It comes after the peat fire of Lindfield Park was officially declared out last week.

Stuart Robb said repairs are being carried out on vital machinery and equipment to ensure it will be of high standard when it comes to future operations.

The Port News asked Mr Robb when hazard reduction burns are likely to take place to mitigate the risk of a future bushfire crisis.

Mr Robb said firefighters take advice from the Bush Fire Risk Management Plan and future action will be dependent on weather.

Mr Robb confirmed that heavy rainfall can increase the fuel load of the environment.

According to the NSW RFS website, local Bush Fire Management Committees across NSW help identify assets at risk of bush fire in an area, which will include communities, buildings, infrastructure as well as culturally and environmentally significant locations.

Each Bush Fire Management Committee develops a Bush Fire Risk Management Plan. It sets out the types of work scheduled to deal with the risk of bush fires in an area. These works may range from a community engagement event to hazard reduction activities.

Mr Robb said one positive which has come out of the bushfire crisis has been an increase of members. The district has gained 500 new members, which represents a 400 per cent increase from a typical year.

Firefighters will use the next few months to train the new members, to ensure they are prepared to respond to bushfires.

Mr Robb is warning people not to be complacent, as there are still six weeks of the bushfire danger period.

He said recent rain has meant the region has returned to a more normal weather pattern.

Meanwhile, the the Rural Fire Service district office is likely to hold its after action review of the recent devastating bushfires within weeks.

Submissions are also open for the NSW Independent Bushfire Inquiry and the Member for Oxley Melinda Pavey encourages people to offer their experience, ideas and views.

Submissions will remain open for around six weeks.

Mrs Pavey says the inquiry is focused on how to prepare better for bushfire threat.

For details regarding how to make submissions to the Inquiry, visit the inquiry website.

The Inquiry will be travelling to bushfire affected communities to meet with and hear directly from people who have been impacted.

Submissions close on March 27.

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