Celebrities and notable figures have been pouring in donations to help fight the bushfires burning in Australia.

A firefighter has died while battling bushfires in Victoria’s alpine region.

The Forest Fire Management Victoria firefighter from Parks Victoria was killed while battling a blaze in the Omeo area on Saturday.

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“Family and fellow emergency personnel are being informed and will be supported,” Forest Fires Management chief fire officer Chris Hardman said in a statement.

“The safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority.”

The firefighter’s death will be investigated by Victoria Police, who will prepare a report for the coroner.

“It is with great sadness that we confirm that a Forest Fire Management Firefighter from Parks Victoria has been involved in an incident while working on a fire in the Omeo area resulting in a fatality,” a spokesman from the State Control Centre (SCC) of Victoria confirmed to 9News.

“Family and fellow emergency personal have been informed and will be supported.”

The SCC said the death was being investigated and a report will be prepared for the state coroner.

“The safety and wellbeing of our people is our highest priority,” said the SCC.

“The matter is being investigated by Victoria Police who will prepare a report for the coroner.”

The tragedy brings the death toll to four in Victoria.

On January 3, after another Forest Fires Management worker Mat Kavanagh, 43, died on duty when his vehicle crashed on the Goulburn Valley Highway, AAP reported.

Mick Roberts from Buchan and Maramingo Creek man Fred Becker were also killed in the fires at East Gippsland on New Year’s Day.

At least 27 people have died in the bushfires nationally — with 20 confirmed deaths in New South Wales, three in South Australia and four in Victoria.

— AAP