The blaze at Budj Bim has been declared as contained, seven days after it was sparked by a lightning strike.
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About 6400 hectares was burned in the blaze and fire crews continue to work to strengthen control lines.
A CFA spokesman said assessments were being done to ensure all hazardous trees were identified and treated on the control lines as well as the road and walking track networks.
"This will allow crews to work safely on the fire edge where they will be using hose lines and water to fully extinguish all fire and embers within 30 metres of the fire edge," he said.
The spokesman said fire burnt cleanly through the park and there were not significant pockets of unburnt fuel within the control lines.
"As soon as it is safe to do so wildlife assessments will be conducted throughout the park," he said.
"Since there has been no significant crown scorch it is expected that the impact on the koala population may not be as bad as first thought."
The incident control centre will use aerial information gathering helicopters and infrared line scans to continue continue to monitor hot spots.
"As these are identified they will be assessed and treated, as required, to ensure no new fires are started," he said. "Rehabilitation assessments for the control lines, roads and walking tracks are currently being done with plans being developed to commence rehabilitation as soon as it is safe and prudent to do so." Crews will remain on site for the two to four weeks unless there is significant rainfall.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has measures in place to undertake on-ground assessments of wildlife impacted by the fire.
Members of the public are asked to stay away from the impacted area.
A DELWP spokesman said he understood members of the public were concerned about the wildlife affected by the fires.
"Fire grounds are dangerous, even after the fire front has passed and we remind the community not to enter fire-affected areas in search for wildlife," he said.
"A DELWP wildlife response team, trained in the assessment of fire affected wildlife, is patrolling the fire ground in areas deemed safe by the incident controller to observe and assess the health of wildlife and respond accordingly."
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