Firefighters have worked tirelessly through the night to contain several bushfires burning across the state including a large blaze in the Royal National Park, just south of Sydney.
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Several fires are continuing to burn out of control and firefighters are preparing for another hot and dry day with total fire bans in place for parts of the state.
The Royal National Park will remain closed on Sunday as the NSW Rural Fire Service works to contain a fire that forced the evacuation of hundreds of people yesterday.
Two fires burned through 664 hectares of national park and boats had to be called in to evacuate people stranded on Garie Beach.
Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish one of those blazes with the second fire now being brought under control.
RFS Deputy Commissioner Rob Rogers told Nine News on Saturday that the bushfire was being treated as suspicious and that police and fire investigators would be examining the cause of the fire.
Across the state, six fires are being brought under control and four fires are burning out of control, including two large ones in the state's north.
A bushfire in the Pilliga Forest near Narrabri has burned through approximately 48,000 hectares with aircraft being brought in to assist in controlling that blaze.
Another fire in Bundarra, north of Tamworth, has burned through close to 5,000 hectares and some isolated properties in the area have come under threat.
A total fire ban remains in place for large parts of the state with the North Western, Greater Hunter, Central and Southern Ranges areas all being issued with a severe fire danger rating.
The Greater Sydney Region has been issued with a very high fire danger rating and the NSW Rural Fire Service are encouraging people to monitor conditions.
Sydney can expect another hot and dry day with the mercury set to rise to 30 in the city and up to 40 in Penrith.
