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22 February 2025
Be on the lookout for illegal fires

REGIONAL Victorians are being asked to be on the lookout for illegally lit fires during the continuing bushfire season after a 'concerning' rise in offences over the last five years.

More than 1100 illegal fires were recorded in Victoria since 2019, according to data recently released by CFA and the Crime Statistics Agency

During that time there were 1,010 recorded instances of lighting a fire durin...

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