VICTORIA — A Total Fire Ban (TFB) has been declared for most of Victoria tomorrow, Wednesday, February 11, 2026, due to forecast extreme fire weather.
The TFB applies to the following fire districts:
- Central
- Mallee
- North Central
- North East
- Northern Country
- West and South Gippsland
- Wimmera
Conditions across these districts will be hot, with low humidity and moderate north-westerly winds ahead of a gusty south-westerly change with showers and possible localised thunderstorms developing later in the day.
While a TFB has not been declared in East Gippsland and South West districts, fire danger ratings remain high and elevated.
A Total Fire Ban means no fire can be lit in the open air or allowed to remain alight from 12:01am to 11:59pm on the day of the declaration in affected districts.
CFA Chief Officer Jason Heffernan said the combination of heat, wind and low humidity tomorrow could create dangerous fire conditions.
“Humidity will be low and conditions will be very dry across the state, meaning new fire starts could occur earlier in the day,” Jason said.
“These conditions will make it very difficult for firefighters to control a fire if one starts.
“We’re asking people in affected districts to strictly follow the conditions of the Total Fire Ban and think carefully about how the increased fire risk could affect them.
“Make sure your fire plan is up to date and covers all possible scenarios.”
Victorians can find out if it is a Total Fire Ban on the CFA website www.cfa.vic.gov.au, where it is usually published by 5pm the day before a Total Fire Ban.
For more information on what you can and can’t do visit the Can I or Can’t I page on the CFA website.
Victorians should also make sure they have access to more than one source of information.
They include:
CFA or VicEmergency Twitter or Facebook.
ABC local radio, commercial and designated radio stations of Sky News.
The VicEmergency App.
The VicEmergency website www.emergency.vic.gov.au.
The VicEmergency Hotline on 1800 226 226.
