We're very pleased with the support council has given to the fire department in starting the process indicated in the master fire plan and we look forward to the progression the department will take,

There is no evidence to prove the involvement of hostile fire in helicopter crash. We have no evidence to support the claim of Taliban,

[On Sunday, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney appeared to support the Mitchell report's recommendation of a cease-fire.] We need to find some way to try and cap that violence and get some kind of process started, ... It is conceivable that when the Mitchell Plan is released this week that that may provide some basis on which to proceed.

It was coincidental that the city sent me notification that the fire escape wasn't safe and they had to do something about it.

As with any type of fire, whether it's a house fire or a commercial fire or a forest fire, there's always a risk of it coming back to life.

Our focal point is to put this fire out and get ready for more, because we're going to have some very bad weather here.