FOREST Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) will take advantage of favourable weather and forest conditions across the state to help reduce the risk of bushfires to communities and the environment, including planned burns on the Mornington Peninsula and French Island. FFMVic Deputy Chief Fire Officer Tamara Beckett said planned burning is one of the most important tools firefighters use to reduce the size, intensity and impact of future bushfires. “Reducing fuels like grass, leaves, bark, shrubs and small fallen branches means fires burn less intensely, spread more slowly and are safer for our firefighters to control,” she said. “Autumn is generally…
Browsing: Planned burns
PRIVATE, agricultural and planned burns are likely to take place on the Mornington Peninsula and across Victoria in the coming weeks. While current conditions are considered ideal for burning, weather patterns may cause smoke to linger over parts of the state overnight and through to early morning.Forest Fire Management Victoria chief fire officer Chris Hardman said it was crucial fire agencies took advantage of favourable conditions when they presented. “Planned burning on public land is one of the tools FFMVic uses to keep Victoria safer from bushfires,” Hardman said. “While we burn to the conditions not the calendar, autumn generally…