That's still assuming they have anything that is charged or works. In a news story that I can't remember because this thread is moving fast someone mentioned they found a burned computer in the first burned truck. So perhaps they only have cell phones. Lugging a computer that doesn't work on foot is probably not something they would do. But once again I'm reaching with all of this.
Apologies, should have been clearer. KNet is a telecom company in Northern Ontario that services remote fly-in communities. It bleeds over a wee bit into Manitoba...