Manitoulin campsite fire safety rules

1. Prevention is of highest priority

Rake underbrush, twigs and leaves away from your cooking area. Camp rakes are available. A gravel base is preferred.
Be sure there are no overhanging branches above operating stoves and lanterns
Store naphtha fuel in a cool place away from the cooking area
Never leave an operating stove unattended!
Never hang any lantern on or in trees or under any tarp! (the space above a lantern gets very hot)
Never have a campfire for any purpose at any site! (the only Campfire allowed is at the halah)
Refuel naphtha stoves away from cooking area
Extinguish matches after use
Never take naphtha lanterns into the woods
Never park vehicle in tall grass while hot or running

Never operate a portable stove or lantern in a tent or trailer
Beware! Be careful! Stoves and lanterns can flame up.
(particularly when lighting)
Never let children operate stoves! Please supervise their cooking efforts at all times
Check propane or natural gas connections for leaks (use soapy water)
Always shut both the burner and tank valves off when propane or natural gas stoves are not in use
Remove caps from fuel cans before disposal

Always keep an orange bucket, half-filled with water, handy at your camp site for emergency use
Have handy and use a bucket of sand or a fire extinguisher to fight a grease fire or smother with a lid

Emergency fire response plan

Call for help.
Those hearing, respond with local campsite buckets / Hoses / fire extinguishers.

Send an adult to sound air horn (intermittent single blasts).
Parents / guardians / counsellors gather and account for children and report to command centre
Adults form bucket line from lake to fire site or report to command centre.

Note: the command centre is the wash tub area behind the washrooms.