The other issue that has been raised is in regards to the incident that happened here in Yellowknife where we lost two firefighters to a fire here, but I think in the communities also it is a concern. In most of the cases, people are volunteers. They do put their lives at risk when they respond to a fire in regards to trying to put out the fire. Again, ensuring that they are getting the training and also making them aware of the hazards of fighting fires.

Again, I think that we as government have to do more to support our volunteer fire departments, especially in a lot of our communities where we have fire chiefs that have 20 or 25 years of commitment that they have made as a fire chief to

our communities. Also, the people that volunteer to work with the other people in our communities, we have to do more, not only provide the equipment but provide them the training and ensure that they are equipped with the knowledge of how to react to fire but, more importantly, giving them the tools to basically be able to fight a fire safely and not put their lives at risk. I think that, for me, is probably one of the most important aspects that we hopefully can learn from the incident that happened here in Yellowknife and also deliver that in all of our communities in the Northwest Territories.