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The incident has forced the closure of the impacted runway and operations are being assessed.

He may be driving a 2015 blue Dodge Ram pickup truck with NL license plate CWX 811.

Forestry Minister Elvis Loveless says currently, there are wildfire suppression teams, water bombers, helicopters, and equipment strategically located throughout the province -- ready to respond whenever and wherever they are needed.

62 courses have been offered with 630 people attending training in either Mental Health First Aid, Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) or SafeTalk across the province as of last month. 

Justice and Public Safety Minister John Hogan says government committed to this project four years ago and recognized how this could bolster public safety in all regions and committed $181 million over 12 years to implement this and the associated communications infrastructure.