Vic: Total fire ban declared in Victoria on Wednesday
28 Jan 2009 2:35 AM
A day of total fire ban has been declared today for most areas in Victoria .. with temperatures predicted to top 40 degrees across the state.
The Country Fire Authority has advised NO fires can be lit in the open air until midnight tonight .. in all districts except the Eastern district .. which takes in the areas of Baw Baw .. East Gippsland .. La Trobe .. South Gippsland and Wellington.
The CFA has advised people living in areas at risk of fire to activate their bushfire plan.
A fire weather warning remains for the Mallee .. Wimmera and Western districts .. while a fire weather warning has been issued for Thursday for the Mallee .. Wimmera .. Western .. Northern Country .. North Central .. Central and Northeast districts.
The Bureau of Meteorology advises that temperatures up to 44 degrees.
