Residents across the greater Rissington area were first notified of the planned burn-off about six months ago.
"We wanted to talk to them about any concerns they may have had about it," Mr Bell said.
Bronwyn Farquharson, who lives on Glengarry Rd, said the meeting was informative and valuable and residents were happy with what they heard.
Mr Bell said an email was sent out to residents on Saturday advising it would be taking place the following day.
Mrs Farquharson said the information was accordingly posted on the Rissington Community Group website as well as the Rissington Facebook page.
"And we all had the best spots to watch it from," she said.
Mr Bell said the valley which was burned-off was filled with gorse and blackberry and while burn-offs had become rare in recent years it was decided the most effective way was to put the torch to it.
"It was a good opportunity for two reasons - one was that it would make better use of the land and secondly it was very good in terms of a training exercise."
The only slight deviation from it being the perfect burn-off was when one edge of the fire spread to a stand of eucalyptus trees but it was quickly contained. Mr Bell said the result surprised many of those involved, including the station owners, as it had effectively taken all the unwanted growth away.
Mrs Farquharson agreed, saying she had gone to have a good look at the site and was impressed how clear it had now become.
The area will be commercially planted with pine trees.
"We are looking to begin planting around June," Mr Bell said.
