WATCH: A NSW Rural Fire Service firefighter has revealed what it's like on the front line. 9News
The firefighter said he has never seen conditions as intense as these in almost a decade.
"These fires are by far the worst I've ever seen and I've been a firefighter for almost nine years," Mr Xiberras said."We've all just been blown away by the support from the community and the army. We've had locals out at 3am next to us fighting to defend theirs and other people's property.
The property toll is yet to be finalised with crews on Monday still going through areas affected by the blazes, while firefighters work to take advantage of more favourable weather while it lasts. RFS deputy commissioner Rob Rogers said it would be another 24 hours before they had an accurate number of homes destroyed "but I think it is fair to say .. it is around 100".
Areas hit hard by fire include Lithgow and along the Bells Line of Road in the upper Blue Mountains, and the Wollondilly Shire villages of Buxton and Bargo, which were ravaged for the second time in three days.
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