Firefighter dies on job in Gisborne

VICTORIANS have expressed condolences to family and colleagues of a CFA firefighter who died while battling a house fire northwest of Melbourne.

The 45-year-old married father of two was attending a house fire in Gisborne just before midnight (AEDT) when colleagues found him unconscious away from the house about 1.30am (AEDT) on Sunday.

Fellow brigade members found him lying beside a tanker and administered first aid and called an ambulance, but paramedics were unable to revive him.

The CFA extended its sympathies to the family and colleagues of the man, who was a volunteer with the Gisborne brigade.

"CFA is saddened by this loss and our deepest sympathies are with the firefighter's family, his friends and colleagues," CFA chief officer Euan Ferguson said in a statement.

"We also extend our deep sympathies to the members of the Gisborne fire brigade.

"We will be doing everything we can to support them during this difficult time."

The CFA is offering counselling to the man's family and colleagues.

Acting Premier Peter Ryan said it was a tragic loss.

The reason for the man's death will be subject to separate inquiries, he said.

"I do send though to his wife and his children the heartfelt sympathies of all Victorians," he told reporters in Melbourne.

"I do so on behalf of not only the government but the whole of the parliament of Victoria.

"This is a tragic day for the family."

Mr Ryan said it is also a time to reflect on the extraordinary contribution volunteers make in protecting people from the threat of fire.

About four brigades attended the fire in Brantome Street, which took about an hour to control.

One person was home at the time but they were uninjured.

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