Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, a concern I raised in committee and that the department is going to look into is there is presently a 24 hour timeframe that allows the community fire response groups to fight a fire. Anything over 24 hours is the responsibility of the forest fire centre in Fort Smith. Has the department looked at expanding the timeframe from 24 hours to 48 hours, so the community can make an effective front to try to fight these fires when they are in the mature stage, where they just started?
I believe a lot of these fires that eventually get out of control are because of the short timeframe the communities or the regional fire response teams have to respond to these fires If we give them a little more time, the communities and the regions will feel they have made an effort and the communities, when these fires become out of control, do not feel the people in our community and regions have not made an effort to try to fight these fires when we are leaving the decision to the fire centre in Fort Smith.
Has the Minister thought about that? Is there any possibility of extending that timeframe of 24 hours?