Authorities plea for campers to make sure fires are safe to leave

Campfires must be extinguished with water, not soil.

Authorities plea for campers to make sure fires are safe to leave

After detecting 90 unattended and abandoned campfires in Gippsland last month, authorised officers will be on high alert this long weekend as they patrol state forest campgrounds.


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