Operations
The Role of the Operations Committee
The Operations Committee promotes efficient and effective fire planning, resource sharing and fire suppression assistance among Compact members. Their duties and responsibilities include:
Develop and maintain the Compact Operations and Administration Manual (Annexes);
Develop annual resource exchange plans for the sharing of personnel, resources and technology between Compact members;
Develop a standardized communication and data base management plan;
Provide for the interchange of prescribed fire techniques, management and research among the members;
Collect and review the fire operations innovations of the members and other agencies and report on them at the annual meeting;
Provide comparative information on cost, performance and maintenance of forest fire equipment;
Exchange information for maintenance, packaging and movement of equipment used in emergency transfers between Compact members to allow the receiving member to maintain the standards of the supplying member;
Assist the training committee in developing and presenting training programs; and
Submit an annual report and work plan to the Board by January 20th of each year.
Operations Committee Membership :
Chad Gottbeheut
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
PO Box 298
N18225 USH 141
Pembine, WI 54156
Tel: (608) 381-4584
Matt Blaylock
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
52820 State Hwy
Barnes, WI 54873
Tel: (715) 815-7242
Fax: (715) 795-2617
Bryan Tarini
ONTARIO
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
AFFES
70 Foster Drive, Suite 400
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V5
Tel: (705) 945-6691
Fax: (705) 945-5785
Cell (705) 542-2006
Celeste Chingwa
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment
110 Ford Rd.
Marquette, MI 49855
Tel: (906) 249-1497
Fax:(906) 249-3080
Adam Ladouceur
MANITOBA
Manitoba Sustainable Development
HQ Operations Fire Program
Box 10 – 200 Saulteaux Cres.
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3J 3W3
Tel: (204) 945-6833
Fax: (204) 945-7782
Taylor Schenk - Committee Co-Chair
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources
21371 MN-15
New Ulm, MN 56073
Tel: (507) 233-1214
Fax: (507) 359-6018
Blair Olson - Committee Co-Chair
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2115 Birchmont Beach Rd NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Tel: (218) 308-2364
Fax: (218) 755-4024