Individual Award Requirements

FIREM'N CHIT

This certification grants a Scout the right to carry matches and build campfires. The Scout must show his Scout leader, or someone designated by his leader, that he understands his responsibility to do the following:

1. Read and understand fire use and safety rules from the Boy Scout Handbook.
2. Secure necessary permit (regulations vary by locality).
3. Clear all flammable vegetation at least 5 feet in all directions from fire (total 10 feet).
4. Attend to fires at all times.
5. Keep fire-fighting tools (water and/or shovel) readily available.
6. Leave fire only when it is cold out.
7. Subscribe to the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace.

Source: Boy Scout Requirements, #33215E, revised 2002

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