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.
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
Jeff Vasher
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
8717 North Roscommon Rd
Roscommon , MI 48653
Tel: (989) 745-2942
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