Fire Risk Assessment Template – Forest School & Outdoor Learning

5-page risk–benefit assessment template with 16 example hazards, suggested safety controls and an on-the-day checklist.

🔥 Take the stress out of preparing your outdoor fire risk assessment!

Planning a Forest School fire-awareness or outdoor cooking activity?

Our Fire Risk Assessment Template provides a comprehensive starting point for identifying hazards, considering safety measures and documenting the precautions needed when using fire in an educational setting.

Designed for teachers, Forest School leaders and outdoor learning practitioners, this practical resource helps you organise important safety information in one clear document.

What's included?

🔥 16 example hazards – Covering fire spread, burns, hot equipment, smoke, weather conditions, supervision, food hygiene, accessibility and emergency arrangements.

🛡️ Suggested control measures – Practical considerations to review and adapt to your particular activity, site and group.

📋 Risk-rating framework – Spaces to record likelihood, severity and risk levels before and after control measures.

👩🏫 Staffing and supervision considerations – Prompts covering practitioner competence, adult responsibilities, safeguarding and children's needs.

🚒 Emergency arrangements – Guidance prompts for first aid, emergency access, evacuation and responding to unexpected changes.

✅ On-the-day safety checklist – A practical review of permissions, equipment, weather conditions, supervision and emergency readiness.

✍️ Authorisation and review section – Space for practitioner details, decisions, signatures and follow-up reviews.

Suitable for

• Forest School and outdoor learning sessions

• Fire-awareness activities

• Adult-led Kelly Kettle demonstrations

• Supervised outdoor cooking activities

• School grounds and off-site educational environments

Why choose this resource?

Creating a risk assessment from a blank page can be time-consuming.

This template gives you a structured starting point, with relevant example hazards and suggested precautions already identified, so you can focus on reviewing the specific risks and benefits of your own activity.

Format: 5-page digital PDF.

Part of the Mr Early Years Outdoor Learning / Forest School collection.

Digital download – no physical product will be posted.

Important: This is a template, not a completed, approved or universally suitable risk assessment. It must be reviewed and adapted by a competent practitioner, with setting-specific risk ratings, control responsibilities, permissions and appropriate authorisation completed before use. It does not replace professional training or your organisation's safeguarding and health-and-safety procedures.