Campfires are a great way to stay warm in cold weather and a lot of fun to have when out on campouts and other social events outside. Campfires, although fun, have a serious process and must be treated as something serious. When planning to build a campfire, there are several things to consider such as preparation, safety, building the fire, keeping the fire going, and putting the fire out properly. If certain things are not followed while building a fire, someone could get hurt or property could be damaged.

Before anything is done, the people making the fire need to prepare fuel to start the fire like newspaper, lint, candles, etc. They also need to prepare kindling to lie on top of the fuel and logs to lie on top of the kindling. Never cut down and burn live trees or plants. Some plants could be poisonous when...