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Fire Starting Mastery

Dates: September 10-11, 2025

Meets: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

Location: Lincoln Center Room 102

Registration Fee: $40.00

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Fire Starting Mastery

  • Introduction to fire safety and importance
  • Identifying natural fire-starting materials (tinder, kindling, fuel)
  • Techniques: Flint & steel, ferro rod, friction methods (bow drill), magnification methods
  • Hands-on practice: Building and maintaining fires in various weather conditions
  • Emergency fire-starting methods and troubleshooting

Master the art of fire starting with this hands-on course that blends essential safety knowledge with practical survival skills. Learn how to identify natural fire-starting materials like tinder, kindling, and fuel. Explore a variety of techniques—including flint and steel, ferro rods, bow drills, and magnification tools—and practice building and maintaining fires in different weather conditions. We'll also cover emergency fire-starting methods and troubleshooting tips. Whether you're preparing for outdoor adventures or building self-reliance, this class will ignite your confidence.

Save over $80 when you sign up for the full survival series here.

Learn how to start a fire without matches or a lighter in this Montana-based survival skills class. Fire-starting techniques include bow drill, ferro rod, flint and steel, and emergency methods. Great for campers, preppers, hikers, outdoor workers, and wilderness survival enthusiasts. Fire safety and outdoor education course in Billings, MT. Sign up for the full 11-part outdoor survival course and save over $80.
Fee: $40.00
Hours:4.00

Call us at 406-281-5010 if you have any questions on this course.

Lincoln Center Room 102

415 North 30th
Billings, MT 59101

Joe Brandl

Joe Brandl

Joe Brandl is a seasoned outdoor educator, survivalist, and historian with decades of experience in wilderness skills, Scouting leadership, and historical interpretation. He has lived and worked in some of the most remote regions of the American West, including the Gros Ventre Wilderness, and was featured on the international survival series Naked and Afraid.

Joe holds a degree in wildlife management and has taught outdoor education, leadership, and team-building courses for corporate groups, dude ranches, and Scouting organizations.

Through his business, Legacy of the Wild, Joe offers hands-on instruction in traditional survival techniques with a focus on self-reliance, character development, and respect for the natural world. Known for his authenticity, discipline, and deep knowledge of frontier life, Joe continues to inspire others through teaching, public speaking, and personal storytelling.

Learn more about his work on Facebook at Legacy of the Wild: Outdoor Skills & Leadership.

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Date Day Time Location
09/10/2025Wednesday5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Lincoln Center Room 102
09/11/2025Thursday5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Lincoln Center Room 102

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