Firefighters were kept busy with several grass and bushfires in the Hunter over the weekend as temperatures soared into the mid 30's.
Crews battled three separate fires at Bennetts Green, Windale and Gateshead early on Saturday morning.
They are being treated as suspicious.
Around 25 firefighters were called to a large bushfire at Fletcher on Sunday afternoon.
Crews were sent to Weller Street just before 2.30pm and had the blaze under control before the wind whipped up the flames again.
The fire burnt through 1000 hectares before being contained - no homes were under threat.
A Total Fire Ban is in force again until midnight on Monday with the fire danger rated very high.
