Fire Safety Merit Badge

Ten requirements with all forty lettered parts drawn, the family and home work of requirement 5 and the lesson of 8(h) marked as often forgotten, the fire tetrahedron (1(b)) linked to 8(c), Leave No Trace (8(a)) to the fire lay (8(e)) and the alarm list (5(e)) to replacement plans (5(f)), and requirement 10 drawn as a question.

11 steps (40 parts inside them). 2 parts depend on questions you have not answered yet. · Version 1, published 8 October 2026 · About Fire Safety Merit Badge

No questions answered

This is the whole plan: everything that could apply to anybody. Answering the question at the address above takes out the parts that are not for you.

Which of this applies to you

You have not answered anything yet, so this is the whole plan: everything that could apply to anybody. Answering one question will take out the parts that are not for you.

Answer the questions

The steps

Stage 1 of 11

1 step

1. Science of and Hazards of Fire Requirement

Four parts, (a) to (d).
4 parts

Stage 2 of 11

1 step

2. Fire Extinguishers Requirement

Three parts, the last a demonstration.
3 parts

Stage 3 of 11

1 step

3. Fire-related Injuries Requirement

Four parts, (a) to (d).
4 parts

Stage 4 of 11

1 step

4. Origins of Fires Requirement

Two parts.
2 parts
- 4(a). The four classifications of fire origin
- 4(b). Incendiary fires and arson

Stage 5 of 11

1 step

5. Fire Safety at Home Requirement

Nine parts, (a) to (i). Several involve your family or another adult.
9 parts

Stage 6 of 11

1 step

6. Safety with Flammable and Combustible Liquids Requirement

Three parts.
3 parts

Stage 7 of 11

1 step

7. Fire Safety in Public Buildings Requirement

Three parts, all explained.
3 parts

Stage 8 of 11

1 step

8. Fire Safety at Camp Requirement

Eight parts, (a) to (h): five demonstrations, and a lesson you teach.
8 parts
- 8(a). Leave No Trace and the Outdoor Code for camping fires
- 8(b). Light, extinguish and dispose of a match
- 8(c). Flint and steel or a ferro rod: spark to flame, then extinguish
- 8(d). Start a charcoal fire safely
- 8(e). Three campsite fire lays, and a fire you build and put out
- 8(f). Use a camp stove
- 8(g). Setting up and keeping a campsite safe from fire
- 8(h). Teach a fire safety skill using the EDGE method Often forgotten Three stages: develop the lesson plan, review it with your counselor, then teach it to one or more Scouts using the EDGE method. The topic is your choice; the requirement gives examples such as lighting a candle, a match, a charcoal fire, a lantern or a camp stove, using flint and steel, or setting up a fire lay, several of which you demonstrate in 5(c) and 8(b) to 8(f).

Stage 9 of 11

1 step

9. Wildland Fires Requirement

Two parts.
2 parts
- 9(a). Causes of wildland fires, and preventing them
- 9(b). The consequences of wildland fires

Stage 10 of 11

1 step

10. Careers. Do ONE Requirement

The badge states the choice: an in-person fire station visit, or career research.
2 parts
- 10(a). Visit a fire station in person Optional May not apply Often forgotten
- 10(b). Three careers in fire safety, one researched Optional May not apply

Stage 11 of 11

1 step

Counselor signs it off Milestone

The completion date is the date you met the requirements, not the date of the signature.

Usually comes after 1. Science of and Hazards of Fire, 2. Fire Extinguishers and 8 others.

Merit badge requirements are republished annually. A Scout beginning work uses the requirements as they stand then; a Scout already working may finish under the ones they started with. Guide to Advancement 7.0.4.3 governs which applies. This page records the date its copy was read. Check it against the official page before relying on it.

This plan is a planning aid: the current Boy Scouts of America publication is always the authority, and the sources used here are listed in full. Each step names its own.