While for the state, it was the quietest fire season in more than a decade, the Riverina remained "busy, but low pressure".

NSW Rural Fire Service Riverina Zone Operational Officer Bradley Stewart said the change of pace was welcome after a brutal season during 2019-2020.

"Between October 1 2020 and March 31 this year, the RFS attended 283 incidents across the four Local Government Areas within the Riverina region," he said.

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Last year, that number reached 329, excluding all efforts put toward fighting the Dunns Road fire and travel to support the wider state and even Queensland.

"For about six months there wasn't a single week where staff or volunteers from the office weren't travelling to offer support elsewhere," Mr Stewart said.

"This year, it's certainly been a reduced pace and reduced pressure, so a great year for us."

Of the 283 incidents this fire season, Mr Stewart said two were aircraft incidents, 17 were forest fires, 87 were grassfires, five haystack fires, eight machinery fires such as harvesters and tractors, as well as 31 car accidents.

"The remainder were a combination of things like vehicle fires, trees down, smoke in the vicinity and such," Mr Stewart said.

One of the larger fires RFS attended in the Riverina was at Cowabbie, burning through 450ha.

Despite the blaze and other large fires over the season, Mr Stewart said firefighters were able to save a great deal of property.

"We were able to keep losses to less than 450ha," he said.

"Last year, just from the Riverina area of the Dunns Road fire alone, we lost 8000ha."

Statewide, NSW RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers said Firefighters responded to just over 5500 bush and grass fires burning 30,963ha compared to the 11,400 fires and 5.5 million hectares lost last season.

"There has been just 11 days of total fire bans compared to 60 days last season, marking the quietest bush fire season since 2010/11," he said.

Commissioner Rogers said despite the low level of fire activity this season, members had been kept busy over recent weeks assisting flood affected communities across the state.

"Time and time again when called upon, our members have stepped up to help," he said.

"To see hundreds of our firefighters travelling across the state to help communities in need is testament to their dedication and commitment."

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