Grass fire burns out around two hectares of bank along Mehi River near Edward Street crossing

Around 2.30am, Fire and Rescue NSW and NSW Rural Fire Service fought off the fire along the riverbank just west of the Edward Street crossing and right next to the golf course.

The fire was successful extinguished by around 6am.

"It went for about 200 to 300 metres along the riverbank," Fire and Rescue NSW Moree Fire Station officer Scott Beers said.

"It was hard to get access to because you don't want to be driving along the golf course. It was quite time consuming."

Mr Beers said it is still unclear how the fire was started.

"We don't know how it started but it is an unusual time at 2.30 in the morning," he said.

"It was a strange time for a fire to occur. It could be deemed suspicious."

While it might be deemed suspicious, it will still be difficult to investigate it further.

"There was nobody there when crews arrived so it's very hard to ascertain how it started," Mr Beers said.

While the blaze took a couple of hours to control, crews allowed a fair bit of fire to be burned out.

"At this time of year, we're going to allow them to burn out areas because we don't want to continue to have to go back," Mr Beers said.

"But we also have to be careful of riverbanks because of the habitat."

As temperatures begin to rise heading into the summer season, Fire and Rescue NSW Moree are taking the necessary precautions, particularly in such a dry period.

"Fire and Rescue NSW will not be issuing any fire permits until further notice due to the state of vegetation around town and the forecast temperatures," Mr Beers said.

"There will be no fire permits and we encourage people to take all their garden waste to waste management.

"We're asking people to show common sense and keep the yards clean and if they have any worries or areas of bushland they're concerned about give us a call at Fire and Rescue or call council."

Mr Beers gave praise to crews who fought off the recent fire.

"Once again we thank our rural fire service and our retained staff who get up during the night to look after the people of Moree," he said.