{"id":18249,"date":"2022-09-15T19:24:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T19:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=18249"},"modified":"2022-09-15T19:24:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T19:24:50","slug":"time-to-get-ready-for-bush-fire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2022\/09\/15\/time-to-get-ready-for-bush-fire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to ‘Get Ready’ for bush fire season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rural Fire Brigades across NSW are gearing up to host more than 500 community awareness events on Saturday as part of the annual Get Ready Weekend.
 
Minister for Emergency Services and Resilience and Minister for Flood Recovery Steph Cooke is reminding people to prepare their homes and ensure their bush fire survival plan is up to date.
 
\u201cWet weather may have reduced the immediate risk of fires but it only takes a few days of hot, dry and windy conditions for vegetation to dry out and the fire danger to return, which is why it\u2019s so important to get ready now,\u201d Ms Cooke said.
 
\u201cGrass fires move three times faster than bush fires and are our greatest threat across the State this summer.
 
\u201cGet Ready Weekend is an ideal opportunity to find out more about making a plan for your family, and preparing for bush and grass fires. It\u2019s also a chance to learn about the new Fire Danger Rating System<\/a> which has now been rolled out across NSW.\u201d
 
Rural Fire Service (RFS) Commissioner Rob Rogers said Brigades will be holding events at their local stations, shopping centres and other public spaces like parks to share information about how to stay safe.
 
\u201cFour out of five households in bush fire-prone areas have some form of plan for what to do during a fire, and it\u2019s important that people review their plan now so they know what to do if threatened by a fire,\u201d Commissioner Rogers said.
 
\u201cThis year\u2019s Get Ready Weekend allows residents and landowners to meet their local volunteer firefighters, learn more about what they do and get tips on how to stay safe.\u201d
 
The RFS\u2019s top four tips to get ready for the bush fire season<\/a> are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n