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Lancefield Fire Brigade is a 100% volunteer operated brigade
🚨Dial 000 for emergencies🚨

The aim of this page is to promote the work that the Lancefield Fire Brigade undertakes to protect life and property in the Lancefield and surrounding communities along with providing community education and information on fire prevention. This page is an initiative of the Lancefield Fire Brigade and does not replace official emergency warnings from emergency services including CFA and the Department of Environment, Land, water and Planning (formally DEPI). Please refer to the relevant agencies websites or social media channels for the latest information and emergency warnings. This page will not be managed 24/7 therefore we cannot guarantee any comments left on this page will be answered promptly. We welcome your feedback and ideas around emergency preparedness and support messages to the Lancefield Fire Brigade, however we may not be able to reply to every post. Lancefield Fire Brigade reserves the right to delete any posts, comments, pictures etc that we deem inappropriate from our page.

26/10/2026

Sunday Fire Focus Series 🔥

Topic 8: How to use the VicEmergency app 📱

Today’s lesson will cover how to use the VicEmergency app, but first here is some important information about the app. 💁‍♂️

The VicEmergency app is the official Victorian Government app for real time emergency’s that delivers warnings, incidents and community information. VicEmergency covers all hazards such as:
-Bushfires 🔥
-Storms and floods 🌩️
-Earthquakes 🫨
-Hazardous material spills 🫟
-Planned burns 📝

If you live or are visiting Victoria, you MUST have the VicEmergency app on your mobile device. If you do not have the app downloaded on your phone, do so now: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naturallybeing.fireready&hl=en_AU

What makes the VicEmergency app so important?
The VicEmergency app is so important as it brings together official data and warnings from multiple emergency services including: the Country Fire Authority (CFA), Victoria State Emergency Service (SES), Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV), and the Department of Health.

While the app is essential, we recommend using multiple channels and information sources during emergencies, see Topic 3 for more information about how to be informed in emergencies 🚨

Attached is a video about how to use the VicEmergency app 📱

If you have any questions related to how to use the app please comment below!

23/10/2026

Captain koala is ready for this fire season, are you? Come down to Lancefield Fire Brigade on The Crescent to get the latest info on how you can be prepared!

23/10/2026

Come on down to the Lancefield brigade GET FIRE READY OPEN DAY! Preparation info, free sausage sizzle and kids activities!

20/10/2026

🚗 THE COUNTDOWN IS ON! 🏁

Less than ONE MONTH until our inaugural Redesdale Show & Shine!

Got plans for Cup Day weekend? Why not spend the day in Redesdale? 🙌

📍 “Where’s Redesdale?” we hear you ask…
Just 20 minutes up the road from Kyneton, Heathcote & a stones' throw from Lake Eppalock.

🛍️ Market stalls are FULL
🚘 Car spaces are filling fast

Thinking of bringing your pride & joy? Sign up here 👇
https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1547609

Come for the cars, stay for the day! 🔥

18/10/2026

Sunday Fire Focus Series 🔥

Topic 7: Bushfire behaviour 🌲🔥

Bushfire behaviour, speed and intensity is driven by three main factors: Weather, Vegetation and Terrian.

A typical dangerous fire day starts with hot dry north/north-westerly winds combined with low humidity, high temperature, solar radiation and atmospheric instability. These conditions make bushfire behaviour very dangerous.

In Summer, days without rainfall and prolong drought make the fine fuels (dry leaves, twigs, grass, and fibrous bark) crisp and ready to burn, increasing fire intensity, flame height, speed and spotting distance. The higher the fuel load in the forest, the more intense the fire will be.

Lastly, the terrain. For every 10˚ slope, the fire will double its speed. For example, if a fire is travelling at 5 km per hour along flat ground and it hits a 10˚ slope it will double in speed to 10 km per hour up the hill.

There are three main ways a bushfire spreads, through direct flame contact, radiant heat and embers. What is radiant heat and embers? Well, I’m glad you asked! The explanations are below!

