Wear ONLY 100% Natural Fibers

Check your tags and wear ONLY 100% Natural Fibers (cotton, denim, hemp, silk, bamboo and wool). Natural fibers take longer to catch and will burn to ash if any fuel is transferred onto the fabric leaving your skin relatively unharmed. If you cannot find a tag, assume that it isn't fire safe and wear something else. Natural/Synthetic blends (ex. 60% cotton 40% polyester) are not fire safe! Synthetic materials such as polyester, nylon, and acrylic will burn quickly and melt to your skin like hot plastic!  Be sure to put up long hair and avoid clothing with fringe, frayed areas, or fuzz.

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ALWAYS Have a Fire Safety

Make sure that you have someone nearby with a fire resistant duvetyn blanket (recommended) or a 100% cotton towel. Your safety needs to be attentive and prepared to act. Never Spin/Eat/Breathe fire alone. 

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Check Your Prop Before Spinning

Check your wicks and make sure they are securely attached to your prop. Ensure that all screws are fully tightened, and that your wick has no chance of falling apart or  detaching from your prop while on fire. Cut frayed Kevlar off of your wicks when necessary.

 

Store Fuel Far Away

Always dip and store your fuel a good distance away from your performance and spin off areas. The worst case scenario is a fire starting at your fuel dump (area where you set up fuel and dip), so make sure it is tucked safely away. The best way to store your fuel for travel and dipping is inside of a metal ammuntion can(preffered) or any metal container with a sealable lid that will not break or leak.

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Fueling

Here in the US we tend to stick with fuel called "white gas" mainly Colemans and Crown camping fuel for fire spinning and fire eating. They can be found in sporting/camping sections of stores. Make sure to spin-off excess fuel after dipping to prevent unwanted spraying and transferring of excess fuel in the beginning of the burn. 

 

*FOR FIRE BREATHING ONLY USE Ultra Pure Lamp Oil and do so with direct supervision and guidance of trained professionals.*

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Where Should I Spin?

Make sure the area you plan to use is open, has been approved for you to spin fire and is free of dead/hanging leaves or highly flammable objects (especially on the ground). You want to keep a safe distance from your audience, the fuel dump, and surrounding objects. 

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How To Extinguish Props

Make sure that both the spinner and fire safety are aware and clearly communicating. To extinguish most props, you would use your duvetyn blanket and place the wick inside of the blanket on the ground. Fold away from you first and then burrito wrap the wick pressing with firm pressure at the base of the wick. This should suffocate the fire causing it to extinguish. To check, unroll the blanket and slowly peel back the blanket. Don't lean directly over the blanket, as you may have not fully extinguished the fire and it could flare up in your face. 

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How To Extinguish People

If someone spinning fire catches their clothes or skin on fire, remain calm. Establish a safety word like "Orange!" and then the body part to notify the spinner that an area on their body has caught ex "Orang Leg!". If the spinner cannot extinguish the fire himself the fire safety must put it out. To do so, the spinner needs to stop spinning and move away from the lit props (drop them and move away). The fire safety should use the duvetyn blanket to smother and suffocate the body part to extinguish the fire. Do NOT use a fire extinguisher on a person unless it as an absolute emergency. The extinguisher can cause chemical burns on the person or even seriously affect their breathing.

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