MItcham=20k east from the City Centre. It is strictly suburbia. There would be no direct concerns for this area unless the Dandenong ranges went up in flames and embers started to drop.

Regrettably its soooo dry up there and so treed that fires up there would take off with very little encouragement. The number of residents on Mt Dandenong and beyond would make the consequences of such a fire truly horrendous.

If your friend lives in Mitcham Carol I think he is quite safe for now.

Cheers,

Andrez