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.

Air Operations Committee Membership :

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

Fax: (807) 937-7209

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

Fax: (807) 937-7209

Travis Smelski

MANITOBA

Manitoba Conservation

Box 10, 200 Saulteaux Cres.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R3J 3W3

Tel: (204) 390-0488

Fax: (204)945-7782

Trevor Tetrault

MANITOBA

Manitoba Conservation

Box 10, 200 Saulteaux Cres.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

R3J 3W3

Tel: (204) 794-5956

Fax: (204)945-7782

Kevin Jacobs

MICHIGAN

Michigan Department of Natural Resources

8717 N. Roscommon Rd,

Roscommon, MI 48653

Tel: (989) 275-5151 EXT 2053

Fax: (989) 275-5167

Paul Christensen

WISCONSIN

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

7410 County Road K

Siren, WI 54872

Tel: (715) 566-0599

Fax: