The Rural Fire Service have been kept busy in the early days of spring containing multiple fires around the Lower Hunter on Thursday.
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As of Thursday morning, RFS crews had contained a fire at Rocky Creek Road at Wollombi, south of Cessnock.
Crews have monitored the situation throughout the day.
Elsewhere, a fire at Wallaroo which flared up on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under control.
The fire impacted 286 hectares of mainly bushland, with crews enlisting the help of a water-bombing helicopter to manage the blaze throughout Thursday.
The early season flare ups come amid concerns that a dry winter with minimal rain and recent windy conditions will help contribute to a bumper bushfire season.
Multiple out of control fires erupted across the Hunter on Tuesday, the same day the Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre, a federal government agency, launched its seasonal outlook for the bushfire season.
The Pacific Motorway was shut in both directions on Tuesday when a fire near Medowie threatened to jump the road. Earlier that day a blaze at Cameron Park sent a thick haze of smoke across the Newcastle Link Road.
Bushfire season officially starts on October 1.
