Fire and Other Emergencies

Fire Operations Plans - Planned Burns for 2009-2012

Final Fire Operations Plans for 2009-2012 are now available.

Victorian Overview to District Fire Operations Planning 2009-12 (PDF - 900 KB)

For details of proposed burns in each district, see the table below or use our Interactive Map (for map help see our quick guide).

The Fire Operations Plans were developed through a public consultation process that was held in August 2009. Comments contributed during the annual consultation period were used to help shape the final Fire Operations Plans


District maps and lists of burns for 2009-2012

Note: In October 2008 DSE established 5 new fire management areas across Victoria, following similar boundaries to the previous regions. Please use the following map to identify your fire Area and District:

New DSE Fire District and Area Boundaries (PDF - 360 KB)

Area	District	Fire operations plan maps	List of proposed burns	Additional information
South West
	Far South West	Far South West Map (PDF - 1.6 MB)	Far South West List (PDF - 46 KB)	Far South West - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 14 KB)
	Midlands	Midlands Map (PDF - 1.1 MB)	Midlands List (PDF - 50 KB)	Midlands - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 11 KB)
	Otway	Otway Map (PDF - 514 KB)	Otway List (PDF - 33 KB)
	Wimmera	Wimmera Map (PDF - 1.3 MB)	Wimmera List (PDF - 48 KB)
North West
	Mallee	Mallee Map (PDF - 1.5 MB)	Mallee List - Burns (PDF - 26 KB) Mallee List - Mechanical works (PDF - 16 KB)	Mallee - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 16 KB)
	Murray Goldfields	Murray Goldfields Map (PDF - 1.2 MB)	Murray Goldfields List (PDF - 33 KB)	Murray Goldfields - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 16 KB)
Central
	Baw Baw	Baw Baw Map (PDF - 1.2 MB)	Baw Baw List (PDF - 16 KB)
	East Metro	East Metro Map (PDF - 1.0 MB)	East Metro List (PDF - 29 KB)
	South Gippsland	Sth Gippsland Map (PDF - 562 KB)	Sth Gippsland List (PDF - 15 KB)
	Yarra	Yarra Map (PDF - 836 KB)	Yarra List (PDF - 20 KB)
North East
	Goulburn	Goulburn Map (PDF - 1.4 MB)	Goulburn List (PDF - 38 KB)
	Murrindindi	Murrindindi Map (PDF - 959 KB)	Murrindindi List (PDF - 24 KB)
	Ovens	Ovens Map (PDF - 1.3 MB)	Ovens List (PDF - 40 KB)
	Upper Murray	Upper Murray Map (PDF - 1.2 MB)	Upper Murray List (PDF - 40 KB)
East Gippsland
	Bairnsdale	Bairnsdale Map (PDF - 1.7 MB)	Bairnsdale List (PDF - 31 KB)	Bairnsdale - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 18 KB)
	Heyfield	Heyfield Map (PDF - 1.6 MB)	Heyfield List (PDF - 20 KB)	Heyfield - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 13 KB)
	Orbost	Orbost Map (PDF - 1.5 MB)	Orbost List (PDF - 50 KB)	Orbost - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 38 KB)
	Swifts Creek	Swifts Creek Map (PDF - 1.7 MB)	Swifts Creek List (PDF - 16 KB)	Swifts Creek - August Draft Amendments (PDF - 16 KB)

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Quick Guide to Using the Interactive Map

• Click on the 'find location' tab above the map, select 'place name', type a specific location then click 'OK'
• Use the 'zoom in' and 'zoom out' and 'pan' functions to navigate to your local area on the map.
• The name of each DSE fire district and its border appear in red - view office contacts for every DSE fire district.
• View different information by adding or subtracting 'Layers' using the 'Layers' tab.
• For further information about using the map, access help.

• Open the interactive map
• Click ‘Find Location’ tab at top left of screen. Select ‘Place Name’ search in right hand margin. Type in ‘Olinda’ and click ‘OK’. Choose best suggestion from the list of places provided that include the name 'Olinda'. The map will zoom in and centre Olinda in the middle of the screen.
• Click ‘Legend’ and legend details appear in the right hand margin. Scroll down to see the description for purple areas - burns planned for 2009-2012; Year 1 (darkest purple), Year 2 and Year 3 (lightest purple)
• To view details about any burn on the map, click on the ‘Identify all visible layers’ button (6th symbol from left) then click on a purple burn area on the map. A strip of info appears to the right of the map including location of the burn, name, size in hectares, year and season the burn is planned for and the main purpose of the burn (eg. fuel reduction). Immediately around Olinda there are two burns planned for 2009 and three burns planned for 2010.
• To see burns that have already occurred, click ‘Layers’ tab. On right hand side, click in the box beside ‘fire history’ then click ‘Refresh Map’. Grey areas appear on the map - these are past bushfires and planned burns that have been carried out. Each shaded area has a label that states if it was a burn or a fire.
• See other burns for this district by panning across the map (use the hand symbol - third from the left) or by zooming out (magnifying glass symbol - second from left).
• Please note - burns will only be visible if the map scale is less than 1:500,000. If you zoom out too far, you can no longer see burns.