[On screen text: Scott Anderson Forest & Fire Operations Officer FFMVIC Gippsland]
Speaker: Scott Anderson
What we got to see at this fire is the effect that a planned burn has on a wildfire because we got to see the wildfire move into the area that had been burned.
When the fire burned into the footprint of this planned burn, three things happened.
Flame height decreased.
The fire intensity decreased.
And the rate of spread slowed down.
Because of those things, we were able to control the fire on this track.
Outside the planned burn footprint, where the fuel loads were still extreme, the trees are cooked.
Here where the fire burnt cooler, the trees are much less affected and they're already coming back.
There's already Epicor growth on them and even the ground vegetation starting to come back.
[On screen text: Dr René Van der Sant Senior Asset Manager Melbourne Water]
Speaker: Dr René Van der Sant
More than two thirds of Melbourne's water comes from the forested water catchments, and we use those forests as part of our treatment method.
It's important that we protect them from fire.
And Melbourne Water has done a lot of work modelling and research and looking into the best way to lower the bushfire risk for our catchment.
And every time we've looked, putting our effort into bushfire management has come out on top of, you know, for example, building a downstream treatment plant.
And a key part of that bushfire management is our plan burning and fuel reduction.
[On screen text: Forest Fire Management Victoria logo]
