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Requirements January 1957 until September 1962

1. Explain how heat, fuel, and air are necessary to cause fire. Describe how the elimination of any one of these will extinguish fire.

2. Explain five causes of fire in the home and tell how to guard against each.

3. Explain how fire might start from: (a) a pile of oily or paint-covered rags, (b) wet hay in a haymow, (c) electrical wiring and equipment, (d) gas connections and appliances, (e) oil-burning stoves and portable kerosene heaters.

4.  With the help of your parents make a thorough fire safety inspection of your home. Then prepare the following in writing: (a) List all those things you have found in your home that could start a fire. A standard home fire safety checklist may be used. Have one of your parents sign this list. (b) Tell what you have done to correct these defects. (c) List all equipment of any sort in your home that can be used to extinguish fires.

5. (a) With your parents, list the amount and location of any gasoline, kerosene, cleaning fluid, paint, thinner, turpentine, etc., in your home, including outbuildings.

(b) Tell which of these materials were stored unsafely and what you did to correct these conditions.

6. (a) Visit the fire station nearest your home. Identify the most important pieces of equipment there and describe the purpose of each. (b) Describe the ways of turning in an alarm in your community. (c) Explain the fire problems in your local area and what is being done to solve them.

7. Make a rough sketch of the sleeping area in your home and show which persons are in what rooms. Then explain: (a) what to do if you smell smoke when you wake up at night, (b) what you should do to save yourself and your family, (c) a home fire escape plan that you have discussed with your entire family.

8. Show what you would do to save a person whose clothes are on fire.

9. (a) Tell how to set up a camp and make it safe from fire.

(b) Describe the fire equipment you should have available before lighting a fire. (c) Bring a note from your unit leader stating that you have properly put out a campfire. Describe where and how you did this.

10. (a) Tell whom you should notify in case of a serious fire on camping trips. (b) Explain how to fight a grass or brush fire with improvised equipment. (c) Tell how forest fires may start. Explain what is done to prevent them and what you may do to help.

Requirements September 1962 until September 1967

1. Explain how heat, fuel, and air are necessary to cause fire. Describe how the elimination of any one of these will extinguish fire.

2. Explain the five principal causes of fire in the home and tell how to guard against each.

3. Explain the safe and unsafe way to: (a) Provide a light in a dark closet. (b) Search for a gas leak. (c) Melt wax on a stove. (d) Thaw a frozen pipe. (e) Burn leaves in the yard. (f) Burn wood and paper in the outdoor fireplace.

4. With the help of your parents make a thorough fire safety inspection of your home. Then prepare the following in writing:

(a) List all those things you have found in your home that could start a fire. A standard home fire safety checklist may be used. Have one of your parents sign this list. (b) Tell what you have done to correct these defects. (c) List all equipment of any sort in your home that can be used to extinguish fires.

5. (a) With your parents, list the amount and location of any gasoline, kerosene, cleaning fluid, paint, thinner, turpentine, etc., in your home, including outbuildings.

(b) Tell which of these materials were stored unsafely and what you did to correct these conditions.

6. (a) Visit the fire station nearest your home. Identify the most important pieces of equipment there and describe the purpose of each. (b) Describe the ways of turning in an alarm in your community. (c) Explain the fire problems in your local area and what is being done to solve them.

7. Make a rough sketch of the sleeping area in your home and show which persons are in what rooms. Then explain: (a) what to do if you smell smoke when you wake up at night, (b) what you should do to save yourself and your family, (c) a home fire escape plan that you have discussed with your entire family.

8. Show what you would do to save a person whose clothes are on fire.

9. (a) Tell how to set up a camp and make it safe from fire. 

(b) Describe the fire equipment you should have available before lighting a fire. (c) Bring a note from your unit leader stating that you have properly put out a campfire. Describe where and how you did this.

10. (a) Tell whom you should notify in case of a serious fire on camping trips. (b) Explain how to fight a grass or brush fire with improvised equipment. (c) Tell how forest fires may start. Explain what is done to prevent them and what you may do to help.

Requirements September 1967 until June 1972

1. Discuss how heat, fuel, and air are the three essential components necessary to cause fire. Explain how the elimination of any one of these will extinguish fire.

2. Explain five principal causes of fire in the home and tell how to guard against each.

3. Explain the safe way to:

(a) Provide a light in a dark closet.br<> (b) React when you smell gas indicating a leak.
(c) Light and use a charcoal grill or fireplace.
(d) Burn leaves and trash where permitted.
(e) Use home gas and electrical appliances.
(f) Fuel gasoline-powered equipment.
(g) Melt wax on a stove.

4. With the help of your parents make a thorough fire safety inspection of your home. Then prepare the following in writing:

(a) List the amount and location of any gasoline, cleaning fluid, paint, thinner, turpentine, etc., in and around your home.

(b) A list of all those things you have found in your home that could start a fire, using the home fire safety checklist in the merit badge pamphlet. Have one of your parents sign this list.

(c) Tell which one, if any, were stored unsafely and what you did to correct the condition.

(d) List all equipment of any sort in your home that can be used to extinguish fires.

5. Make a rough sketch of the sleeping area in your home and show which persons sleep in what rooms. Then explain:

(a) A home fire-escape plan that you have discussed with your entire family.

(b) What you would do if a small fire started in your house and you were alone.

(c) The ways of turning in an alarm in your community.

(d) What to do if you smell smoke when you wake up at night.

(e) What you would do to save a person whose clothes are on fire.

(f) What you should do to save yourself and your family in case of fire.

(g) Explain what special fire precautions are needed during the winter holiday season.

6. Do the following:

(a) Visit the fire station nearest your home. Identify the fire fighting equipment there and describe its specific purpose, including equipment used to fight electrical, chemical, and oil fires.

7. Do the following:

(a) Tell how to set up a camp, making it safe from fire.

(b) Describe the fire equipment you should have available before lighting a fire in camp.

(c) Bring a note from your unit leader stating that you have properly put out a campfire. Describe where and how you did this.

(d) Tell how forest fires start. Explain what is done to prevent them and how you can help.

(e) Tell what you would do in case fire breaks out on a camping trip.

(f) Explain how a grass or brush fire can be fought with improvised equipment.