Fires in Open Areas (Field, Forest)

·         Keep your vacation grounds clean and neat.

·         Do not make an open fire or smoke near flammable materials.

·         Do not discard burning cigarette butts and matches.

·         When using cooking gas, supervise the process at all times.

·         Keep the area free of weeds. Set up cooking fires and camp fires only in designated areas, and at camp sites in clearings.

·         In forests, clear away deadwood and keep fire-lines clean.

·         Make sure that the electrical systems at the campsite are in good working order, so as to avoid short circuits and fires.

·         Do not use electrical systems and appliances without supervision.

·         Make sure to extinguish bonfires and barbecues completely.

·         Alert the people around you, and immediately set to work to extinguish it.

·         Do not wait, and do not allow the fire to spread. Locate it and put it out when it is still in its early stages.

·         Use the camp-ground’s fire-fighting equipment and any sort of equipment you have with you, such as water hoses, buckets, a fire extinguisher, wet sacks, paddles/racquet, etc.

If you discover the fire after it has already spread, call the fire department immediately!!!