As Victoria faces another horror day of fires, thousands of people who have fled the blazes in East Gippsland have woken up in unfamiliar beds, uncertain if their lives will ever return to normal.

Key points: An empty community hall near Bairnsdale has been transformed into a supermarket for bushfire victims

An empty community hall near Bairnsdale has been transformed into a supermarket for bushfire victims People have been donating food to make snack packs and lolly bags for those fighting the fires

People have been donating food to make snack packs and lolly bags for those fighting the fires For the latest fire warnings see the VicEmergency website.

At Bairnsdale, an overwhelming display of community spirit is making that shock just a little bit easier to bear.

Just five days ago, the community hall in Lucknow, just outside Bairnsdale, was totally empty.

It has now been transformed into a makeshift supermarket for bushfire refugees.

"It just keeps filling up. The donations keep coming," said Jodie Crane, the manager of the donation centre.

"It's just so full."

An ad hoc charity drive has seen people donate clothes, boxes of brand new shoes and food from major retailers.

By Friday, they had helped about 150 families who have had to leave their homes.

Volunteers sort items in Lucknow, on the outskirts of Bairnsdale, as fires wreak havoc in the region. ( ABC News: Emilia Terzon )

'You just feel you've got to do something'

Some of those coming through the doors have already lost homes to the fires or are in the path of the inferno.

"They are all absolutely overwhelmed," said Ms Crane.

"We've had people walk in and look at the masses of stuff here and just burst into tears. They walk out and then we send some of the older ladies out to talk to them and get their story.

"Then they'll come back in and start shopping."

She said many of them were so traumatised and in shock that they did not know what they needed.

So they get a toiletries pack and a food package, and are then helped to pick out clothes.

"It's crazy. It's heartbreaking. But we need to do it and they need immediate support," she said.

"It's very humbling."

The centre is run by volunteers and has managed to sort rows and rows of goods which are itemised down to individual sizes for baby clothes.

Kay Miller from the nearby town of Bairnsdale is one of the volunteers helping out.

On Friday, she put as much water as she could around her home in case of fire and then she came to volunteer at the Lucknow hall.

"You just feel you've got to do something," Ms Miller said.

One of 19 homes destroyed by fire at Sarsfield, Victoria. ( AAP: James Ross )

Many volunteers have rural properties directly in the line of the blaze, which is now threatening a quarter of the state of Victoria.

Other people chipping in include a group of young tradesmen from as far away as the Mornington Peninsula who've been running a crowdfunding campaign.

'If it burns, it burns' — Precious memorabilia left behind

John Couzens on his beloved Harley, which he managed to save. ( ABC News )

Metung resident John Couzens is one of those who has fled the bushfires.

He has lived in the region for 40 years and has never seen anything like the situation being experienced right now.

"This is absolutely a unique state of affairs. When will it end?" he asked.

He is now in Bairnsdale with his family and does not know when he will be able to return to his property — and whether or not it will still be standing when he returns.

Mr Couzens is a military history enthusiast and collector who had to leave behind irreplaceable uniforms, original swords and horse saddles from World War I.

On Friday, he returned to his home while the roads were open to save some precious items — including his Harley-Davidson.

"The thought of it frying in the shed was too much," he said.

"We just got in and got what we could. Two trailer loads."

John Couzens in front of his homemade fort. ( Supplied: John Couzens )

But he could not take the Roman fort that he had just finished building on his property.

"It took us six weeks and is about fifty metres square and has firing ports," he said.

"I'm pretty devastated. It's a nutty thing to do but I did enjoy building it. But if it burns, it burns.

"I'm more concerned with my wife and children and grandchildren and my horses, which are safe."

Food parcels for firies

BK 2 Basics Melbourne founder Kelly Warren has been making lolly bags and snack packs to keep emergency services going during long and exhausting shifts.

After putting a call out on social media the family-run charity was inundated with donations and volunteers.

About 70 people packed more than 4,000 food parcels in just two hours on Thursday night and a similar number were expected to be made up on Friday night.

BK 2 Basics Melbourne was inundated with volunteers at its Narre Warren warehouse. ( Supplied: Kelly Warren )

"We helped with the fires last year and the firies loved our lolly packs because they could keep them in their pockets and the snack packs could go in the trucks," she said.

"People are still pulling in with donations. It's just amazing. Last night we were crying, everyone was crying because the donations just kept rolling in.

"It just enriches my heart."

They will take the first batch of lolly bags and snack packs to the Sale air base on Saturday to help those working tirelessly to evacuate communities, get supplies into isolated towns and water bomb fires.

"We support the firies 100 per cent but our first drop-off will be the air staff," she said.

"Nobody thinks about the air staff."