Air Operations

Safe and Effective Aerial Operations

The Air Operations Sub-Committee ensures the safe and effective sharing of aerial operations resources between GLFFC member agencies.

Duties and responsibilities of the committee include:

• Maintaining comparative aerial operations resource lists for use by agency program managers;

• Sponsoring training for line officers, dispatchers and ground operations, and;

• Developing agreement language for use by member agencies for sharing aerial operations resources.

Matt Woodwick

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

402 SE 11th St.

Grand Rapids, MN  55744

Tel: (218) 322-2726

Cell: (218) 403-0823

Darren Neuman

MINNESOTA

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

402 SE 11th St.

Grand Rapids, MN 55744

Tel:  (218) 322-2722

Cell: (218)244-5286

Jason Robinson

ONTARIO

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Dryden Fire Management Centre

95 Ghost Lake Rd., Box 850

Dryden, ON

P8N 2Z5

Tel: (807) 937-7216

Mike Shapland

ONTARIO

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Dryden Fire Management Centre

95 Ghost Lake Rd., Box 850

Dryden, ON

P8N 2Z5

Tel: (807) 937-7337

Wayne Brown

MANITOBA

Wildfire Service 

Box 2550 

The Pas, MB, R9A 1M4

Tel:  (204) 794-5957

Paul Christensen

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

7410 County Road K

Siren, WI 54872

Tel: (715) 566-0599

Kevin Jacobs

MICHIGAN

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

8717 N. Roscommon Rd,

Roscommon, MI  48653

Tel:  (989) 275-5151 EXT 2053

Eric Martin

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

6250 S. Ranger Road, 

Brule WI  54820

Tel: (715) 209-1754

Benjamin Dusendang

MICHIGAN

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

8717 N. Roscommon Rd,

Roscommon, MI  48653

Tel: (989) 329-9945