Brad Ilonummi
District Fire Management Officer
Brad Ilonummi brings 14 years of experience in the fire service to his role with the Kansas Forest Service. He began his career with Blue Township Fire in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, and went on to serve as Assistant Fire Chief for two departments in Colorado. In recent years, Brad has enjoyed implementing burn plans for landowners in Nebraska and Kansas and working with wildland fire contract companies based in Colorado. He also has extensive experience operating heavy equipment throughout the western United States.
Brad is excited to join the Kansas Forest Service, a team he considers elite, and to continue serving in the state he calls home. Outside of work, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and practicing leather craftsmanship. Most of his free time is spent with his wife and three children and being active in his church community.