MEMA October 1st Meeting!

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Hosted at: Bloomington FD #1

Speakers: Paul Lundgren, MN DNR, and Dan Krier, State Fire Marshall will present on wildfire response activities.

Networking starts at 9:30am

Meeting starts at 10:00am

*There is a zoom option. 

October MEMA Presentation 

DNR Presentation:

• Division of Forestry – Wildfire Section w/history and responsibility for Statewide Wildfire Prevention-Education, Preparedness, and Suppression in MN.

• MNICS-MN Incident Command System-Historical formation with current coordination and operations.

• State Agencies coordinated efforts with HSEM and SFD

• Great Lakes Forest Fire Compact; Canada Wildfire Update and associated Air Quality

Fire Marshall Presentation:

• Overview of the State Fire Marshal Division 

• Support and coordination of fire resources at large, complex incidents such as wildfires

• Include overview of resources such as drone support, specialized emergency response teams (i.e., hazmat, US&R, bomb, air rescue), and staging area managers.

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Bios:

Dan Krier
Daniel Krier has been the state fire marshal and director of the Office of Pipeline Safety since September 2023. Krier began his career in public service in 2009 serving most recently as the fire marshal for the City of Brooklyn Park. Krier started in the fire service as a paid-on-call firefighter for North St. Paul Fire in 2014 and was later promoted to full-time fire inspector in August 2015. Prior to working full-time in the fire service, Krier spent six years at the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Public Health Laboratory as an environmental analyst and a research scientist. His work at MDH included chemical threat preparedness and response, training of state chemical assessment teams, and research on firefighter exposure to cyanide in fire smoke. Krier has a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of North Dakota and a master’s degree in environmental health from the University of Minnesota.

Paul Lundgren Wildfire Section Manager, Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Forestry 
Lundgren has 30 years of forest management and wildland fire leadership experience. He initially started in wildland fire as a smokechaser with Minnesota DNR, serving as a “boots on the ground” emergency firefighter.  Today, Lundgren manages a comprehensive wildland fire program and represents the Minnesota DNR and wildland firefighters on several state and national wildland fire and emergency management boards, including the Minnesota Incident Command System.


 

 

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