SYDNEY Fire officials said Thursday that all blazes in the Australian state of New South Wales were contained for the first time since the destructive fire season began more than four months ago.

After whats been a truly devastating fire season for both firefighters and residents who have suffered through so much this season, all fires are now contained in NSW, which is great news, Rob Rodgers, deputy commissioner of the New South Wales Rural Fire Service, said on Twitter.

Rodgers noted that 24 fires were still burning in NSW and the Australian Capital Territory, but none is out of control. Recent rains helped extinguish 30 fires last weekend, some of which had been burning for months .

Not all fires are out, he added. Theres still some fire activity in the far south of the state, but all fires are contained, so we can really focus on helping people rebuild.