On the eve of a three-day heatwave, two trucks and six crew members from Bermagui RFS were called to manage a bushfire north of the town.
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They were responding to a 000 call received just before 1pm on Thursday, February 16, that reported "bush was alight" on Scenic Forest Drive near the Cobargo turnoff.
Daniel Osborne, acting district manager of the Far South Coast RFS, said it took the crew about 45 minutes to bring the fire under control and then it was patrolled for the next 24 hours.
"It was about 50 metres by 50 metres so it was fairly small and low intensity," Mr Osborne said.
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No property or assets were threatened.
"It was on Forestry Corporation tenure and they also attended with fire fighting appliances," he said.
Mr Osborne said there was no obvious sign of ignition or cause of ignition.
Police attended the scene and are conducting an investigation.
"The cause of the fire is still being determined and the investigation is ongoing," Mr Osborne said.
"My message to the public would be not be complacent with any fire, whether that be pile burning or any other type of fire.
"We have had a lot of rain but the use of fire still requires permits."
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