How to Put Out a Campfire

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm this is John Stewart and this is how to put out a fire for when you're done with it. Once you've built your, fire burn it, and let it do it's thing, you need to put it out properly. You can't just pour a bunch of water on it and expect it to be out. You do need to have water by, this is very easy way to put it out. Just have some water nearby, pour a little bit on, take a rake or a shovel and stir the coals around in the water, make it real, real soupy. This is so that you uncover coals that might have been stuck at the bottom of the fire. You want to stir it up, put a little more water on it, and you want to be able to take and run your hand across the top of the fire to make sure all the coals have cooled off. Another way of doing this, is by taking and having your natural pit dug out. You can take put some water in it, and then bury your coals once they've cooled off. Burying them also helps with the leave not trace, you bury your coals where there is not a visual area from where you've burnt something. This is really good for leave no trace, so that others the natural environment is just left alone. But the easiest way to put your fire out is to have some water. If you do have a fire escape, pour as much water, have as much nearby to where you can put the fire out very easily. This is ways to put out your fire."