The North Black Range Fire which was located to the west of Braidwood was officially extinguished at 12pm on Tuesday, January 28.
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The fire had been burning since November 26 last year and covered 37,486 hectares.
It started in Tallaganda National Park from a suspected lightening strike.
The fire was contained in the early morning of January 2 and was listed as 'patrol' on January 8.
After 20 days of regular patrols by firefighters, to ensure there were no hot spots, the fire was finally extinguished.
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Member of Bombay RFS Brigade Mick McGrath said that while the North Black Range fire had been put out there were still others burning in the region.
In particular, he mentioned the Charleys Forest and Clyde Mountain Fire - burning to the east down to the South Coast - as well as the Jinden Fire to the south, the Orroral Fire in the ACT and the massive almost 98,000 hectare Adaminaby Fire to the south east.
The firefighter said that while the town of Braidwood was relatively safe, a lot of the farm areas around Majors Creek and Captains Flat were still under threat.
"We've been fighting these fires for a while," he said.
Mr McGrath said fighting the fires was not an uncoordinated effort with crews from all around Australia including Queensland and Tasmania helping out. He said a strike force from New Zealand had worked on the North Black Range fire as well.
In addition to professional crews, Mr McGrath said fighting fires in the region was a community based effort.
"It has been a huge effort, land-owners and residents have helped deal with the fires.
"Everyone's doing a really good job."
