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Register burn offs to help the firies

By Yarrawonga Chronicle

Sep 24, 2025

Emergency services are urging landowners to register their burn-offs online through the Fire Permits Victoria website in preparation for fire season.

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Spring is a common time for landowners to take advantage of the favourable weather conditions to conduct burning off activities however, less than 50 per cent of people have registered their burn-offs online.

Triple Zero Victoria coo Nicole Ashworth said registering burn-offs online was fast, easy and allowed Fire Service call-takers to focus on higher priority calls.

"Spring is the ideal time to prepare your property ahead of the fire danger period, which makes it one of the busiest times for people registering their burn-offs by phone," Nicole said.

The quickest and easiest way to register your burn-off is by using the Fire Permits Victoria website at www.firepermits.vic.gov.au/notify.

For more information about burning off safely, visit www.cfa.vic.gov.au/burnoff.

Burn-off checklist

Follow CFA laws and regulations
Notify neighbours of any fire and smoke generated
Check the weather forecast
Postpone activity if high fire risk conditions develop
Establish a gap in vegetation or fire break of no less than three metres cleared of all flammable material
Have enough people to monitor, contain and extinguish the burn safely and effectively
Never leave a burn-off unattended