A highly respected grandfather, who loved the great outdoors and supported building schools in Thailand, is the fifth person to have died in the Victorian bushfires.

David Moresi, a contractor for Forest Fire Management Victoria, was using a bulldozer to construct control lines around a bushfire in East Gippsland when his vehicle rolled on November 30.

David Moresi was a fire contractor who tragically lost his life on November 30.

Mr Moresi had been working on the Gelantipy fire near W Tree and was making his way back through the fire ground when his vehicle rolled over and he was thrown out. He died at the scene.

Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that Mr Moresi's name would be added to the official death toll after the fires began on November 21.