It has been 10 weeks since the first ignition from a lightning strike saw units from NSW RFS Lower North Coast area heading out to fight fires.
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They have not stopped since and with summer only just upon us, the fire season is far from over.
Superintendent Lachlann Ison said however conditions were somewhat calmer at the moment following storms over a two day period at Christmas time.
"Yesterday (Sunday) we had a number of calls to Triple Zero for smoke sightings but they were all re-ignitions within what was known as the Kian Rd fire area (Argents Hill and Congarinni)," Supt. Ison said.
"There are no immediate threats but with this warm weather, the underlying dry conditions and the north-easterly winds, this pattern of re-ignitions will continue."
He said if anyone had any concerns, they should not hesitate to phone Triple Zero "and we will check out the areas by ground or air".
Two other fires, one at Valla and another at Scotts Head, popped up on the Fires Near Me site yesterday afternoon - both were camp fires. Crews that attended asked campers to extinguish them immediately.
Watch this video of some creative firefighting, courtesy of NPWS with RFS permission
During the current bush fire danger period, camp fires are only permitted as long as they are on private property, have a two metre cleared area (at least) around them and use minimum fuel.
No open fires can be lit on Total Fire Ban days.
Supt. Ison said currently all fire permits were suspended indefinitely until there was "a decent fall of rain".
"At this point in time Kempsey has had one third of its average annual rainfall and the area is really suffering. Storms in Nambucca and Bellingen areas helped but the underlying dryness continues.
"Attention has now shifted to fires further south and our crews have had a bit of a reprieve - we are trying to give our volunteers some time out. None of our crews have been sent south at the moment."