Yes, we have areas of priority. We also work with communities. We would be requested very often by a community leader, perhaps a chief, to consider fighting a fire that may have started 200 miles from the community but for reasons that are important to the community they want us to fight the fire, we would do that. But we are sometimes requested by outfitters to fight fires that are say 150 miles out that threaten their business. We do have areas that are of high priority. We are flexible. Last summer, for instance, we offered to communities to have authority at the community level to spend up to, I think, $30,000 on the initial attack operation. For instance, we were prepared to give the chief in Rae, the mayor or local committee if the community wished the power to spend in the initial attack on the fire up to $30,000, so they would have that type of local control. As far as I know, none of the communities last summer in any case, took us up on that offer, apparently being quite satisfied with the response capability and sensitivity by our department. Thank you.
Stephen Kakfwi on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 27th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
February 26th, 1997
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