A TOTAL fire ban was declared across the state of Victoria on Boxing Day, 2024.
With attention focused on the massive fires in the Grampians and the heroic efforts of firefighters battling them over Christmas, the Jamieson Fire Brigade hoped for a quiet day.
It wasn’t to be.
AT 6:43 AM, a CFA pager alert sounded for a campfire alight at Grannies Flat.
By 6:45 AM, an update confirmed the fire had bee...
