Fire agencies are preparing for another dangerous fire season this summer with the La Nina weather event expected to increase spring rainfall, resulting in more grass growing.

In a video conference with regional media on Wednesday, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews said behind the work going into the pandemic are massive preparations for the upcoming fire season.

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"Part of the challenge of these things is a lot of effort has to go into dealing with the principle challenge but you have all these other challenges, that you know are coming, in the background," he said.

"In the background to all this pandemic work, please be assured there is a massive effort going on to make sure we are ready for the coming fire season.

"That's the nature of challenge we face and 2020 is one of those years where you can assume we will be tested on all fronts."

Mr Andrews said the state's fire season planning was preparing for the worst.

"We always plan as if it is going to be just as bad as the last one was," he said. "Pleasingly, some of the forecasting doesn't necessarily bear that out.

"It's fair to say though, that the forecasts, some of the predictive work that is being done is forecasting significant spring rain, that is both good and bad."

Central Victoria has up to 15 hazard reduction burns planned with up to 2000 hectares to be slashed and mulched.

In September, Forest Fire Management Victoria acting regional manager forest fire operations Paul Bates said he expects a wetter than average spring in central Victoria with a good chance of a La Nina forming.

"What that means is it will just keep the forests wetter for a bit longer and delay the fire season starting," he said.

The extra rain will ensure soil moisture are maintained and the drying of forest fuels delayed but could result in concerning grass growth near roads and on private properties.

"When we get into summer and have hot windy days, grass growth becomes a higher risk for those fast moving, intense grass fires," Mr Bates said.

"There will be an increased risk this year from those types of fires compared to previous years."

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As well as planning behind the scenes, Mr Andrews said there were also considerations for people looking to travel to remote properties to prepare them for fire season.

"It gets really personal and granular in some ways," he said. "We are having a good, close look at what restrictions might mean for people going from Melbourne to regional Victoria to clean up their property.

"All those things will be looked at all the way through to making sure we have a big aerial fleet and doing as much controlled burning as we can.

Mr Andrews said all efforts will be made to ensure fire season preparations are completed.

"I know the CFA made some decisions to wind back a bit of that because of safety concerns but any catch-up that needs to be done, we'll do that as fast as we can.

"There is a big job of work going on to be ready, not just for pandemic, but for fire and what ever else might come our way."

Visit the CFA's website for more information about preparing for the bushfire season.