CFA Says VIC Bushfire Has Claimed Over 100 Homes, Could Burn All Summer

While the flames near Wye River have subsided enough for residents to survey the damage of Christmas Day’s fire, CFA incident controller Peter West said they’d probably be fighting the blaze for the duration of summer.

West told the ABC that rising temperatures throughout New Year’s would raise the risk of another bushfire outbreak, and that “while things are quieter now we have to ensure people are very aware of their own safety.”