Bushfires in Victoria

The state of Victoria in Australia has had a long history of catastrophic bushfires.

The most deadly of these, the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 claiming 173 lives.

Legislation, planning, management and suppression are the responsibilities of the Victorian State Government

Map of all of the bushfires in Victoria in the last 50 years

Black Saturday bushfires at Steels Creek in 2009

Signage indicating to motorists that smoke from controlled burns may be in the area

Intense fires can seriously impact the environment, such as here by the Big River , near Anglers Rest, Gippsland , after the 2003 fires