The Country Fire Authority's Ballarat Fire Brigade Captain, Mark Cartledge, told The Courier that the area along Tinworth Avenue had been on the list of areas deemed a priority to burn for a number of years.

This is due to the high fire risk in the area and the fact there have been two significant fires there during the past 10 years.

With a number of deliberately lit fires across the region in recent months, Captain Cartledge said it was identified as an immediate priority due to the threat if a fire was to break out there.

Planning for the .76 hectare burn took several weeks of work - from writing burn plans to getting cultural and heritage checks, notifying residents, checking weather forecasts, organising crews, traffic control and obtaining approvals.

While the weather was warm yesterday, Captain Cartledge said the controlled burn was conducted in line with the strict permit conditions to burn-off in the fire danger period.

The first crews arrived at the location about 12.30pm.

Traffic management was then put in place, briefings hosted and the burn given the final tick of approval to go ahead.

The brigade was supported by Miners Rest, Glen Park, Ballarat City, Sebastopol and Buninyong, with the first match lit after 2pm.

Captain Cartledge said crews took the burn slowly due to the bushland being surrounded by homes.

There was a bit of wind at one point which caused smoke to blow across the houses but this was only for a short period.

Captain Cartledge said he was happy with the result - if a fire does occur along Tinworth Avenue with the wind pushing it towards the homes, there was now a fire break in place.

The last crews left about 7.30pm.

Firefighters will continue to monitor the burned area for any smouldering in the coming days.