The burning song Melody: »Sour, sour, sour, little bee around«

 

Listen and learn, burn rules here

Should you light a fire in the camp,

Use the wood that burns best,

Birch is best, larch and hazel next

 

Beech is good when it is only small,

Should it flame, you must bene,

After fir and pine boughs,

You must get glow from something else.

 

Oak and Beech, give such a warm glow,

Ash – even damp wood can burn,

  Linden only very dry will light,

Do not use willow, it will not heat.

 

Poplar, Do not put stuff on the fire,

The cook will be bothered by smoke,

The taste of the food can be easily spoiled

When you happily cook the camp's food.

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How to behave around fire

Everyone at Efterskolen must respect fire. Open flames must only be used in safe places and under careful supervision. Plastic materials such as fleece sweaters, flight suits, nylon tents and sleeping bags pose a particular danger when using an open fire because they melt quickly and can burn into the skin. Always light a fire only where you are sure that the fire cannot spread to buildings, trees, plants, grass or kvass. Think about wind and weather and always have water nearby.

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You must not light a fire anywhere or at any time in nature. In dry summers, there is a burning ban and you may only light fires on bonfire sites that have been established in advance.

 

Even though it has rained, it can be really dry right down under the grass. Therefore, you must always extinguish the fire completely before leaving it, and if it is dry or there is a risk of a burning ban, you should bring a trangia or other cooking flame with you, so that you are not dependent on lighting a fire to cook food

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Flammable liquids such as kerosene and alcohol may only be used in appliances intended for this purpose. You must not use flammable liquids for bonfires or other forms of open fire, including for kindling, campfires or old man's fires.

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When refilling the devices, ensure that the device is completely switched off and cooled down. This eliminates the risk of the liquid igniting during filling. A flammable liquid must never be poured onto an extinguished or highly flammable fire

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Always use a fire pit of at least one and a half by one and a half meters with proper protection of the edges using, for example, pieces of wood or stones, but never the flint. Before the students light a fire, they must ensure that it is safe to use fire on the site. There must be no risk of the surroundings catching fire

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There must always be equipment for fire fighting such as fire sprinklers, filled water buckets or shovels next to the open fire.

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Tents and other combustibles must be placed at least three meters from the open fire

 

Bat lights, petromax and similar lights with a protected flame can be used by students in tents when they are standing on a solid, non-combustible surface and they are at a safe distance from the tent cloth. All other forms of open fire may only be used in tents that are specially designed for this purpose, for example teepees.

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Rules around the bonfire

• Find out if fires are allowed where you are.

• Find out if you can collect firewood from the forest floor.

• Never light a fire if it is very windy.

• Never light a fire if it is dry.

• Never light a fire if the fire can spread.

• Never light a fire near bushes and trees.

• Never light a fire without an adult nearby.

• Always put out your fire when you are done with it.

• Pour water on the fire and stir it with a stick. If you don't have water at hand, you can spread the fire. When it stops smoking, there are no more embers.

• It is not allowed to open fire in the forest

• Remember that others must also use the fire pit. Take all rubbish with you and clean up so that the rest of the firewood is in a neat pile.

• At several campfire sites in the state forests, firewood is laid out, which you can freely use. Alternatively, you can collect branches and twigs on the forest floor. Choose firewood according to what you will use the fire for:

  • Beech, oak and birch:

    • More difficult to ignite. Burns with few flames and many embers. Suitable for embers that provide radiant heat and lower temperatures over a longer period of time. Used when roasting meat or baking bread. And to warm up.

  • Spruce, pine and poplar:

    • Easy to ignite, burns quickly, with large flames and very hot, but produces few embers. It is good for food like pancakes that require flames and a lot of heat