AS Mansfield Shire braces for a hot and dry fire season, local CFA leaders are calling for vigilance after a significant rise in vegetation fires across Victoria.
Between October 1, 2023 and April 1, 2024, the CFA responded to 2145 vegetation fires, a sharp increase from the 1415 recorded during the previous Fire Danger Period (FDP).
Tolmie & District CFA Captain Milton Taylor warned that the Mansfi...