Firefighters have declared that all bush and grass fires burning across NSW are contained for the first time this bushfire season.
The rain, which caused widespread flash flooding and storm damage, put out 30 fires on the weekend, the RFS revealed earlier this week.
The Currowan fire burning in the Shoalhaven region was extinguished on Saturday night after burning for 74 days and destroying 312 homes.
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