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Ensuring Safety at Your Camp Site
Camping site safety needs to be a number one
priority. With the excitement of summer time, water play,
and families camping together, accidents are bound to happen.
There's something about waking up in fresh mountain air, the
smell of pine trees, and a roaring campfire that makes you feel
alive like no other activity. Thank Mother Nature.
But millions of people all over the world enjoy the benefits of
camping every year. So it's critical that you understand how to
keep yourself and your family safe.
Before you go, be aware of weather conditions first and
foremost. The two things that can jeopardize your camping
trip more than anything are failure to properly plan and fire
dangers.
Here are a few simple tips to help make your camping trip fun
and safe!
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Use flame-retardant tents and sleeping bags if
possible, but assume tents and sleeping bags are flammable and
be careful with fire.
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Keep stoves, lanterns and candles out of
tents.
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Place campfires and stoves away from tents or
sleeping gear, keep fire downwind.
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Extinguish fires before going to sleep.
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Keep cooking, heating and lighting equipment
in good repair and follow instructions in its use.
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Don't smoke cigarettes, pipes or cigars near
sleeping bags.
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Avoid using carbon monoxide releasing charcoal
and catalytic products in unventilated areas.
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Transport flammable liquids in safety
containers, keep them capped, out of tents and away from
children.
Campfire Tips
A small campfire can turn into a roaring forest fire. Take
precautions when lighting, maintaining and putting out your
campfire:
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Dig a small pit away from overhanging
branches. (Most parks have campfire pits ready and waiting for
you.)
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Circle the pit with rocks or be sure it
already has a metal fire ring.
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Clear a five-foot area around the pit down to
the soil.
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Keep a bucket of water and a shovel nearby. To
extinguish the fire, cover with dirt or pour water over it.
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Stack extra wood upwind and away from the
fire.
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After lighting, do not discard the match until
it is cold.
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Never leave a campfire unattended, not even
for a minute. Always put out a campfire when going to sleep or
leaving the campsite.
Camping is always more fun when everyone comes home safe.
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