DOMINIO OF FIRE
Discipline, trust, respect for nature, resilience, creativity, environmental responsibility, self-sufficiency, collaboration
Fire mastery exercises are hands-on activities designed to teach Explorers how to start, control and extinguish fire safely and effectively. These exercises are common in camping, survival, exploration, and outdoor activities settings. Here is an overview of some typical fire mastery exercises performed in Explorers:
1. Lighting the Fire with Matches or Lighters:
- Description: Explorers learn to light a fire using matches or lighters. Proper technique is emphasized to avoid injury and maximize effectiveness.
2. Construction of Campfires:
- Description: Explorers practice building different types of campfires, such as the platform campfire, the pyramid campfire, or the star campfire. This includes strategically arranging firewood for easy ignition and maintenance.
3. Use of Fire Starters:
- Description: Explorers experiment with natural or commercial fire starters, such as wood chips, cotton soaked in wax, or magnesium links, to start fires under various conditions.
4. Friction Ignition:
- Description: This exercise involves practicing friction lighting techniques, such as the bow and drill bit, to start a fire using primitive tools.
5. Outdoor Kitchen:
- Description: Explorers learn to cook food using the fire they have lit. This involves using grills, special cookware, and fire management to cook safely.
6. Fire Maintenance:
- Description: Explorers practice maintaining a fire, adjusting the amount of wood and the distribution of embers to control the temperature and duration of the fire.
7. Fire in Adverse Conditions:
- Description: This exercise focuses on lighting a fire in challenging conditions, such as wind, rain or snow. Participants learn to adapt their techniques to overcome climate challenges.
8. Safe Fire Extinguishment:
- Description: Safety is an integral part of fire mastery. Scouts learn how to put out a fire safely, using water or soil and making sure no embers remain burning.
9. Identification of Combustible Materials:
- Description:Explorers practice identifying natural fuel materials and how to harvest them ethically and sustainably.
These exercises not only teach practical skills, but also encourage respect for nature, environmental responsibility and safety. In addition, they offer opportunities to develop resilience, creativity and the ability to adapt to various conditions.
Standard Level
(Yellow Badge)
Standard Test - Fire Lighting:
- Description: Scouts must demonstrate their ability to safely and effectively light fires using matches or lighters. They are provided with a designated testing area with combustion materials and evaluated on their ability to properly prepare the area, light the fire, and maintain it for a set time. The evaluation may also include the identification of combustible materials and the application of safety measures
Intermediate Level Knots
(Orange Badge)
Intermediate Test - Construction of Fire Pits and Outdoor Cooking:
- Description: Explorers participate in a more complete activity that involves building a specific campfire, such as a platform campfire or a star campfire. After lighting the fire, they must demonstrate outdoor cooking skills. This includes preparing food using proper utensils and safely managing the fire for cooking. The test can also assess explorers' ability to adapt to changing conditions.
Advanced Level Knots
(Green Badge)
Advanced Test - Friction Ignition and Fire Maintenance:
- Description: Explorers take on the advanced challenge of starting a fire using friction techniques such as the bow and drill bit. They must demonstrate specific skills to build and maintain the fire generated by this more advanced technique. Additionally, your ability to adjust the intensity of the fire, perform practical tasks while maintaining the fire, and put it out safely is evaluated. Advanced testing may also include powering on in adverse weather conditions, such as wind or rain.
THE KNOT TEST
In each call, you can request the Standard level knot test (Yellow)
Request the Test
Comuonly to the Director or your monitor, that you wish to take the test
Test time
The director will tell you what time you can do the knot test. This is done in the promise circular
1 Possibility every Saturday
You only have one chance each Saturday. Be sure you have mastered the technique at the time of the test
Time
You have 5 minutes of time. If you do not achieve it in the scheduled time or you have made a mistake, you can choose to do it next Saturday, with a penalty of 1 minute for each test repetition.
HIGH RANK BADGES
The Higher Fire Mastery Badge is often awarded to those who have demonstrated continued commitment, leadership, and exceptional skills in the safe and effective management of fire. Actively participates, seeks opportunities to learn and teach, and demonstrates responsibility in all fire-related activities when the opportunity presents itself.