AS HAY season runs three weeks ahead of time and farmers start to bale their hay in late September, the CFA is calling on everyone to be attuned to the risks of spontaneous combustion.

Although there have been wetter-than-usual summers for the past three years, the CFA still responded to more than 52 haystack-related fires between July 1 2022 and June 30 this year.

CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffer...