A second ACT crew has been sent to fight a blaze that continues to burn north of Braidwood.
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The 332 hectare fire, burning off Nerriga Road, is set to continue to burn for days to come as the area is difficult to access.
On Saturday evening, one shed had been lost but there were no reports of injuries or stock losses.
"We had about 55 crews out there [on Saturday] with SES support, and support from National Parks, and NSW RFS crews from the ACT, the far south coast," Incident controller Chris Allen said.
Mr Allen said they would have 23 tankers on the fire ground working hard to consolidate the edges of the blaze and strengthen containment lines on Sunday. The ACT Rural Fire Service has sent 18 crews in three heavy tankers, two medium units and a command unit.
Wind was expected to pick up on Sunday afternoon, but Mr Allen said while it was in the back of his mind, there was wind out there on Saturday and it had little effect on the fires behaviour.
"The firefighters have done a fantastic job today," he said.
In a letter to newspapers in the region, residents of the area Virginia and Barry Hooker, of Durran Durra, said they were thankful for the "local heroes" who were fighting the fire.
"Facing a massive red and black smoke plume billowing from a nearby hill is very scary," the letter read.
After a phone call from the Charleyong Brigade information officer to tell the couple to put their fire plan into action, they said "soon helicopters and planes were doing their job and more and more fire trucks streamed up our local road".
"The fire was described as 'lively' and difficult to contain. Twenty-four hours later, the RFS and planes are still on the job. To all those who give their time, their experience gained from hours of voluntary training, and disrupt their own (and their families lives) to protect us, we offer heartfelt thanks. Truly local heroes."
The fire started at 2pm on Friday and firefighters went into "protection mode" on Friday night as several properties were threatened.
Crews worked through the night to battle the blaze and bring it under control.
Work carried out since then has meant no homes are currently under threat.
The current alert level is set to advice.
Firefighters who are continuing to tackle a blaze burning north of Braidwood have been offered a heartfelt thanks from residents in the area.
The fire, burning off Nerriga Road, is set to continue to burn for days to come as the area was difficult to access.
The ACT sent three heavy tankers, two light units and one command unit to assist their NSW counterparts.
The blaze was expected to burn for a number of days as inaccessible terrain hampered efforts to put the fire out. Mr Allen said it was likely smoke would be visible for five to six days.
Residents across the region are being warned to expect dangerous and severe fire conditions on Sunday.
Canberra is forecast to reach 38 degrees on Saturday, while Braidwood is tipped to reach 36 degrees.
A total fire ban is place for a number of regions including the Queanbeyan-Palerang council area and Goulburn Mulwaree.
The public is being urged to monitor conditions with the hot temperatures and if a member of the public sees a fire without a fire truck in attendance to report it to 000 immediately.
NSW RFS spokesman said it was also a timely reminder to ensure you have a bushfire survival guide in place and to speak with family and neighbours about what to do in the event of a fire.
