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Bushfire Crisis in Australia Declared Over

The Australian New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) has declared the state's bushfire disaster over, ABC reports Wednesday.

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The Australian New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) has declared the state's bushfire disaster over, ABC reports Wednesday.

The 24 day crisis, which is one the the longest firefighting campaigns in the state's history, saw 100 fires destroy 120 properties.

RFS Commissioner Phil Koperberg says volunteers will continue to mop up those fires still smouldering across the state.

"That which remains uncontained will be the focus of extensive resourcing principally by RFS firefighters and land management agencies," Mr Koperberg said.

"We've got many days yet of work to do to source hot spots and to extinguish them."

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