| The best way to ensure that you get rescued if you | | | | choose kindling for your fire tat does not create a lot |
| get lost when traveling outdoors is to tell someone | | | | of smoke. Create three fires in the outline of a |
| who is not traveling with you where you are going to | | | | triangle, because if these are seen from the air they |
| be, and when you expect to get back. If you should | | | | will be recognized as the symbol for distress, and will |
| not return at the prescribed time, that person will be | | | | be less likely to be mistaken for a simple campfire. |
| able to alert the authorities and a search will begin. | | | | When choosing the location for your fire, make sure |
| Should you find yourself stranded in the outdoors, | | | | it is an open location without a lot of foliage blocking |
| the key to your rescue is your ability to create good | | | | the view. Also, have water on hand should the fire |
| signals for potential rescuers to see. The first thing | | | | spread beyond your control. A raging forest fire |
| you should do is light a fire. A large fire creates a | | | | would endanger your life and make rescue impossible. |
| signal in the daylight and darkness of night. At night, | | | | |