Fire Safety

Health and Safety should always be a primary consideration when running any type of outdoor course or activity. This is especially important when you are working with groups of children such as in a forest school scenario.

Most outdoor activities present a level of Health and Safety risk and few present as much potential danger as those activities involving fire. Children are, naturally fascinated by fire and, when treated with caution and respect it can be at the heart of a number of group activities. Whether you are lighting a campfire, cooking outdoors or using fire as a means of illumination it is important to teach children about the importance of fire safety. At Forest School shop we stock a wide range of the essential health and safety equipment required for most popular outdoor forest school activities including those with fire. In this section you will find our range of fire safety equipment to let you get the most from fire building, fire lighting, campfire building and outdoor cookery whilst reducing the risk of injury.

When working with fire it is important to ensure that the fire isn't allowed to get out of control. Fire can spread quickly outdoors, particularly when there is a large amount of dry foliage on the ground and it is essential that you take appropriate precautions. If a fire is to start spreading we have fire buckets, fire blankets and fire gloves in stock to allow you to quickly and safely tackle it before it gets out of control. We also stock a range of fire first aids and burns kits to treat any minor injuries caused by fire. At Forest School Shop you can buy everything you need to ensure that your health and safety obligations are met.