucks
Find out about fire prevention activities in your community

14. Requirement 12
Choose a fire safety career that interests you and describe level of education required plus responsibilities of a person in that position. Tell why this interests you?
Fire Fighter Pilot
Forest Ranger
Firefighter
Fire Prevention Engineer
Fire Inspector