Radiant Heat:
-Radiant heat is the heat produced by a fire
-In a bushfire, the radiant heat can get so hot that it causes the temperature of unburnt fuels to increase enough for them to catch alight. This can happen before the flames touch the fuels.
-Radiant heat travels in straight lines
-Radiant heat is the biggest killer in bushfires

Embers:
Embers are burning twigs, leaves and pieces of debris that get carried by the wind ahead of the main fire front. On Extreme 🟠 fire days embers can travel up to 12km ahead of the main fire front BUT on Catastrophic 🔴 fire days embers can travel 20-30 km ahead of the main fire front❗

An ember attack is the most common way houses catch fire during bushfires, this is where embers land on top of debris in your gutters and set fire to your house. An ember attack can happen before, during and after the bushfire and remember the fire could be more than 10kms away. If these embers are not put out they can start ‘spot fires’ where they land. This is called spotting, where new fires are created WELL ahead of the main fire front, sometimes 10-20 kilometres ahead.

Did you know that forest covers 22% of the Macedon Ranges?

⚠️Beware of the wind change! ⚠️
A change in wind direction is one of the most dangerous influences on fire behaviour. Many people who die in bushfires get caught during or after a wind change.

In Victoria, hot, dry winds typically come from the north and northwest and are often followed by a southwest wind change. In this situation the side of the fire can quickly become a much larger fire front.

More information on Bushfire behaviour:

https://research.csiro.au/bushfire/bushfire-basics/how-bushfires-behave/
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/bushfire-basics
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/bushfire-basics/how-fire-behaves

17/10/2026

Lancefield Fire Brigade is set up and ready at the Lancefield Agricultural Show, just beside the Laurie Green Pavilion. Come on down and say hi, and get all your info on how you can be fire ready this coming season.

11/10/2026

Sunday Fire Focus Series 🔥

Topic 6: Grassfire behaviour 🌾🔥

In todays episode, we will discuss grassfire behaviour and what to expect when a grassfire starts.

Grassfires burn faster than bushfires because grass acts as a fine fuel that ignites easily and is fully exposed to the wind. Grassfires are exceptionally unpredictable, highly responsive to wind changes, and generate lethal amounts of radiant heat. Grassfires travel up to 25 km per hour on flat ground, be extremely fast uphill and can pulse even faster over short distances. 🏃‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♂️‍➡️

Because fine fuels dry out rapidly in the sun, grassfires can start much earlier in the day than bushfires and can start and move quickly as late as April and May is the grass is still dry 🗓️

While grassfires produce fewer embers and lower flame heights than bushfires, they generate immense radiant heat capable of killing caught individuals or igniting structures. Open areas like paddocks and farmlands allow wind to push flames directly, meaning gusty conditions can cause a quiet fire to turn dangerous in seconds 💨

Quick facts:
- Did you know that 76% of the Macedon Ranges is grassland?
- Did you know that on Extreme fire days the fires rate of spread can be between 5-16 km/hr
- On a Catastrophic fire day, the fires rate of spread is greater that 8km/h ❌
- The fastest recorded grass fire speed was 27km/h which was sustained for 45 MINUTES 💀

Think about that, 27 kilometres an hour…
If a fire started in Lancefield with that speed it would take 20 minutes to get to Romsey…
In one hour the fire would reach towns like Kyneton, Gisborne and Broadford…

Imagine a grassfire on a Catastrophic fire day starting in Lancefield, the Romsey community would have just 20 minutes to leave before the fire was there. Always leave the night before a Catastrophic 🔴 fire day or the morning of, don’t be caught out…

Like all fires in the landscape, terrain influences speed. For every 10° of upslope, a grassfire will double its speed and increase in intensity because the tilted ground pre-heats the unburnt grass ahead. Grass under 10cm tall is considered low risk because it keeps flame height down and makes the fire much easier to control, make sure around your property your grass is kept to 10cm or less consistently over the fire season.

⚠️Beware of the wind change! ⚠️
A change in wind direction is one of the most dangerous influences on fire behaviour. Many people who die in bushfires get caught during or after a wind change.

In Victoria, hot, dry winds typically come from the north and northwest and are often followed by a southwest wind change. In this situation the side of the fire can quickly become a much larger fire front.

