Fire pits are a fun summer past time as well as a tool for clearing property. While clearing brush around your home remember to be safe while having burn piles and fire pits. If you are having a fire pit in your back yard or while camping, remember to stay alert and use your common sense to stay fire safe.

• Keep children and pets at least 3 feet away from the fire
• Do not use any flammable liquid to start the fire
• Keep fire at least 15 feet away from combustible items
• An adult always needs to be present
• Extinguish with the drown-stir-drown method of dumping water on the fire
• If it is too hot to touch it is too hot to leave
• Remember if your clothes catch fire stop, drop, and roll away from the fire while covering your face