AIR support was requested to assist multiple CFA crews with a scrub fire in Winton North on Monday afternoon.
A CFA spokesperson said ground crews requested the additional support as they began containing the blaze which spanned around three hectares around 2pm.
The fire was situated in a rural area near Lake Mokoan Road and Baines Road in Taminick, north of the Winton Wetlands.
A community information message was issued by CFA around 3:30pm Monday, informing community members in Chesney Vale, Taminick and Thoona smoke may be visible and there was no immediate threat.
The incident was deemed under control a short time later.
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The spokesperson said 18 CFA units from multiple local brigades attended the scene after reports of a column of smoke in the area.
"Crews returned in the daylight to finish blacking out Tuesday morning," they said.
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