Emergency alert for Hotham heights HOMES are under threat as a large, fast moving bushfire burns in Victoria's alpine region. The Country Fire Authority (CFA) has issued an emergency alert for Hotham Heights in the state's northeast, with the fire expected to impact the area within the next two hours. Authorities advise residents to leave now if it is safe or take shelter nearby. The out-of-control bushfire is 11,000 hectares and creating spot-fires approximately one to 2km ahead.