Fire restriction dates

Local Fire Danger Period Dates

The Fire Danger Period (FDP) is when CFA restricts the use of fire in the community to help prevent fires from starting.

CFA declares the Fire Danger Period for each municipality (shire or council) at different times in the lead up to the fire season. It depends on the amount of rain, grassland curing rate and other local conditions.

The Fire Danger Period may be declared as early as October in some municipalities, and typically remains in place until the fire danger lessens, which could be as late as May.

The Fire Danger Period is NOT the same thing as a Total Fire Ban.

Your local council or shire may have their own local laws about lighting fires. Contact your local council to find out what municipal local laws may be in place. Local laws may be in place all year.

Gazetted details

Details of Fire Danger Period declarations are posted to the Victorian Government Gazette.

This includes specific roads and landmarks where municipalities have been declared in part rather than in full, due to local conditions, or the size of the municipality. Gazetted details will be available once the Fire Danger Period declarations have started.

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