page_title: Fire making
hierarchical_section_title: Fire making
caption_attribution_description: The contents of a tinder box, with charred cloth, a piece of dried mushroom, a piece of flint and a piece of metal for making sparks with the flint, which may be called a 'tyrstan'.
context_page_description: Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of starting a fire artificially. It requires completing the fire triangle, usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature.
  Fire is an essential tool for survival and was important in early human cultural development. Today, it is a key component of Scouting and bushcraft.
context_section_description: Fire making, fire lighting or fire craft is the process of starting a fire artificially.  It requires completing the fire triangle, usually by heating tinder above its autoignition temperature.
  Fire is an essential tool for survival and was important in early human cultural development. Today, it is a key component of Scouting and bushcraft.
caption: A flint, fire striker, charred cloth and piece of mushroom
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