The Rural Fire Service could prevent the public from listening to its scanner channels in the Wingecarribee Shire.
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This comes after it was revealed internally that the Shire was among the areas with the highest number of listeners in NSW.
The scanner is a radio network which allows firefighters to communicate with each other.
This network is made up of several different channels, which firefighters use to speak to different parts of the service.
RFS community safety officer David Stimson said possible plans to encrypt the channels would be discussed at upcoming meeting.
The meeting will be between public liaison officers from across the state at the end of bushfire season.
"The number of users in our area seems to be higher than everywhere else," Inspector Stimson said.
"What we're concerned about is the misinformation."
Mr Stimson said one firefighter at a nearby brigade had an incident where a neighbouring community Facebook group had announced there was no fire in a particular area, when in fact there was a fire.
The neighbouring firefighter said a resident had heard a false alarm from a different brigade, and applied the information to a different fire.
Mr Stimson recommended residents used the Fires Near Me app to monitor fires in their area.
He also said residents should be familiar with the three different fire alert levels.
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Residents can also visit the NSW RFS major fire updates website at www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/fire-information/major-fire-updates to find out more information.