Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. prepare a fire in an outdoor setting by selecting an appropriate site and collecting and sorting kindling materials:

2. use appropriate materials to make a fire

3. manage the fire in a safe manner and explain the dangers associated with using a fire of this type

4. prepare at least two types of food to be cooked over the fire and gather appropriate equipment to use

5. cook the prepared food on the fire using the appropriate equipment

6. recognise when the food is cooked and ready to eat

7. boil water for a hot drink in a suitable container

8. put out the fire leaving no hot embers and the minimum trace that a fire has been lit

shown knowledge of

9. at least three materials appropriate for kindling, eg bracken, twigs, rotten wood, dried grass

acquired an understanding of

10. the management of a fire for outdoor cooking, eg burning just enough fuel for cooking.