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The January edition of Resilient Recovery eNews is now available, keeping you updated with the progress of the Resilient Recovery Strategy and sharing other resilient recovery news.

Victorians are in for a very hot week, with hot days, warm night time temperatures and elevated fire danger in most parts of the state. 

Victoria’s ability to reload Large Air Tankers has been bolstered by establishing the capability for the first time at the RAAF Base in East Sale.

The EM Update January edition is now available with the latest news from Victoria's emergency management sector.

Emergency management personnel will be supporting the Midsumma Festival, Victoria's premier LGBTQIA+ cultural festival, which kicks off on 19 January. 

After nine months supporting recovery following the South West Victoria fires, the Terang and Cobden communities said a public farewell to Blazeaid volunteers last month.

A state commemoration service next month will mark ten years since the 2009 Victorian Bushfires.

As fire and weather conditions ease across the state following the first very hot day of 2019, firefighters continue to work on two fires that started yesterday at Rosedale in Gippsland and Strathbogie, around 25kms south of Euroa.

The two night fire suppression helicopters from Ballarat and Mangalore were sent to the Rosedale fire in Gippsland and operated for a few hours overnight within a defined area of 500 hectares.

An alarming number of drowning deaths in Victorian waters in December has led to a call for people to be extra vigilant around water.