Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Chief Casey, you described situations in which it's just not going to be possible for local fire departments to attack a fire, to get in there and respond directly, and there's a need to get people out. There's a need for people to self-evacuate.
It would seem to me that this is made harder by the emergency response distance that's recommended, which is 450 metres.
I talked to a local fire chief who spoke of the challenge that presents for firefighters, because the people in that radius are their neighbours, and it's going to be very difficult to hold them back when they know people who work in those buildings right next to the railroad.
What is the best practice for alerting people and quickly evacuating them from situations, when first responders can't get close enough to knock on their door?