The debate around the name of Jingellic Road looks to resurface following the Green Valley fire.
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The road bears the same name for its entirety between Holbrook and Tumbarumba, crossing shire boundaries.
Wantagong fire captain Richard Harbison, who opposed the name change when it was floated in 2014, sought to confirm talk among town with Greater Hume Council on Wednesday.
"There's wind of a name change again, that since the fire ... there were problems," he said.
"I was on the fire ground 19 out of the first 21 days ... at no stage did I hear any problems with the road name," he said.
Council general manager Steven Pinnuck said it was the second major fire along the road in the last six years that had required both Greater Hume's and Snowy Valley's Jingellic Road to be closed.
"The RFS put out at least one media release which referred to the Tumbarumba-Jingellic Road, and Holbrook-Jingellic road, neither of those roads exist - you wouldn't be able to find them," he said.
"I think we should be able to have a discussion about it, where it goes to from there, I'm not too sure."
RFS Southern Border Superintendent Patrick Westwood said the messaging used aimed to reflect which area messaging related to.
"During emergency warnings we referred to it as Jingellic-Holbrook Road or Jingellic-Tumbarumba Road, even though its physical address is actually Jingellic Road," he said.
"One of the things we take into consideration ... is ensuring the recipient can understand the message.
"We rely on councils making decisions for those matters [about road names]."
The road in question is the subject of a strategy.
Its narrow shoulders and bridges are an issue, and 10.6 kilometres in the Wantagong Valley will be redone in stages as the council seeks further funding.
John Hawkins of the Lankeys Creek brigade welcomed the move.
He and Jed Taylor addressed councillors at Wednesday's meeting in Lankeys Creek about the fire fight and support.
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"With Lea [Parker] in the stadium, co-ordinating everything, and Matt [Hicks] out supplying fuel, it worked perfectly ... thank you," Mr Hawkins said.
Mr Taylor said Jason McBain as local brigade captain and council worker "was vital".
"The council's contribution was probably as good as, or better than the RFS with fuel, graders and grader drivers," he said.
"It was all here the minute it was asked for."
Mayor Heather Wilton said they were "generous words from generous people".
"We've got fantastic volunteers around our table, and within our shire," she said.
