Victoria in Australia has had a long history of catastrophic bushfires , the most recent of these , the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 claiming 173 lives . Legislation , planning , management and suppression are the responsibilities of the Victorian State Government through its departments and agencies including the Country Fire Authority ( CFA ) and the Department of Environment , Land , Water and Planning ( DELWP )
Black Saturday bushfires
Black Saturday bushfires
Bushfires in Victoria