Charlotte Holland and Tom Mitton

Lesson Plan Micro Tutorial Presentation on Hazards Fires

Outline of the topic:
This topic involves teaching students about the hazards of fires as well as what
fires can offer in an outdoor/camping or bushwalking environment. Students
will look at basic fire uses e.g. cooking, warmth and signal, lighting fires in
difficult situations e.g. rain/wet conditions and snow, the management of
dependents near fires, conditions likely for a wildfire, basic first aid for treating
burns and how to prevent getting caught in a wildfire and what to do if caught.
Key Learning Outcomes for Students:
The purpose of this lesson is for students to (by the end of this lesson) know
what fires are and involve, reasons to use fires, the dangers of fires and what
fire safety precautions they should take into account when outdoors. They will
be able to understand how fires work e.g. fuel, oxygen, heat/fuel source, why
they are used in particular scenarios and the ways to go about using fires at an
outdoor camp. Students will also have knowledge of how to conduct basic first
aid for treatment for burns and will use their critical thinking and teamwork
skills in relevant, real life scenarios. They will be able to understand ways of
how to prevent getting caught in an event of a wildfire and how to respond if
being caught in a wildfire.
Lesson Outline
Introduction:
- Do The Dangers of fires outweigh their uses?
Students form groups of 2; one person argue for the use of fires and one argue
against their use.
- Are fires a controlled risk? What are some of the dangers of fires?
- Dangers associated with fires and how to minimise these
Main presenter: Tom
Time spent: 5 mins
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What is a fire
Reasons we use fires
Basic Fire Regulations

Main presenter: Tom

Time spent: 2 mins
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Total fire ban vs. fire danger period cans and cants

Main presenter: Charlotte

Time spent: 2 mins
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Ways to stay informed

Main presenter: Tom

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Time spent: 1 min

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Conditions for a likely wildfire

Main presenter: Tom

Time spent: 2 mins
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Warmth and keeping fire safe e.g. where to put a fire, distance
away, other considerations etc.

Main presenter: Tom

Time spent: 4 mins
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Smoke/Fire Signals

Main presenter: Charlotte

Time spent: 5 mins

Cooking Trangia video and setting up a cooking/fire area

activity outside
E.g. Lollipops e.g. red big timber, green small kindling/twigs and blue
fuel source
Group discussion

Main presenter: Tom

Time spent: 8 mins

Basic first aid of treatment of burns

Scenario Activity:
In your groups you are all to take on a role, each of you will be one of
the following:
1. Observer to report back
2. Team leader
3. Student burn victim
4. First Aid Officer
Scenario: A student is cooking and they held onto a cooking implement
that they didnt realise was hot. The student is now in severe pain and
the body part (students given different body parts) is now red with
blisters beginning to form.

Main presenter: Charlotte

Time spent: 8 mins

Lighting fires in difficult situations

Discussion Activity - with the person next to you:
What would you do if you needed to light a fire in wet and cold
conditions?
A) If it was wet or raining

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B) If it was snowing

Main presenter: Charlotte

Time spent: 4 mins

Group Management
What to do to prevent getting caught in a wildfire
What to do if caught

Main presenter: Charlotte

Time spent: 4 mins
Equipment required:
- Student copies of summary sheet
- Map of Grampians showing bushfire region
- Fire Service handouts e.g. bushfire plans, bushfire safety and being safe
on holidays and during bush walking trips etc.
- Bandages for first aid activity on treating burns