Today (December 4) has been declared a total fire ban for the Northern Country, Mallee and the Wimmera fire weather districts.
Conditions in the western and central parts of Victoria will be dry and windy, with northwesterly gusts of up to 90km/h during the late morning and afternoon.
A total fire ban means no fire can be lit in the open air or allowed to remain alight from 12.01am to 11.59pm on the day.
CFA chief officer Jason Heffernan said the total fire ban has been declared due to the increased risk of fire in the Wimmera, Mallee and Northern Country, driven by warm, high winds in an already dry landscape.
‘’... conditions will make it difficult for firefighters to suppress a fire should one start, and those engaging in harvesting activities need to be particularly careful,’’ he said.
“Conditions will remain dry, warm and windy overnight and into Friday, so ensure your fire plan covers all possible contingencies and stay informed through more than one source of information.”
For more information on what you can and can't do visit the Can I or Can't I page on at www.cfa.vic.gov.au
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- The VicEmergency website www.emergency.vic.gov.au
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