Enterprise suffered around 90 per cent damage due to the massive wildfire that swept through the community in August.

The MLA who represents the community wants to know why the catastrophe occurred and what could have been done to prevent that amount of damage.

Deh Cho MLA Ron Bonnetrouge asked questions on behalf of his Enterprise constituents when the legislative assembly resumed sitting on Wednesday afternoon. He started by asking Shane Thompson, the minister responsible for Environment and Climate Change (ECC), how things got out of hand.

SA国际影视传媒淭he wildfire in Enterprise was burning prior to the devastating day of Aug. 13,SA国际影视传媒� Bonnetrouge said. SA国际影视传媒淐an the minister apprise the house as to why the wildfire in the hamlet of Enterprise was allowed to burn out of control for several days prior to the devastation and the evacuation of the residents?SA国际影视传媒�

Thompson replied that the wildfire was being fought several days beforehand.

SA国际影视传媒淭he fire was initially identified on Aug. 2 with an initial attack within two hours,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淲ithin two hours, the fire grew from three hectares to 120 hectares with extreme weather conditions that included very strong winds.SA国际影视传媒�

Thompson added that the blaze was being fought by crews on the ground and in the air as conditions allowed.

SA国际影视传媒淭he extreme conditions and extreme fire behaviour made fighting the fire very challenging,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

In a follow-up question to Thompson, Bonnetrouge said he was confused because ECC and those managing the fire had the tools and information at their fingertips to determine wind speed.

SA国际影视传媒淵et, those systems seemed to have failed on that day, or just prior to that day,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淐an the minister apprise the house as to why these factors and tools were not taken into account?SA国际影视传媒�

Thompson reiterated that the fire was being attacked as soon as it was spotted on Aug. 2 and what happened on Aug. 13 was because of environmental conditions.

SA国际影视传媒淲ind gusted higher than forecast in an area that already had severe drought and burning conditions,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淥ur team worked with the best information available from the beginning of this fire and used the tools and approaches available to us.SA国际影视传媒�

Bonnetrouge then asked Thompson about the apparent lack of fire crews on the ground to try and fight the flames.

SA国际影视传媒淚 understand other wildfires in other communities were happening at the same time and that fire attack crews may have been spread out,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淐an the minister apprise the house why no fire attack crews were at Enterprise, although the fire was at their doorstep for days?SA国际影视传媒�

Thompson said the wildfire was more than 30 km from the community days before it hit.

SA国际影视传媒淭he fire was closer to Kakisa before the extreme wind event pushed it toward the community of Enterprise, which was further than predicted by models,SA国际影视传媒� the minister said. SA国际影视传媒淎ircraft and crews actioned (fought) consistently as conditions allowed throughout the response, beginning with the initial attack on Aug. 2. The fire impact on Enterprise was not a result of crews being spread out, but a result of an extreme wind event and environmental conditions.SA国际影视传媒�

ItSA国际影视传媒檚 become well-known that two brothers went into Enterprise to try and fight the fires that reached the community with some help from volunteers, something Bonnetrouge noted in his questioning.

The Deh Cho MLA said those who stayed behind mentioned that there were no fire crews from ECC on hand in the area for as many as five days and he wanted to know why.

SA国际影视传媒淐an the minister apprise the house as to why no fire crews were available in the community to monitor and fight the fires?SA国际影视传媒� he asked.

Thompson said flare-ups were associated with structural fires and wildfire crews arenSA国际影视传媒檛 trained to deal with those.

SA国际影视传媒淪tructural firefighters need to do the work there,SA国际影视传媒� he said.

Thompson added that his department has met with the hamlet to address concerns and look into what happened in an upcoming review, which will occur once the fire season is complete.