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Junior Forest Ranger Quiz
By Barb Stephens
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Campfire permits are required for:
b. outdoor areas, depending on local laws
2. If a fire gets out of hand, you should:
b. report it immediately to a forest ranger
3. The best place to ask where forest campfires can be built is:
c. ranger or fire warden stations
4. When staying overnight in a forest, before going to bed, you should:
b. put out your campfire
5. When you see a bear in the forest, park or zoo, you should:
c. stay away from him
6. To cook properly over a campfire, you should:
b. build a small fire and cook over the embers
7. The best way to put out a campfire is:
a. spread out the embers and cool with dirt or water
8. The best spot for a campfire is:
c. in a cleared open space away from trees
9. For camping or burning trash, the following is the most important and practical tool to carry in a car:
a. shovel
10. If your clothes happen to catch fire, you should:
a. keep calm, do not run, roll a blanket around you to smother the flames11. Camp matches should be:
a. kept in a metal container
12. The safest way to start a campfire is with:
c. small pieces of kindling wood
13. The safest way for adults to light cigarettes is to:
a. use a cigarette lighter
14. A person who is careless and starts a forest fire:
c. can be fined and sent to jail
15. Well-managed forests give us:
b. wood, water, wildlife, grass and outdoor fun
16. A match or a cigarette thrown from a car window:
c. is never safe
17. A windy day is a good time:
c. not to start a campfire
18. A trash-burning incinerator should be:
a. equipped with a good spark arrester
19. Before lighting an open fire:
b. local fire laws should be checked and obeyed
20. Junior Forest Rangers:
c. help prevent forest fires
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