How to put out fire in fire pit

Keep a fire extinguisher garden hose or bucket of sand close to douse the fire in case it gets out of hand. Extinguishing your outdoor fire pit Once you extinguish your fire with water gently stir and spread the ashes to cool. Then place your tinder against the firewood ensuring that it is the center of your fire pit. 12082019 The fire pit will continue to put out warmth even after the logs of turned to ash so you do not need to keep a fire roaring. 1102020 Use a snuffer. Keep it on a flat surface in an open area never under trees roofs or patio covers.

You will need to make a protective screen in the backyard so that no sparks will escape the fire pit and cause some fire outside the pit.

In order to ease this process you can even put out the remaining chunks of wood using a shovel or a stick. Every year people end up in the emergency room for campfire-related burns. Make sure theres enough water inside the spray bottle to extinguish the fire and dampen the firewood. 1102020 Use a snuffer. In order to ease this process you can even put out the remaining chunks of wood using a shovel or a stick. Pour water slowly carefully over the ashes. 27012021 Place one piece of firewood in your fire pit running perpendicular to the direction of where the wind is coming from. 16082020 With the flames down and the embers spread out fill up a bucket with water. Place it over the cooling wood and embers. Hold the bucket at an elevated position and tilt it so that the water gradually empties on the coals. Scoop up the ash at the bottom of your fireplace with your fireplace shovel.