Boy Scouts teach campfires to cubs, recruits
Oct 4, 2020
Boy Scouts Chris Bell and Andrew Poulin teach cub scouts and recruits about campfires, helping them make fire starting kits to be used at home. Photos by: Aidan Pollard
Boy Scout Lowell Copps demonstrates how to break wood up into kindling.
Boy Scout Mitchell Matthiew teaches axe safety.
Boy Scouts Paul McLaughlin and Murray Copps explain the science of building a fire.
The demonstration shifts to a fire the scouts set underneath a pot.
Murray Copps shows Cub Scouts and recruits how to light a fire using friction.
MATTAPOISETT — At an event on Oct. 3, Boy Scouts showed Cub Scouts and potential recruits how to safely start their own fires for Camp Fire Day.
Cub Scouts and recruits toured through four demonstrations on campfire lighting and safety.
First, cubs and recruits made take-home fire starting kits, then they learned how to make kindling, then they learned how to safely chop wood. Finally, they learned how to start fires safely, and with environmental consciousness.
The tour was capped with a sea shanty sung by the Boy Scouts and led by Paul McLaughlin.
