Current Fire Incidents

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Statewide fire situation map

FIRE STATUS:     Going     Contained     Controlled

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Statewide fire list - going, contained and controlled incidents. 0 New Fires Today |
Start
Date		 District No Incident Name Location Last Report Status Size
(Ha)		 Land
Status
17/03
 MIDLANDS
 40
 BUANGOR_FERNTREE WATERFALLS RD
 8 KM NE BUANGOR
 17:10 Apr 16
 Controlled
1329
 NATIONAL PARK
02/03
 OTWAY
 14
 YEODENE - COLAC FORREST RD
 2KM STH YEODENE
 8:50 Apr 13
 Controlled
92.5
 PRIVATE PROPERTY
09/04
 HEYFIELD
 24
 MUNRO - SINCLAIRS RD
 5KM E OF MUNRO
 8:01 Apr 14
 Controlled
2
 PRIVATE PROPERTY
09/04
 BAIRNSDALE
 22
 MELWOOD/SCHOOL ROAD
 15K NW BAIRNSDALE
 8:29 Apr 13
 Controlled
2
 STATE FOREST
17/04
 WIMMERA
 56
 GRAMPIANS - RED GUM WALK
 12KM SSW HALLS GAP
 13:20 Apr 20
 Controlled
0.04
 NATIONAL PARK

5 Fires Listed
16:42 Tuesday, 20 April 2010

Statewide fire situation summary
Information last updated:20/04/2010 4:42:07 PM
This season there have been 585 fires attended by the Department, 5 of these are yet to be declared safe.
FIRE STATUS NUMBER
GOING 0
CONTAINED 0
CONTROLLED 5
SAFE 540
SAFE - OVERRUN 2
SAFE - NOT FOUND 29
SAFE - FALSE ALARM 9
NOT FOUND 0
UNKNOWN 0
  Fire Status Definitions:
  Going A Going fire is spreading on an external edge, in whole or in part.
  Contained A Contained fire is not spreading beyond the perimeter or an external edge but requires continuous suppression action to bring about a "Controlled" situation.
  Controlled A Controlled fire requires routine patrol including occasional mopping up work.