{"id":72703,"date":"2020-11-13T04:54:03","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T17:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=72703"},"modified":"2020-11-12T11:11:34","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T00:11:34","slug":"campfire-rules-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/campfire-rules-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"State to put out fire risks"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOREST Fire Management Victoria and the State\u2019s Conservation Regulator are taking their fire safety initiatives up for spring.<\/p>\n

Officers will patrol camping and recreation locations across the Grampians region for unsafe and illegal campfires, to limit bushfire risk, fine those disobeying public guidelines, and educate.<\/p>\n

Purpose-built fireplaces or a 30-centimetre-deep hole can be used in State Forests. Purpose-built fireplaces are the only areas fires can be lit in National and State Parks.<\/p>\n

Wood on fires needs to be less than a metre in length, and someone should always be supervising a fire. Campfires need not be put out with soil, but fully with water, and they cannot be lit on days of Total Fire Ban.<\/p>\n

Manager regulatory operations, Brian Hamer said there\u2019s a consequence to ignoring campfire safety rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cApproximately 10 per cent of all bushfires are caused by campfire negligence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a serious offence to leave a fire unattended, even for a short while as most campfires escape when left unattended.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spring planned burning is underway in the Midlands fire district, coordinated by Forest Fire Management.<\/p>\n

On safe days, areas across Ballarat, Smythesdale, Daylesford, Hepburn Springs and beyond will see planned burns to limit fuel and the fire season\u2019s potential impact on communities.<\/p>\n

If you see an unattended campfire, anything illegal or suspicious contact 136 186<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Visit vic.gov.au\/plannedburns<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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