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Road/Track report for Grampians May 29 11-Feb-2011 At 12:26:49 PM ZERO

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On 7/06/2009 sch wrote:
Another claim was our fire
>was left alight. It was infact buried under 5 cm of soil with a proper
>shovel and in a spot that is clear of vegetation for 10 m and has been
>used as a fireplace for more than 10 years by us and many others. It was
>also the middle of winter, raining and the area had been burnt by DSE only
>a few years prior. I suspect the ranger was looking to log a report against
>bush camping to further their cause to herd everyone into a few big areas.

You have just declared your complete ignorance of fire regulations.
Burying your fire is not the appropriate way of extinuishing, especialy under only 5cm.
This only protects ash and coals from the rain, and they can rekindle after being exposed to air.
The Bushfire Act stipulates that fires are to be extinguished by water so that you can place your hand in the ash/coals.
And just because the area was burnt only a few years previously does not mean it cannot burn again in the present.
Rangers have an ungrateful job to perform, and the constant dealing with irresponsible park users for such a piffy wage is a hard slog.