Although the region was dealing with floods just two months ago, Rural Fire Service (RFS) superintendent Lyndon Wieland said conditions changed very quickly.

“Some people in the Dubbo area have been undertaking hazard-reduction burning this weekend in farming areas,” he said.

“However, the conditions have been too volatile for the RFS to do that on a large-scale basis.”

Mr Wieland said he was fairly certain the Orana region would see some bushfire or grassfire activity in the next few weeks and warned residents to have an updated survival plan.

“We’ve already seen fires on a daily basis ... (yesterday) we responded to a car that was on fire at Mugga Hill,” he said.

“The alarming part is we haven’t even had a bad windy day yet. That’s what we’re preparing for.”

Mr Wieland said residents could prepare by removing dry growth and keeping gutters clear.

Last weekend, backburning

was scheduled for the Bourke region and also took place in

various national parks across the state.

NSW RFS crews took advantage of the milder weather on Saturday and Sunday to get ahead.

The “danger days” will be the ones where the temperature exceeds 35 degrees and wind activity is present.

With the mercury level expected to come close to 40 degrees towards the end of the week, NSW RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said fire services would keep a close eye on the risks.

“Each afternoon we’ll be reviewing conditions such as temperature, humidity, winds and the dryness of the landscape for the following day and if necessary declare total fire bans,” he said.

“Even if there aren’t total fire bans people still need to exercise caution and common sense. With the recent warmer weather, we’re already starting to see fuel dry out quickly.”

For more information about fire bans and current danger ratings visit www.rfs.nsw.gov.au