57 Cam p Lif e Fill pres sure tanks only t o the recommended le v el Do no t pu m p in e x cessiv e pressure Ensure t hat radiant or con v ectiv e heat fr om a lant ern is no t at risk t o se t fre t o the w all or ceiling of a t ent Do no t lea v e lit lant erns unatt ended Campfres Use care and f oresight when choosing the location of a cam pfre or signal fre t o ensure that it does no t spread int o trees or f orest litt er Clear the im mediat e fre area do wn t o mineral soil Build a small fre pit Sq uaref aced st ones built up t o f orm a w all about tw o f ee t high on the back of the fre pit will help refect heat t o the fr ont T o pre v ent st ones fr om cracking or possibly e xploding a v oid using w e t r ocks or r ocks containing w at er such as sandst one F or a sma ll signal fre it ma y be con v enient t o use a large fat r ock Use par tic ular care in e xtinguishing cam p and signal fres Extinguish with am ple w at er where v er possible a plastic sam ple bag is useful f or carr ying w at er f or this pur pose in the feld Check the ashes carefully and t est f or ho t spo ts with y our bare hand A v oid scat t ering of signal fre ashes b y helicopt er blade w ash F orest Fires Durin g f orest fre season the local fre rating and local fres should be monit ored daily An escape r out e and e v acuation plan should be made in adv ance of the pr oject star t up F orest fr e repor ting number s should be made a v ailable in cam p along with the coor dinat es of the cam p in a f ormat f amiliar t o the authorities Sprinkler sy st ems can be se t up t o pr o t ect asse ts such as core but the primar y goal is pr o t ection of lif e