Tent Town Springs up as Help Fire Fighters

Firefighters could be there for more than a month, depending on how the rest of the fire season shakes out.

In this handout image supplied by Stephen Henderson of the County Fire Authority, Firefighters of the CFA Strike Teams (Milawa CFA Tanker) rest after fighting to save the township of Taggety from bush fires on Feb. 8, 2009 in Taggety, near Marysville, in Victoria, Australia. Photo by Stephen Henderson/CFA via Getty Images

A tent township has sprung up in less than 48 hours in the regional Victorian city of Ballarat as firefighters and volunteers prepare for catastrophic conditions.