More information:
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/plan-prepare/bushfire-basics/grassfires-rural
https://afacprodpublicstorage.blob.core.windows.net/afac-cdn/files/resource_attachments/f0ebcefb-d6f9-4b57-9f63-523d85077817/AFDRS-Quick-Guide-Grassland.pdf?sv=2023-08-03&se=2026-09-02T21%3A27%3A10Z&sr=b&sp=r&sig=xXk9srsdYc22ft4gVUfLuoXEQsPZds%2Fm3qwm6MLeiwc%3D

04/10/2026

Sunday Fire Focus Series 🔥

Topic 5: Navigating the CFA website 💻

Hello again! On today’s topic we will talk about how to navigate the CFA website so you can find information relevant when you need this fire season.

The CFA website has just been updated and is easier to use!

You can find many types of information on the CFA website including:

-Fire Safety and Planning 📝
-Home safety guidelines 🏡
-Bushfire planning 🔥
-Publications 📰
-Rules and Restrictions 🚫
-Fire Danger Ratings 🟢🟡🟠🔴
-Total Fire Ban 🚫🔥
-Current fire restrictions 🚫🔥
-Fire Danger Period rules 📒
-Permits 📃
-Burn-off registration 📜
-Find your nearest fire brigade, local fire district, and Neighbourhood Safer Places 🚒
-Volunteering 👨‍🚒👩‍🚒
and much more!

On the CFA website you can:

- Set up CFA local profile
- Find what fire district you are in
- Find the four day Fire Danger Rating forecast
- If the Fire Danger Period is in force
- Bushfire risks in the area
- Where your CFA stations and bushfire safer places are
- Access Vic Emergency

What information CFA local has:
-Fire Danger Ratings: Current ratings and a 4-day outlook for your district.
-Total Fire Bans: Real-time ban status updates.
-Local Brigades & Safety: Information on nearby CFA brigades and local community events.
-Safer Places: Locations of the nearest Neighbourhood Safer Places

Please let us know if you would be interested in a short video going over the CFA website!

CFA website: http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/

27/09/2026

Sunday Fire Focus Series 🔥

Topic 4: Know the Fire Danger Ratings 🟢🟡🟠🔴

The Australian Fire Danger Rating System uses four easy to recognise rating levels, the national system ensures no matter where you travel or visit in Australia the fire ratings are presented the same.

Each rating has a message to encourage you to take action to protect yourself and others in the face of bushfire risk.

Fire danger ratings tell you how dangerous a fire will be if one starts. The higher the fire danger, the more dangerous the conditions and the greater the impact will be if a fire starts.

The Fire Danger Ratings:
Catastrophic 🔴
What does it mean?
If a fire starts and takes hold, lives are likely to be lost.

What action should I take?
LEAVE BUSHFIRE RISK AREAS

Extreme 🟠
What does it mean?
Fires will spread quickly and be extremely dangerous.

What action should I take?
TAKE ACTION NOW to protect your life and property.

High 🟡
What does it mean?
Fires can be dangerous

What action should I take?
BE READY TO ACT

Moderate 🟢
What does it mean?
Most fires can be controlled

What action should I take?
PLAN AND PREPARE

On days of minimal risk, no rating will be issued ⚪
Fires may start but are unlikely to spread in a fast or threatening way and no proactive action is needed to be taken.

Fire danger ratings have started being published every day on the CFA website!

Use the Fire Danger Ratings as a trigger for action in your bush fire survival plan.

Visit the links below for more information about Fire Danger Ratings or feel free to comment below!

More information about Fire Danger Ratings:
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-bans-ratings-and-restrictions/about-fire-danger-ratings

Four day forecast for Victoria:
https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-bans-ratings-and-restrictions/total-fire-bans-fire-danger-ratings

Four day forecast for Victoria available on the BOM:
https://www.bom.gov.au/location/australia/victoria

Detailed information about fire danger ratings:
https://www.afac.com.au/AFDRS

Address

2B The Crescent
Lancfield, VIC
3435

Website

http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/

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