Forest Fire Management Victoria

  • Fire chopper returning to protect Colac

    A firefighting helicopter will return to the Colac airbase to help combat fires this summer.

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  • Crews ignite more heathland burns

    Winter burns continue in the Otways, with Forest Fire Management Victoria igniting a 110-hectare burnoff this week.

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  • Winter burns start in Otways heath

    Forest Fire Management Victoria has ignited burnoffs near Carlisle River and Gellibrand this week as it starts its winter burns program.

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  • Burns continue in Otways

    Forest Fire Management Victoria has made the most of warm weather in recent days to do thousands of hectares of planned burns in the Otways.

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  • Fire study for Otways heath

    A local conservation agency has started research on saving native plants and reducing bushfires in the Carlisle heath, through the use of planned burns in winter. 

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  • Warm weekend ideal for Otway burns

    Warm, dry weather at the weekend allowed Forest Fire Management Victoria to continue planned burns in the Otway region.

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  • Burnoffs set to pause after wet weather

    Authorities have ignited a second planned burn near Carlisle River.

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  • Rain makes burns possible

    Smoke was visible across Colac and district through the weekend as fire authorities made use of ideal conditions for bush burnoffs.

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