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Identify steps in building a fire. (Select all that apply)

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

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

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