Thank you, Mr. Chairman. There is a National Fire Protection Association of Fire Chiefs and they recommend standards, many of which are adopted directly by provincial and territorial jurisdictions. There is another group called the Insurance Advisory Organization and they recommend to governments and municipalities certain standards for fire protection which affect the fire protection vehicles that they purchase, as well as the design of the infrastructure itself. Generally, those standards are adopted and the standards and criteria that the government uses for our protection of facilities and equipment. In respect to fire trucks, we have adopted those standards for NWT communities, but at the same time we do try to maximize the useful life of those vehicles. They have a history of lasting a fair number of years. At the end of a 15-year period, what we can do is arrange for a recertification of that vehicle and where we can do that we do. We can extend the life of a fire truck for another five years because they tend to have very low mileage and use on them and can provide good duty for long periods.
Mr. Christensen on Item 19: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 5th, 1998. 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 4th, 1998
Page 604
Christensen
See context to find out what was said next.