"The saying that's going around is that this is a marathon not a sprint," Deputy Incident Controller Janelle Brooks said.

"We're very conscious of the need to pace ourselves. And ultimately, firefighters are not going to be able to rest - not really - until we see some significant rainfall."

But the good news over the past 24 hours is that the Kosekai Rd fire at Fortescue Creek, near Taylors Arm has been reclassified as 'being controlled'.

The 36 firefighters from Victoria arrived yesterday and have been tasked to the Fortescue Creek fire to establish containment lines and protect private property. RFS vehicles have been borrowed from our western neighbours to transport the interstate crews.

Until today, resources were spread thin on the ground and containment lines were being established with heavy plant (machinery).

But with new boots on the ground, backburning efforts have started and the fire will be able to be attended 24/7.

Consequently the size of the fire has nearly doubled to 242 hectares since yesterday. There is also likely to be an increased level of smoke over the coming days owing to the backburning efforts.

For our local crews, the help couldn't come soon enough, with many local RFS volunteers and Forestry Corp and National Parks units working day and night for the past two weeks.

"We're all very happy to see them," Janelle said.

"We've been managing containment lines based on the risk and resources available. There are a lot of fires burning elsewhere in the region, so there's competition for available resources."

The Kian Rd fire is still being controlled, but it hasn't grown in size since the weekend when one of the containment lines was breached.

"Aircraft managed to nurse the spread of that fire into the wet gullies," Janelle said.

"The waterbombing efforts have allowed the Remote Area Firefighting Team (RAFT) to go in on the ground through the burnt territory, allowing close containment with no need to put in larger backburning ops."

At this stage no properties are at immediate risk, but Janelle said there is contingency planning in place should the weather turn again.

She said it's imperative that residents monitor the conditions in the area. If they don't have a Bushfire Emergency Plan in place, then they need to decide whether they will fight or flee if the situation arises.

The Fires Near Me app is updated twice daily after aircraft scan the area, and as information is made available from crews on the ground.

Advice and information can also be found through the Bushfire Information Hotline - 1800 679-737.

Both Kosekai Rd and Hanging Rock Rd remian closed until futher notice.

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