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.
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The steps
Stage 1 of 11
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1. Science of and Hazards of Fire Requirement
Four parts, (a) to (d).
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2. Fire Extinguishers Requirement
Three parts, the last a demonstration.
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3. Fire-related Injuries Requirement
Four parts, (a) to (d).
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4. Origins of Fires Requirement
Two parts.
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5. Fire Safety at Home Requirement
Nine parts, (a) to (i). Several involve your family or another adult.
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5(d). Inspect a home for fire safety hazards Often forgotten
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5(g). A home fire-escape plan, and a home fire drill Often forgotten
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all ticked
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7. Fire Safety in Public Buildings Requirement
Three parts, all explained.
Stage 8 of 11
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8. Fire Safety at Camp Requirement
Eight parts, (a) to (h): five demonstrations, and a lesson you teach.
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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
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9. Wildland Fires Requirement
Two parts.
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10. Careers. Do ONE Requirement
The badge states the choice: an in-person fire station visit, or career research.
2 parts, 1 ticked
Stage 11 of 11
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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 7 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.