Mr. Chairman, there is over $5 million in the suppression budget, which we’ve taken basically as an average over the years that has been demonstrated to be enough for your normal year. We’ve proceeded on that basis. This year was an exceptionally hot, dry year. There were a number of major fires, some of them close to high values — at-risk communities, power stations and that type of thing — so it required additional funding. We are very sensitive to and very aware of the concern about special warrants. While we have to act with great dispatch, we’re very careful and make sure we come only when we’ve spent all the money we do have.
If the Member has any specific suggestions, we’d be happy to consider them. At this point this fire operation has been in play now for decades, and we’ve been working on what’s an adequate way to finance it. It’s the current process that’s there. If there are suggestions for change, we’d be happy to consider those.