Mild conditions across Victoria this week is assisting firefighters to gain the upper hand on three main fires at Thomson Jordan Divide Road, Timbarra and Walhalla however the fires are expected to burn for some time.
As a fire develops, having the skills and systems to predict its path and potential impacts is critical for decision making. Victoria’s Fire Behaviour Analysts (FBANs) are a group of highly trained and sought after multi agency personnel who provide this information.
This week marks ten years since the 2009 Victorian Bushfires. While it is widely known as ‘Black Saturday’, we know that 374 people died in the heatwaves leading up to it, and there were fires across Victoria beyond that one tragic day of 7 February.
Today (Sunday 3 February) is a day of elevated fire danger, with a hot, dry, windy conditions and temperatures forecast to be in the 40s in some parts of the state.
Working as one is the philosophy behind Victoria’s emergency management sector, so it is second nature that it marches together at the Midsumma Pride March this Sunday 3 February 2019.
One of Victoria’s water bombing aircraft has been involved in an incident during firefighting operations over the Thompson Complex Catchment fires in Gippsland.
