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| Statewide fire situation map |
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FIRE STATUS:
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| Start Date |
District | No | Incident Name | Location | Last Report | Status | Size (Ha) |
Land Status |
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26/08 |
WIMMERA |
1 |
ARKONA TREE FIRE |
8.5 KM SW ANTWERP |
15:29 Aug 26 |
Controlled
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STATE FOREST
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| Statewide fire situation summary |
| Information last updated:7/09/2008 11:27:02 PM | |
| This season there have been 15 fires attended by the Department, 1 of these are yet to be declared safe. | |
| FIRE STATUS |
NUMBER |
| GOING |
0
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| CONTAINED |
0
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| CONTROLLED |
1
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| SAFE |
14
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| SAFE - NOT FOUND |
0
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| SAFE - FALSE ALARM |
0
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| NOT FOUND |
0
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| UNKNOWN |
0
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| 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. |