Download - Jim Williams, Superintendent BIA Truxton Cañon Agency Recognized for Emergency Response Work
JIM WILLIAMS, SUPERINTENDENT BIA TRUXTON CAÑON AGENCY
RECOGNIZED FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE WORK
Particularly regarding response, assessment and recovery for the 2008-2010
Havasupai Reservation floods
Rodney McVey, Deputy Director, Trust Service, presents the award December 22, 2011.
Pictures are of Mr. WilliamsAssisting trail evaluation, August, 2008
Pictures, Michael Redhair
THE CITATION
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Mr. Chuck McHugh, Deputy Director Operations, Arizona Division of Emergency ManagementMr. Rodney McVey, BIA Western Region Deputy Director Trust ResourcesMr. Jim Calacal, Emergency Program Specialist, Federal Emergency Management Agency
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Mr. Lou Trammell, Director, Arizona Division of Emergency Management
Governors Napolitano and Brewer and their Native American Liaison staffers
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM Coconino County Emergency Management
Havasupai Emergency Response Training Sponsored by County – Picture provided by Paul Hellenberg
Evacuation – Picture, Angela MatteiCounty Emergency Management and Tribe Building a Partnership – Picture provided by Paul Hellenberg
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM The Air National Guard
Pictures by Angela Mattei
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM Arizona Geological Survey
Director Lee Allison
Bryan Gootee,Research Geologist
Tribal Council, Key Employees, Mitigation Plan Staff, ADEM, FEMA and Other Dignitaries at the January 2011
Disaster Declaration Signing. This declaration Represented a new way for Tribes to work directly with FEMA . Picture - Brian Gootee
Byron Manakaja,Havasupai Hydrolgist-in-Training and all
Things Regarding Community Flood
Recovery Assessing October 2010 Flood
Picture - Bryan Gootee
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
National Park Service
Pictures by Angela Mattei and NPS Trail Evaluation Team
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM Bryan Bowker, Allen Anspach, Rodney
McVey, William Walker Regional Directors
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM BIA Law Enforcement
Picture by Angela Mattei
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM Agency Staff
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM Hualapai Tribal Emergency Services
Picture by Angela Mattei
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM The Red Cross
Picture by Angela Mattei
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Edmond Tilousi, Agricultural Program Coordinator, Dally Hanna, Agricultural Program Operator.Pictures – Clarence Begay, David N. Smith.
Michael Brownfield, Havasupai Tribal Campground RangerPicture, Bob Hetzler
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Tribal Council, Havasupai Wranglers, Air West Aviation.Pictures - David N. Smith, Michael Redhair, Chris English
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Michael Redhair, Roads Engineer, Trail /Bridge Evaluation.Pictures - Joe DeHoyos
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Mr. Joe DeHoyos, Roads technician, Trail Evaluation.Pictures - Clarence Begay,
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Clarence Begay, Agricultural /Structural Engineer – Irrigation/BridgesPicture - Michael Redhair
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Carlos Nosie, Fuels Specialist, Debris Removal Evaluation.Pictures - Bob Hetzler, David N. Smith.
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
David N. Smith, Range Conservationist, Agricuture and Campground Evaluation BAER Procedure Suport. Also shown, Jackson Brownfield, Havasupai TribePictures - Carlos Nosie, Bob Hetzler .
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Bob Hetzler, Soil Scientist, Agriculture, Debris Flow, Potable Water, Recreation Evaluator, GIS Specialist.Picture - Joe DeHoyos
MR. WILLIAMS’ TEAM
Garry Cantley, Regional Archaeologist, Edmond Tilousi, Tribal Cultural SpecialistPictures – Chris English
TRUXTON CAÑON AGENCYEMERGENCY RESPONSE
Has required coordination with many institutional players and people from many disciplines.
Has worked within the existing structure of the Stafford Act. Has been a learning experience for all.
One of the best lessons learned by the State At least 50% of Arizona’s Native American population live off-
reservation, paying taxes supporting the State’s Emergency Response fund. This fact was the final justification for the State to respond to the Havasupai and other reservation emergencies with a stronger Government to Government basis.
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The 2008 Assessment and subsequent report, based on wildland fire Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Planning, was circulated widely electronically and in a printed and bound format. The largest monetary response was from Southern California’s San Manual Band of Mission Indians, cultural cousins to the Havasupai. San Manuel donated $1,000,000, supplementing the funding and support of the other contributors. Work done between October 2008 and May 2009 prevented major damage to the Tribe’s tourism infrastructure during the major flooding July – September, 2010. The 2010 – 2011 response was done completely by Agency and Tribal Staff. The Tribe has continued working to lessen damage potential to its major assets, housing and facilities. December 28, 2011 Superintendent Williams reported,
”As a result of the 2008 and 2010 floods the Tribe purchased and is installing their own radio system for communication purposes and received their own radio frequency. We now have an Arizona Interoperable Radio System (AIRS) installed at Long Mesa to allow different agencies to communicate during disasters... (They are being encouraged) … to become the Incident Commanders for their emergencies. Mr. Melvin Hunter, Sr. has provide training to them for incident commander procedures.