Fire Operations Plans - Approved
Each year, DSE prepares Fire Operations Plans for Victoria’s public land, including parks, forests and reserves. These plans show where we intend to do fire prevention and preparedness works such as:
- planned burning;
- slashing, mowing and clearing activities;
- works to create and maintain fuel breaks; and
- fire infrastructure maintenance.
Fire Operations Plans contain three years of prevention and preparedness planning which is reviewed annually and updated with the latest information and research. The plans remain current until new plans are approved.
The Fire Operations Plans for 2011/12-2013/14 have been finalised following a formal public consultation period during August 2011.
Approved district maps and lists of burns - July 2011 to June 2014
For details of approved burns in each fire District, including burn areas and locations, see documents in the table below.
Or use our Interactive Map to see the location and size of each burn - for map help see our quick guide.
Not sure of your DSE Region and District?
Use the following map - or contact the DSE Customer Service Centre for help on 136 186.
Map of DSE Districts
[PDF File - 207.3 KB]
Statewide summary of planned burning
The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission recommended an increase in planned burning to help reduce the bushfire risk to lives and properties.
In 2010/11 around 189,000 hectares of park and forest were burnt in planned burns in Victoria to help provide protection from severe and damaging bushfires or for ecological and regeneration purposes. The planned burning program for 2011/12 is 225,000 hectares.
Please note that the information on this page relates to the Fire Operations Plans approved in 2011 for the period 2011/12 to 2013/14. The plans are reviewed on an annual basis.
The "planned areas" shown in the table below are for planning purposes only. These are not regional planning delivery targets. A larger planning target than delivery target can provide greater flexibility when responding to seasonal conditions.
| Region |
2011/12 Planned Area (ha) |
2012/13 Planned Area (ha) |
2013/14 Planned Area (ha) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central |
16,221 |
20,727 |
27,418 |
| Gippsland |
84,818 |
96,892 |
166,501 |
| North East |
65,895 |
81,764 |
117,940 |
| North West |
38,435 |
41,647 |
42,195 |
| South West |
34,408 | 44,128 | 61,358 |
| Victoria | 239,777 | 285,158 | 415,412 |
Please be patient as some of the files in the table below are large and may take some time to download.
Quick guide to using 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 on the map - view office contacts for every DSE fire district. Or contact the DSE Customer Service Centre on 136 186 to find out your DSE fire district.
- View different information by adding or subtracting 'Layers' using the 'Layers' tab above the map.
- To see burns that have already occurred, click ‘Layers’ tab. On right hand side, click in box beside ‘Fire History’ then click ‘Refresh Map’. Grey areas appear on the map - these are previous DSE planned burns. Past bushfires are also shown. Each shaded area has a label that states if it was a burn or a bushfire and the year it occurred.
- See other burns for a district by panning across the map (use the 'hand' symbol - third from left). Or zoom out using 'magnifying glass' symbol - second from left.
- Please note - burns will only be visible if map scale is less than 1:500,000. If you zoom out too far, you can no longer see burns.
- For further information about using the interactive map, access help.
Example - use Interactive Map to find burns planned near Olinda
- Open 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 the best option from list of places suggested. The map will zoom in until that place is in the middle of the screen.
- Click ‘Legend’ - legend details appear in right hand margin. Scroll down to see the description for purple areas - burns planned for 2011-2014; Year 1 (darkest purple), Year 2 and Year 3 (lightest purple). The map shows numerous burns planned around Olinda.
- To view details about any burn click on ‘Identify all visible layers’ button (6th symbol from left). Click on a purple burn area on the map. A strip of information appears to right of map - this includes location of that burn, name, size in hectares, year and season the burn is planned for and the main purpose of the burn (e.g. fuel reduction, ecological).