A firefighter has died fighting the Omeo bushfires.
A firefighter has died while trying to contain a fire in Omeo in Victoria's north-east on Saturday.
"It is with great sadness that we confirm that a Forest Fire Management Victoria firefighter from Parks Victoria has been involved in an incident while working on a fire in the Omeo area resulting in a fatality," Forest Fire Management Victoria Chief Fire Officer Chris Hardman said."The safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority."An emergency warning was issued for a fire near Omeo on Friday, but was later downgraded to a watch-an-act.
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