Army ready to be deployed as NSW and Queensland fires blaze out of control

'This is our climate emergency' say residents as fire chiefs warn dangerous conditions to return

More than 100 fires continue to rage across eastern Australia, dozens of them running out of control, but the nation escaped its predicted "catastrophic" fire day without further loss of life.

However, fire chiefs have warned that despite cooler conditions expected on Wednesday and Thursday, dangerous fire conditions will return late in the week.