Firefighters contained a scrub fire that spread over two hectares in Cape Schanck, with a water-bombing helicopter called in to tackle the blaze on 6 February.
The fire broke out near Long Point Rd about 5.50pm which saw 15 fire vehicles respond including units from Boneo, Rosebud, Main Ridge, Rye, Dromana, Moorooduc fire brigades and Fire Rescue Victoria pumper 95.
Ambulance Victoria was also in attendance but no injuries were reported.
The fire was declared under control just before 8.20pm. Crews stayed on scene until 10pm to ensure the area was safe.
CFA also issued a community advice message for people to stay informed.
Incident controller and third lieutenant at Dromana fire brigade Jason Fevola said crews arrived to find the grass fire spreading quickly, with air support called in because of limited access.
“The team worked really hard at the start and was able to suppress the fire quite quickly,” he said.
“The air support dropped a few loads to suppress the fire and then once that was done, we started blacking out on the ground and essentially stopped the spread.”
Fevola said while there was no threat to neighbouring properties, the blaze did come close to the Mornington Peninsula Bowmen archery club on Long Point Rd.
“Different temperatures and conditions definitely could have spread the fire a lot quicker.”
He said the cause of the fire was unknown, but given lightning strikes had occurred in the region just days earlier, it was possible that some scrubland may have been “smoldering away and then kicked up”.
Fevola said it was important for all community members to plan and prepare while the bushfire season was still a risk on the peninsula.
This included having a safety plan and downloading the VicEmergency app to access community information and warnings for all types of emergencies including fires.
