{"id":64931,"date":"2025-10-21T08:07:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:37:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/?p=64931"},"modified":"2025-10-21T08:08:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T21:38:46","slug":"podcast-from-the-archives-fire-ban-seasons-with-the-cfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/podcast-from-the-archives-fire-ban-seasons-with-the-cfs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep183 &#8211; From The Archives: Fire Ban Seasons with the CFS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Listen to the full episode here:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-video-popup-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-video-popup-close\"><\/div>\n\t\t<iframe class=\"wp-video-popup-video is-hosted is-landscape is-resizable\" src=\"\" data-wp-video-popup-url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fv6dpHvN_Yw?autoplay=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\">\n\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-18039245\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t <script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1259564\/18039245.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-18039245&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">They&#8217;re our hot weather heroes&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230;fighting the flames and forewarning the community of dangerous conditions. While every state and territory have a rural fire service of their own, Ben and Lauren chat with Phil from the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) and extinguish any confusion around Fire Ban Seasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From considerations in campfire cooking, to seeking the right refuge \u2013 in this heated throwback episode of the Snowys Camping Show, Phil cools the coals and clarifies all regulations that are relevant to travellers and tourers during the Fire Danger periods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Body-Image-36.jpg\" alt=\"A camp oven suspended over a campfire. \" class=\"wp-image-64938\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" title=\"Phil from the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) extinguishes confusion surrounding the Fire Ban Seasons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Body-Image-36.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Body-Image-36-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Body-Image-36-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Body-Image-36-10x7.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Phil from the South Australian Country Fire Service (CFS) extinguishes confusion surrounding the Fire Ban Seasons. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shortcuts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Intro <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>00:50 \u2013 Introducing Phil from the CFS <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>01:43 \u2013 Gas Stove Regulations <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>04:16 \u2013 Travelling During the High Season <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>08:17 \u2013 Radios <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>09:14 \u2013 Protection in Bushfire-Risk Zones <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>13:08 \u2013 Bushfire Refuges <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>18:04 \u2013 Travelling on Foot <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20:36 \u2013 Identifying a Fire <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>22:59 \u2013 The Fire Ban Season: Unpacked <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>28:03 \u2013 Braziers and Above-Ground Fires <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29:20 \u2013 Comfort Fires <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29:57 \u2013 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Legislation <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>32:15 \u2013 \u201cGas\u201d Stove Terminology <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>33:33 \u2013 Use of Gas Appliances <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>35:30 \u2013 Generators <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>37:45 \u2013 Induction Cooktops <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>40:00 \u2013 Extinguishing a Fire <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>45:08 \u2013 Find Out More or Get Involved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mentioned in This Episode:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Products:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/camping-stoves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Camping stoves<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/all-in-one-camp-kitchen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kitchens<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/voyager-portable-bbq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gas BBQs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/fire-blanket-1-x-1m\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fire blanket<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/personal-locator-beacons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/stainless-steel-bbq-310-firepit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Firepit<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/guide-series-compact-dual-fuel-stove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Multi-fuel stove<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/27-1-small-ultralight-aluminium\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trangia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/fuel-bottle-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Multi-fuel bottle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/solid-fuel-hexamine-tablets-4-pk#instoreAvailability\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hexamine tablets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/3500w-pure-sinewave-inverter-generator-r3000ie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Generator<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowys.com.au\/solar-12v-power\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solar and power devices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfs.sa.gov.au\/bans-and-ratings\/what-can-i-do-what-cant-i-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">What Can I Do \/ What Can\u2019t I Do?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfs.sa.gov.au\/prepare-for-a-fire\/be-prepared\/bushfire-safer-places\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bushfire Safer Places and Bushfire Last Resort Refuges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emergency.wa.gov.au\/#firedangerratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emergency WA \u2013 Fire Danger Ratings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfs.sa.gov.au\/bans-and-ratings\/fire-danger-season-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\">CFS SA \u2013 Fire Danger Season Dates<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/parks.des.qld.gov.au\/camping\/fires\">Queensland Parks &amp; Wildlife Service \u2013 Campfires and Cooking<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-2dafbca1-db34-4016-9207-f026b83fc830\">Thanks for listening, tune in again for next week&#8217;s episode!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-3fc1e5f8-10be-4b09-998a-70c6506a24fc\">Thanks for tuning in to this week\u2019s episode of the Snowys 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