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 :
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
William Glesener
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Interagency Fire Center
402 11th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Tel: (218) 322-2709
Fax: (218) 327-4527