Current Fire Incidents

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Statewide fire situation map

FIRE STATUS:     Going     Contained     Controlled

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Statewide fire list - going, contained and controlled incidents. 0 New Fires Today |
Start
Date		 District No Incident Name Location Last Report Status Size
(Ha)		 Land
Status
26/08
 WIMMERA
 1
 ARKONA TREE FIRE
 8.5 KM SW ANTWERP
 15:29 Aug 26
 Controlled

STATE FOREST

1 Fires Listed
23:27 Sunday, 7 September 2008

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
CONTAINED 0
CONTROLLED 1
SAFE 14
SAFE - NOT FOUND 0
SAFE - FALSE ALARM 0
NOT FOUND 0
UNKNOWN 0
  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.