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Minimise the Effects of Fire

  • Fires can cause lasting impacts and be devastating to forests, natural habitats and farmland. Therefore when camping use a lightweight stove for cooking.
  • Where fires are permitted: Use established fire rings, barbecues or create a mound fire.
  • Keep fires small. Only use sticks from the ground that can be broken by hand. Do not use growing vegetation for use as firewood.
  • Avoid burning plastics or other substances: which emit toxic fumes.
  • Burn all fires to ash, put out fires completely, and then scatter cool ashes.
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