When Marrangaroo Rural Fire Station opened at 1pm on Tuesday, November 12, it was on the back of a very busy weekend for some of the crew members.
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Marranagaroo RFS's Adam Sharwood said the opening was timed to coincide with the worst of the predicted conditions in the region.
Hot, dry conditions combined with strong winds to create challenging conditions for fire-fighters across the state.
A fire is continuing to burn in the Wollemi National Park north of Lithgow, while an out of control bush fire was reported at Ben Ledi in Oberon at about 12.30pm.
Some stations in the region will be open this afternoon, with volunteers ready to go should a call out occur.
Over the weekend, 10 RFS volunteers from Marrangaroo and Wallerawang took two trucks into the devastated Mid North Coast region.
Mr Sharwood said they were tasked to the Hillview fire south of Taree. It continued to burn out of control on Tuesday, with more than 19,900 hectares already burnt.
"The local guys were getting quite tired," he said.
"They've been at it for over a month, nearly two months, in some areas."
The crew tried to work around the side of the fire, which Mr Sharwood said presented a challenge to crews.
"The pure scale of the fire versus the number of people and the resources available - it was stretched very thin."
Staying at the nearby Rotary Lodge, he said everyone was very grateful for the work out-of-town crews were undertaking for them. The crews arrived back in Lithgow on Monday night, November 11.
Mr Sharwood urged people to continue to be vigilant on Tuesday afternoon, with the Bureau of Meteorology warning of gusty conditions through the afternoon.
"We need people to continue to be mindful of the conditions. There are not enough resources available to assist every house, to be everywhere at once, even though we would want to be," he said.
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