I can expand on that a little. Obviously we've been preparing for this coming summer and season, and we're hopeful that the fire season is not as bad as it was last summer. Just working with tribal councils that have led this, we've heard certain tribal councils that are strong in response. You're never really quite as ready as you want to be, and the surprises and issues that arise that differ from year to year are vast.
The consistent issue, though, is that there's never preparedness. If a fire hits, a fire starts, and the community calls a declaration, you see it in the news. You see planes coming in and everyone's rushing, using vast resources to respond to that crisis and fly them out. Our leaders ask why the government is spending so much money on responding to this, when they should be investing in preparing for it. They'd probably save some costs if we were better prepared and they worked with us on a plan to ensure that we're ready for these crises.
They're only going to get worse. They're only going to increase. I think it's time for us to do something different and create some change within not just NAN but both levels of government, working together.