AAP General News (Australia)
12-18-2001
Vic:CFA preparing for late hot start to bushfire season
The Country Fire Authority in Victoria says unusually cool weather ahead of the bushfire
season could lull people into a false sense of security.
The authority's chief officer RUSSELL REES says the wet start to summer has resulted
in a late burst of growth, which will become dry fuel for fires early next year.
Mr REES also warns Melburnians planning a camping holiday over Christmas that the green
grass areas do not extend past the Great Dividing Range.
He says people have to be aware that the northern parts of the state are already facing
dangerous fire conditions.
The Country Fire Authority today launched its Bushfire Blitz campaign, where firefighters
visit the community to help residents develop survival plans suited to their area.
AAP RTV svm/clr/ldj/rp
KEYWORD: BUSHFIRE VIC (MELBOURNE)
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