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wood fires at Arapiles 22-May-2014 At 9:34:14 AM Climboholic

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On 21/05/2014 kieranl wrote:
>It's illegal to leave a camp-fire unattended, whether it's in a proper
>fireplace or not.

Show me a link to this law and I'll stop leaving fires unattended like I have without incident on a weekly basis for the last 30 years.

My point was that just because you can have a campfire doesn't mean you should regardless of the conditions.

>it doesn't take much of a gust of wind to blow raise some sparks and blow them a few metres into grass.

I call BS. It would take a lot of wind to blow embers out of the fire onto the ground. The sparks that float up go up into the trees or burn out before coming down. So being there with a bucket and a couple of drink bottles isn't going to help when a fire starts 3m up. The best way to avoid a bushfire is to not have a campfire in those conditions to start with. Planning to put it out when your done doesn't absolve you.

Wendy's point on no fireplaces or fires allowed in the gums is more valid IMO.