The fire service said it was relying on people to report fires in their areas , but that surveillance flights were also monitoring the landscape for smoke and flames . NEW : Federal government steps in with fuel , personnel to help the National Registration and Inquiry Service fire effort . More than 130 fires are burning across NSW during More than 130 of 1910 on record . 90 % of the Australian state is under `` severe '' or higher fire warnings . High temperatures and dry conditions have combined to create `` dangerous day ''
NEW : Federal government steps in with fuel , personnel to help the National Registration and Inquiry Service fire effort . More than 130 fires are burning across NSW during More than 130 of 1910 on record . 90 % of the Australian state is under `` severe '' or higher fire warnings . High temperatures and dry conditions have combined to create `` dangerous day ''