Absolutely. In the context I was speaking in, I meant that when you have rangers on the ground who can report back to other external agencies on what is going on, what the situation looks like and how the hazard they're responding to is unfolding, it creates better situational awareness for all partners involved, which is going to lead to a much more effective response.
One of the great strengths of the rangers is that they're in their communities. They're ready to respond and they're able to get eyes on the scene very quickly, whether it be a wildfire, flood or some other critical incident, and bring that awareness to their partners.
It also means that they're able to infuse their local and indigenous knowledge into the problem. They can share their knowledge about what this fire or this flood might do based on their indigenous knowledge and their local knowledge. They usually know everyone in the community. They know who can do what and when. If you need some jerry cans or you need some generators, they know who to call. They infuse all of that information into our broader emergency response systems and make it much more effective.