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FIRE CRAFT PROFICIENCY PROGRAM
1st STITTSVILLE SCOUTS
Welcome to the 1st Stittsville Scout Group "Fire Craft Proficiency" Award forum.
The purpose of the “FIRE CRAFT PROFICIENCY” program is teach scout youth necessary skills for creating fire lays for a wide variety of campfire activities such as survival, Leave No Trace (LNT), cooking and ceremonial purposes with matchless fire starting techniques.
PROGRAM PRE-REQUISITES
This Fire Craft Proficiency program is considered a complementary extension of Scouts Canada Match and Fire Permit and “Cooking” Jumpstart program. It is highly recommended that any scout who wishes to participate in this Fire Craft Proficiency program should have gained the following experience:
• Secured the Scouts Canada Match and Fire Permit. (using the Carleton Area Match and Fire Permit Program guidelines)
• Have familiarity with Scouts Canada “Cooking” Jumpstart program. (Elements of the Fire Craft Proficiency program contain complementary information to the Scouts Canada Troop Cooking Jumpstart program).
FIRE CRAFT PROFICIENCY BACKGROUND
The Fire Craft Proficiency program contains seven elements. There is one development component called the ‘Fire Starter’ kit, five executable elements and an assessment sheet where progress throughout the Fire Craft Proficiency program can be tracked.
FIRE STARTER KIT
The development component is a ‘Fire starter’ kit the youth must build; with the contents developed from the experiences that are drawn from each of the 5 executable elements. The Fire Starter kit is built around a Coghlan's Fire Striker and a variety of resources which provide capability to ignite each fire lay.
The Scouts Canada Scout shops sell Coghlan's outdoor gear, so I believe that it is important to use equipment from suppliers that support Scouts Canada.
FIRE LAY ELEMENTS
The five executable elements are hands on practical activities. Scouts shall receive instruction from scout leaders in the art of fire lay construction from natural resources in both winter and non-winter seasons and matchless ignition techniques. A unique name has been given to each activity which defines the level of proficiency the youth can identify with and use for self motivation. These hands on practical activities cover the following:
• Identification of at least 10 different natural fuels that can be used for fire lay construction and ignition
• Development of a ‘Fire starter’ kit with requirements for core and optional components
• Construction of multiple styles of fire lays for LNT, Cooking and ‘A Frame’
• Fire lay construction for winter, non-winter seasons and inclement weather
• Ignition techniques using the elements of your ‘fire starter’ kit
A detailed description and set of requirements for each Fire Lay program is provided in this program.
ASSESSMENT SHEET
A progress tracking sheet is provided. This allows the Scout leader and youth to track the levels of proficiency the scout youth has attained.
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Article written for the Scouts Canada National Magazine "Scouting Life" for the Feb 2012 edition.
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Overview description of the "Fire Craft Proficiency " program. |
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Program activities that you can use to help teach the youth the art of starting fire lays with Flint Strikers |
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Recommendations for the Scout Personal "Fire Starter" kit. |
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Program requirements for the 1st Level "Woodsman" award. |
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Program requirements for the 2nd Level "Survivalist" award. |
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Program requirements for the 3rd Level "LNT" award. |
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Program requirements for the 4th Level "Supreme" award. |
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Program requirements for the "Golden Match" award. |
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Tracking mechanism to record the progress each youth makes in this "Fire Craft Proficiency" program |
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Images used for the Fire Craft Awards |
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