With strong winds and dry conditions it's no easy task at the moment defending the community.

But that's just what these men and women stepped in to do, successfully battling fires in the Narromine, Dubbo and Eumungerie districts.

Reports and images from the Blue Mountains leave us in no doubt of the potential a bushfire has to destroy homes.

There they were not as lucky as we in the Orana region, with the concerning blaze breaking out in an area that is no stranger to such natural forces.

Just recently communities in the Blue Mountains marked one year on from terrible bushfires that razed more than 200 homes.

Hot and windy weather meeting dry conditions - it was no surprise that this could happen, but always we hope that it won't, not yet.

The 70 blazes that burned across the state on Saturday reinforce the forecast from authorities that the fire season is not just near but here.

With the calendar pages flipped over to November it can only be a long few months ahead.

Superintendent Lyndon Wieland from the NSW Rural Fire Service has asked the community to exercise "common sense" and think about the potential activities like mowing dry grass and welding to start fires.

We support his call - after all, it's all of us in the community that need our lives and homes protected.