CARELESS behaviour on days of high fire danger can be just as deadly as arson, police have warned, as Victoria heads for another dry spell.
Assistant Commissioner Stephen Fontana has called on Victorians to ensure they're not doing anything that could spark a blaze as the weather heats up again on Thursday.
"What is of real concern is that when we look at a large number of fires they've been started through the careless activity of others," Mr Fontana told reporters in Melbourne on Tuesday.
"Things like using slashers, cutting hot grass on extremely hot days, causing sparks, driving vehicles in long grass."
He said some people had thrown cigarette butts out their windows and caused fires, while others were using machines like angle-grinders that create sparks.
"Some of these fires have got out of control," Mr Fontana said.
"These fires are just as dangerous as those that are deliberately lit."
Police hold fears about new fires starting on Thursday as firefighters continue backburning around the 62,000-hectare central Gippsland blaze.
A state control centre spokesman said 600 firefighters, 130 trucks and 13 aircraft were working to strengthen containment lines around the massive Gippsland fire burning around 200km east of Melbourne.
"We're trying to get those control lines (strong) prior to weather increasing on Thursday and Friday," the spokesman told AAP.
Firefighters are also working on 11 small fires in a state forest, about 13 kilometres east of Orbost, sparked by lightning storms overnight, with six currently under control.
The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast a maximum temperature of 37C for Thursday while the CFA has declared most of the state to be at a very high or severe fire danger risk.
Mr Fontana said there will be increased police patrols on Thursday.
He called on anybody who sees suspicious behaviour to ring triple-zero.
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