[header] How to use an emergency fire starter [title] Gather kindling and tinder for your fire. [step] Examples of items you can collect are twigs, dead branches, dry bark or grass, pine needles, pocket lint, and paper. [title] Place your tinder in the designated spot for the fire. 
[step] When you use the emergency fire starter, the sparks you create must be able to ignite your pile of tinder. [title] Shave magnesium from your fire starter onto the pile of tinder.