Central Victorian councils where the period ends include City of Greater Bendigo, Central Goldfields Shire, Macedon Ranges Shire and Mount Alexander Shire.

A fire danger period remains in place for Buloke Shire and Campaspe Shire councils.

CFA North West Region assistant chief officer Gavin said despite the fire danger period ending, it is important to remain vigilant.

“Residents that wish to conduct burn-offs on their private properties need to follow some basic rules,” he said.

“Register your burn-offs first and foremost, check weather conditions as well as monitor the wind, and follow local council laws and regulations.”

Mr Thompson said communicating with the CFA and registering burn offs with the Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority was important.

“Every year our CFA crews are wasting resources responding to false alarms because people are not registering their burn-offs,” he said.

“It is important that as well as registering your burn-offs with ESTA, you are alerting your neighbours that they may see smoke on the set dates.

“If you register your burn off and somebody rings spotting smoke, the incident will be cross-checked with the burn-off register and prevent an angry CFA crew showing up on your door.”

For people registering their burn-offs, basic imformation such as location, date, expected start and finish times, estimated size, and what they intended to burn were helpful to fire authorities.

“The burn off line is very easy to use – the operators are friendly, and prompt you by asking the key questions,” he said.

“When conducting burn-offs, remain alert and always have resources on hand to extinguish the fire.”

To keep your burn off safe and legal, people should: 

Call 1800 668 511 or email burnoffs@esta.vic.gov.au to register a burn off with ETSA.