Burn and fire prevention
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Burn and fire prevention
For burn and fire prevention, the raku area should be kept clean and organized. Left over combustibles should be kept separate from the firing area and reduction containers. There must always be a charged garden hose and a bucket of water on hand. When pulling pots, there should be a coordinated plan for which pieces are going in which cans, and only one person at a time should be removing pots from the kiln. The cans should be arranged in some logical fashion with the lids all accounted for and ready before any pots come out of the kiln. Anyone not involved should stand back out of the way to watch. A group of people firing together with no idea what they're doing is an accident waiting to happen.
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