FIRE authorities plan an ongoing campaign of fuel reduction burning to reduce fire risk around Baranduda.
Yesterday several CFA brigades were involved in burning 1.8 kilometres of vegetation alongside the Yackandandah road.
It was co-ordinated by Baranduda brigade captain Paul Allwood, who said the area varied from 20 to 30 metres in width.
The total area burnt was about 3.5 hectares.
Mr Allwood said the vegetation had been building up in recent years.
A part of the area targeted yesterday has not been burnt in the past 15 years.
There is a rolling plan over coming years to reduce the fuel load around Baranduda.
Mr Allwood said it was likely further burns will be done in autumn.
There were 55 CFA people from the Baranduda, Wodonga West, Wodonga, Bonegilla, Kiewa and Allen’s Flat brigades; the Wodonga headquarters brigade also attended.
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