A hilltop above Saunders Road was identified as the starting point of a major bushfire on 7 February 2009 that devastated many localities to the south-east including Wandong and Kinglake . An investigation put some of the blame on a recloser that tried to restore power to a " dangling " power line
a major bushfire on 7 February 2009
Black Saturday bushfires
Kilmore East, Victoria