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Live bush and grass fires near Yackandandah from Victoria's state emergency feed — with the official channels that matter in an emergency.
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In fire season this is the quick answer to "is something burning near us right now". It is not a warning service — when it matters, act on VicEmergency and 000, not on this page.
No bush or grass fires reported near Yackandandah right now.
As of 24 August at 11:50 am, the state emergency feed shows no bush or grass fires within 60 km of town.
This page is not an alert system
Yackandandah sits in a valley ringed by dry red-stringybark forest, assessed as very high fuel hazard. The Fire Danger Period runs October to April. On a bad day the plan that saves lives is to leave early — a fire truck may not be able to reach every property.
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.
Checked 24 August at 11:50 am. Incident data from VicEmergency — © Country Fire Authority / State of Victoria, licensed under CC BY 4.0. The feed aggregates fire agencies nationwide; status and location lag the ground truth, especially in a fire’s first hours, and very new starts can take time to appear.
No active wildfires reported near Yackandandah.
Nothing on the incident map within 60 km of town.