Firefighters have been battling blazes since October after being deployed from the Border to northern NSW.

CFA operations manager Brett Myers said firefighters continued to be deployed to fires as they travelled down the east coast, before battling fires in the Upper Murray.

He said the scale of bushfires in the Upper Murray, which began at the end of last year, was the worst seen in more than 60 years.

"A similar event occurred in 1956 which started in a similar area," he said.

"The next biggest fire after that would be in 1939.

"It was a huge amount of Victoria that burnt.

"We're still going through the process of the lessons learnt and if there are any areas where we can improve.

"We're also celebrating the positives - thankfully with the Victorian component of the Upper Murray fires, we didn't lose any lives."

The fire danger period for the Wodonga, Indigo, Towong, Alpine, Falls Creek and Mt Hotham areas will end on Monday, allowing burn-offs under certain conditions.

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Restrictions are still in place in NSW until the end of the month, which may change.

Mr Myers said a lot still needed to be done in areas affected by fire.

"That workload has been quite consuming," he said.

"It's a massive amount of work."

The fires burnt through hundreds-of-thousands of hectares of land which left many volunteer firefighters exhausted after lengthy stints on the fire front.

"They can now have some reprieve," Mr Myers said.

"It allows them an opportunity to rest, but before we know it we will be needing to make sure we're ready for the start of the next fire danger period."

Mr Myers said those looking to conduct burn-offs after Monday should follow some basic rules, including registering the burn-offs, checking weather conditions including the wind, and following council rules and regulations.

While it's too early to forecast conditions for the next fire season, Mr Myers said there would be less fuel to burn in the North East which should reduce the intensity and spread of any fires and make them easier to control.

Landowners can register burn-offs by calling 1800 668 511 to avoid false alarm calls being made to emergency services.