Victorian firefighter dies in Tasmania

A 60-YEAR-OLD Victorian firefighter has been found dead near a hamlet on the Tasman Peninsula where he was conducting a backburn.

Police say the body of the man, part of a Victorian contingent assisting the Tasmania Fire Service, was found near Taranna.

He was preparing for backburning operations at Waterfall Bluff, which is about two to three kilometres from the active fire edge.

Workers were sent to the area after the man failed to make a scheduled call-in.

Police say there appears to be no suspicious circumstances at this stage.

The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) said the dead man was from Gippsland.

A DSE statement from its secretary Greg Wilson and chief fire officer Alan Goodwin said the firefighter's family had been notified and no further personal details were available at this time.

They had offered their sincere condolences to the family and support had been offered.

DSE representatives have been sent to Tasmania to support crew members still on the ground.

Police are investigating the death and will prepare a report for the coroner.

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