WINDIER conditions are expected to test firefighters battling Victoria's Morwell fire over the next two days.
Authorities have at least two extra strike teams on standby on Tuesday in case expected higher winds aggravate the fire that has been burning in the mine since February 9.
Incident controller Bob Barry says the fire fight in recent days has been successful in reducing fire activity in the mine.
However, provisions had been made to battle the challenging conditions expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.
This also includes plans to bring two additional aircraft to support the fire fight and extra ground crews are on standby to protect infrastructure outside the mine.
"The additional strike teams will be there to stop fires that escape from the mine - as occurred last week - so we don't have to divert resources from the mine," Mr Barry said.
Victorian Premier Denis Napthine, who visited Morwell on Monday, announced a $2 million assistance package for small businesses financially hurt by the coal mine fire that has seen many temporarily leave the smoke-choked Victorian town.
"When I have visited small businesses in Morwell one of the things they have emphasised to me whether they are the local coffee ship, the local hair dresser ... their turn over has gone down significantly," he said.
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