THE use of campfires could come under scrutiny in outdoor mecca Tasmania after one allegedly caused a massive bushfire in the state's Derwent Valley.
Police charged a 31-year-old man after he allegedly didn't completely extinguish a campfire near Lake Repulse.
The fire, in the farming and forested area northwest of Hobart, has burnt out nearly 11,000 hectares with several properties destroyed.
Eighty firefighters in 27 trucks and three aircraft continue to fight the blaze.
The accused man will face a magistrates court in coming months after allegedly committing what is known as a simple offence, similar in magnitude to a traffic infringement or public drunkenness.
Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings said ways to avoid carelessness or accidents would be considered when the horrific fire situation is reviewed.
"The reality is some of the fires that have started in Tasmania have started because of lightning strikes," Ms Giddings told reporters in Hobart.
"There's nothing we can do about that.
"At least one has been accidentally lit, and we will go back and look at how you can avoid those accidents in the future.
"But that time to do those inquiries, to ask those questions is not now."
Tasmania Police confirmed on Tuesday the biggest fire, on the Tasman Peninsula, had begun accidentally at Forcett.
A tree stump burn had continued to smoulder through the root system and ignited when the south of the state hit record temperatures on Friday.
The fire has burnt 23,000 hectares, destroyed more than 120 buildings and left 100 people unaccounted for.
Lightning is thought to have started an east coast bushfire that razed up to 15 properties.
Tasmania Fire Service Chief Officer Mike Brown said campfires needed to be attended to at all times.
He said they needed to be completely extinguished the moment people walked away from them and cleared of flammable material for three metres around.
"We make it very clear about how people can use campfires and how people can use cooking appliances," he said.
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