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Identify steps in building a fire.

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~Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel ~ Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder ~Use a platform

2 of 7 indexed CBT versions give this answer·Answer index rebuilt Aug 16, 2026

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The base is a flat piece of material, usually wood or a nonporous rock (porous rocks contain water and, when heated, can explode). The base is used to keep moisture susceptible tinder and kindling off the wet ground and provides a clear area to skillfully ignite tinder.

ATP 3-50.21, Survival (18 September 2018), Ch. 5 Fire, para 5-8

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~Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel ~ Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder ~Use a platform

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Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder (correct) Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel (correct) Use a platform (correct)

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Use a platform Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel

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•Carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder •Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel •Use a platform by

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1. Prepare adequate amounts of tinder, kindling, and fuel 2. Use a platform 3. carefully place small, dry kindling over the burning tinder

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