"It seems to surprise new residents, that love grass can grow so quickly," she said.

She fielded several inquiries as to who was the fire captain in certain areas, with the Leefield/Mount Mackenzie and Steinbrook areas appearing to attract the majority of newcomers. Ms O'Neill will be endeavouring to have those fire captains also manning the stall when the next Get Ready day rolls around.

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New and long-term residents alike were encouraged to have their bushfire survival plan in place, and Ms O'Neill took the opportunity to distribute information packs and to run several stall visitors through their plans.

She said it's important to work through the plan (which is available in hard copy or can be downloaded from the RFS website) and, at a minimum, refer to the checklists every couple of pages.

"The most important thing is to talk to others in the family, and work out who does what.

"The Bushfire Survival Plan guide is really good, but make sure you do the checklists."

She said often an RFS crew will arrive at a property and ask the owner where they're needed, only to receive a blank look.

"There needs to be a discussion in the family beforehand to work out what's the most valuable to you.

"It could be a shed full of machinery, or a shed full of hay.

"As a family, work out the highest priority."

Ms O'Neill is slightly bemused that, for some, their bushfire plan is to call the RFS which will come and put out the fire, embracing the myth that there'll always be enough firetrucks to enable a response.

"You have to take the document [bushfire survival plan] seriously," she said.

Overall Ms O'Neill said she was very happy with how Get Ready Day in Tenterfield panned out, which also included lots of kids around town now sporting red firefighter hats.