Requirement
8. Fire Safety at Camp
Required
Eight parts, (a) to (h): five demonstrations, and a lesson you teach.
What this is made of
- 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
Where this step comes from
- Fire Safety Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-05-05), Requirement 8 · The Hub titles this requirement "Fire Safety at Camp" and lists eight parts, (a) to (h).