Requirement

8. Wildfire suppression tools

Required Often forgotten

Three hand tools in use, a fireline built with one of them, and seven more tools or apparatus discussed.

Tip. Ask about requirement 8(a) at your first meeting with your counselor. It needs three hand tools that exist only in wildland firefighting and somewhere a fireline can be dug, and your counselor is the person most likely to know where both are.

What this is made of

8(a). Use three wildland fire hand tools, and build a fireline with one
8(b). Seven other tools, equipment or apparatus, and how each is used

Where this step comes from

Wildland Fire Management Merit Badge Requirements (Merit Badge Hub, last modified 2026-07-22), Requirement 8

Notes and warnings

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Where this step comes from