Gavin Brook fought to save his home from bushfires for weeks.

The long road to his house, in bushland west of the NSW town of Ulladulla, is testament to that.

It is lined with scorched, blackened bushland.

It is also lined with the charred remains of his neighbours' properties and cars.

The devastation stretches for kilometres, but Mr Brook's property sits in stark contrast to the scenes around it: his house is still standing.

"The fires burnt all around us," he said.

"It was 360 degrees around our home."

His brick bungalow, grassy yard and thriving garden look like a green oasis amongst a brown and burnt landscape.

The family had several close calls and they believed their home was at serious risk at least four times.

In two of those occasions, his wife and children fled to safer ground.

The fire area came close to the home. ( ABC News: Isabella Higgins )

Their home sits between two national parks.

Both have been ravaged by the huge Currowan fire that spread across more than 313,00 hectares from Nowra to Batemans Bay.

"I see the devastation around locally, and in my community," he said.

"I'm so lucky."

But he is sure it was more than luck that helped save his home.

He fought fire with fire — and he's convinced the gentle Indigenous cultural burn on his property helped protect it.

In June, Aboriginal cultural fire practitioners used ancient burning techniques on a bushy corner of his property.

Mr Brook saw cultural burning as a way of connecting with his Aboriginal heritage while also protecting his property and family.

Noel Webster is a Yuin elder who led the cultural burn on the property.

"[Fire embers] might've dropped in this bush because the big blazes were so close, but nothing ignited because we'd cleared this land up," he said.

Noel Webster on the border of the burnt and non-burnt country on Gavin Brook's property. ( ABC News: Isabella Higgins )

The area where the burn was conducted had fewer dead leaves on the ground, less invasive plants and much more bare open ground.

"Before the [cultural burn] we couldn't walk through," Mr Webster said.

"The vegetation was so thick, so we removed that leaf litter on the ground.

"That removes a lot of the fuel load, but it also opens up this country so native grass and seeds can grow."

Mr Brook said the cultural burn was one of several factors that kept their home safe.

"We didn't get some of those big southerly winds that other people did [and] the fire wasn't as big by the time it reached us, thankfully," he said.

"I do think the cultural burn did play a big role … especially on that side of our land.

"It gave me a lot of confidence."

The cultural burn was conducted on one section of the bush at the back of the property.

It meant the fuel load was cut down on two boundaries of the property — the most at-risk area because of the dense bush there.

A large fire break protected the other side and the road in front of the home acted as some protection on the other.

Mr Webster said the benefits of the cultural burn would be long-lasting and went beyond bushfire management.

"Cultural burning, it basically resets the landscape," he said.

"It makes sick country healthy again.

"We get rid of the invasive natives and weeds and [we] improve biodiversity and look after the animal habitat."

Noel Webster and Dan Morgan, who is also a cultural burner, inspect the new growth at Gavin Brook's property after the burn. ( ABC News: Isabella Higgins )

He said cultural burning was different to bushfires or typical hazard-reduction burns.

"It's more than just about reducing fuel load … it's a reset for the whole landscape," Mr Webster said.

"The flames [at this cultural burn] were less than knee-high, there were 40 people here, and people walk around bare-foot.

"If you can't be there in bare feet the fire is too hot … if we burn too hot you ruin the soil and the seed banks in there."

"We always need to protect the canopy, if we hurt the canopy we're breaking our cultural lore."

Former Victorian emergency management commissioner Craig Lapsley said he would like to see funding for a national cultural burning program.

But Mr Lapsley is quick to point out that cultural burning is just one technique for fire prevention — and nothing can truly stop bushfires.

The RFS declined to comment, however, volunteer firefighters who worked to contain the Currowan blaze told the ABC they would like to see the practice adopted widely.

The ABC understands there are no official plans to include the practice in formal hazard reduction activities.

Oliver Costello said more investment in Indigenous fire practices was needed. ( ABC News: Isabella Higgins )

But both Noel Webster and Gavin Brook want to see more people adopting it.

"We've seen a lot of people before and after the fires wanting to embrace this after seeing what was done here," Mr Brook said.

According to Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation chief Oliver Costello, this summer's bushfire crisis has meant more demand for cultural burning from property owners.

But there aren't enough cultural burners.

"We're asking for support for 100 Indigenous fire practitioners to be funded by the government," he said.

"We bring our best people together so we can make a plan to actually start to heal the landscapes.

"It's not a silver bullet, but it's the best shot we have."