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Fire safety is the most crucial of all fire arts. It’s absolutely essential to know good fire safety rules. Additionally, we have a description of our philosophy on safety in performance.
But knowing fire safety isn’t all; it’s also important to know how to be a good fire safety person for others.
There are a few other pages on the Web with information on how to build poi. Instead of repeating that info, we’ve provided an investigation of the Elements of Poi Construction — the various ways to construct the parts, and how they fit together into a whole. We’ve also got a list of stores in San Francisco that sell parts you can use to build your toys.
Before you start lighting stuff on fire, you’ll also want to know about the various fuels available for fire performance — and what fuels not to use (including why!).
How do you go about lighting up for the first time? We have a step-by-step guide for those who are getting ready to make that leap.
When playing with fire, you’re eventually going to get burned. Our Burn Care & Health Issues page has information on how to treat those burns when they occur, whether first-, second- or third-degree.
Additionally, we’ve got a quick description of what poi are (so you’ll understand when you see the word all over the site). And a few more offsite resources can be found on our community page.
Finally, if you’re a fire performer or spinner looking to improve your own art, please consider coming to Whirlygig practice sessions on Sunday evenings in SoMa.