The CFA downgraded an emergency warning for the suburb of Diggers Rest and nearby town of Sunbury, 40km northwest of the Melbourne city centre, to a watch and act alert.
It said the grassfire was under control.
An emergency warning remains for the town of Kangaroo Ground, 26km northeast of Melbourne.
The grassfire is out of control and firefighters have been unable to stop the blaze, the CFA says.
Several small fires have flared in the Tuesday afternoon heat.
Fire Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley said temperatures had increased and the wind speed was a little stronger than had been forecast.
"Hopefully our first attack will work so that none of those get to any significant size and so far the success rate has been very good," he told ABC TV.
Earlier, firefighters stopped the spread of a grassfire that was heading for the town of Little River, between Geelong and Melbourne.
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