Shock and devastation have begun to sink in for residents of Denare Beach who have returned home to witness the devastation and loss first hand from  the result of a wildfire.

Denare Beach held a press conference at the Denareplex on Thursday afternoon which allowed the residents to show up and band together , as they continue to look for answers and support.

Jennifer Hysert who is a local resident who lost her home to the wildfire helped organize the press conference and is hoping the Saskatchewan Government gets the message.  " I want help and I want our government to finally step up to the plate and acknowledge that Denare Beach exists. I want them to acknowledge that we had potentially 300 homes burn and that there is disaster relief in our country for situations like this. We are faced with huge obstacles of removing everything that burned and then we have environmental issues. They won't allow us to rebuild or move anything or to start until they give us the go ahead. They are offering us no plan as to when that is going to happen , so we came together as a community to demand that help."

Joining Hysert at the podium on Thursday was local firefighter Paul Rossington, Denare Beach Mayor Carl Lentowitcz and Jordan McPhail from the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.

Hysert says they will continue to lobby the Saskatchewan Government until they start to  get answers and support,  so they can start to move ahead.