Napaokesik said the fly-in community's sole fire truck is in need of extensive repairs and has to be transported to Winnipeg to be fixed. However, the truck can't be transported until the new year, after the winter road is constructed, he said.
In the meantime, Napaokesik said it's "almost impossible" to respond to a major fire.
"The only thing to do right now is to try and equip ourselves with portable fire extinguishers to try and respond to fires," he said, adding they have a local water truck with a jet nozzle and can rely on fire hydrants — if they're nearby.