28 houses , 4 businesses , a boarding kennel and 145 other non-residential structures were destroyed during the Sampson Flat bushfires , which ignited on 2 January in the vicinity of in the Adelaide Hills and burned through approximately of scrub , forest , pasture . The fire also had a significant impact on local agricultural industry ; of vineyards were destroyed and 900 head of livestock died in the fire . The towns of Cudlee Creek , Gumeracha , Houghton , Kersbrook and Millbrook were threatened by the fire before it was contained on 7 January . Roughly 3,500 firefighters in 1,164 appliances , supported by 25 aircraft , fought the fire on a perimeter ; at least 134 firefighters and civilians suffered injuries , mostly minor , during the 6-day incident . On 15 December , a lightning storm ignited 350 fires across the state ; at Creightons Creek , south of Euroa , 4 houses were destroyed by the ' Creightons Creek ' fire and at Lake Rowan , 1 house was destroyed by the ' Lake Rowan-Warby Ranges ' fire . The ' Creightons Creek ' fire burned through and caused the death of 1,100 head of livestock and the ' Lake Rowan-Warby Ranges ' fire burned through and caused the death of 1,700 head of livestock . A total of 1,400 firefighting personnel fought the 350 fires , which also included a fire at Stewarton , north of Benalla , and a small grassfire that burned to within of West Wodonga
Sampson Flat bushfires
2015 Sampson Flat bushfires
2014–15 Australian bushfire season