Is Something Burning Near Bright?

Live bush and grass fires near Bright right now, read from Victoria's emergency feed — with the official channels that matter in an evacuation.

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The official channels

VicEmergency — warnings and incidentsThe official source in an emergency. Install the VicEmergency app for warnings where you are.

CFA North East — fire danger rating and total fire bansToday's rating and whether it is a Total Fire Ban day for our district.

VicEmergency Hotline — 1800 226 226Recorded information 24 hours; staffed during major fires.

Worth knowing

Why a valley town watches the hills

Bright sits on the Ovens Valley floor, ringed by steep forested alpine country. Fire has reached this area again and again — 2003, 2013 and the 2019–20 Black Summer — and the January 2026 fires put Alpine Shire on the State's bushfire-recovery list. Even when no fire reaches the town, smoke alone can empty the streets the town lives on. On a bad day the plan that saves lives is to leave early, while the Great Alpine Road is still open.

Today's fire danger rating is a separate thing

This page shows fires that have already started. Whether today is a Total Fire Ban day, and the fire danger rating for the North East district, are published separately by the CFA — check the North East district page below before you light a fire or use machinery on a hot, windy day. Bright's Fire Danger Period usually runs from around mid-November to early April.