Category:Safety

It shouldn't need to be said, but it needs to be said again and again: Safety is paramount when playing with fire. Not only can reckless behavior endanger the spinner, but also their audience and venue. When incidents occur, they can also cause bad press that is damaging to the community as a whole.

It is highly recommendable to receive in person safety training from an experienced safety. Many festivals are a great place to do so, as well as certain meetups. Barring your ability to get to one of these though, there is a wealth of information on fire safety that you should read and become very familiar before attempting.

Safety Guides
The North American Fire Arts Association (NAFAA) has put together a great set of safety guidelines for performers. This set of guidelines is especially important for performers, but good for anyone playing with fire to review, though as it is geared towards performers, it assumes knowledge of how to perform things like safely extinguishing props.

Basic safety fundamentals still to be added to this article.