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 :
Jim Kujala
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
10220 State Road 27
Hayward, WI 54843
Tel: (715) 558-9632
Matt Blaylock
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
52820 State Hwy 27
Barnes, WI 54873
Tel: (715) 815-7242
Bryan Tarini
ONTARIO
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
AFFES
70 Foster Drive, Suite 400
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 6V5
Cell (705) 542-2006
Celeste Chingwa
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
110 Ford Rd.
Marquette, MI 49855
Tel: (906) 249-1497
Tom Barnes
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
8717 North Roscommon Rd
Roscommon , MI 48653
Tel: (231) 384-7732
Adam Ladouceur - Chair
MANITOBA
Wildfire Service
14 Fultz Blvd - Box 10
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3Y 0L6
Tel: (204) 795 - 3270
Blair Olson
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2115 Birchmont Beach Rd NE
Bemidji, MN 56601
Tel: (218) 308-2364
Jim Wilson
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Dept of Natural Resources
1200 Warner Road
St. Paul, MN 55106
Tel: (651) 259-5783