Photo: Fire burning across inaccessible terrain near Georges Junction. (Audience submitted: Kay Bridge )
Firefighters in New South Wales and Queensland are gearing up for another exhausting day battling dozens of blazes.
About 800 firefighters have been working to control fires across New South Wales, with hot and windy conditions fanning 80 blazes.
About 30 of those fires are out of control, including a blaze that has broken a containment line at the township of Balmoral, south-west of Sydney near the Bargo State Forest.
The Rural Fire Service says it could pose a threat to four isolated properties as the area has not been burnt for 30 years.
Fires are also burning near homes at Upper Lansdowne on the mid-north coast near Port Macquarie.
Another blaze at Georges Junction near Armidale also remains a concern.
Yesterday more than 100 homes were issued with emergency alerts, however the threat was downgraded overnight at both fire fronts.
Earlier, New South Wales Rural Fire Service spokeswoman Bridie O'Connor said they are expecting the fire threat to ease today but it is still dangerous.
"We are looking at slightly more favourable conditions however we've still got some very high fire danger," she said.
Meanwhile, soaring temperatures and afternoon storms are expected to exacerbate the fire threat across Queensland today as crews work to contain grass and bushfires. ...<cont>
