Rural Health Policy Roundtable

The Rodeo - Chediski Fire
A Retrospective

A Simultaneous Video Conference to Multiple Sites in Arizona
September 23, 2002

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Introductions of Rountable Co-Sponsors and Participants
Alison Hughes, Director Rural Health Office, facilitator.
From Tucson, Rural Health Office

Overview Presentation
Don Foster, Director Apache County Health Department
From St. Johns, Little Colorado Behavioral Health Center

"Reflections on First Clues of the Magnitude of the Fire"
Chief Ben Owens, Show Low Fire Dept.
From Show Low, Community Counseling Center

"The Decisions to Evacuate"
Paul Watson, City Manager, Lakeside-Pinetop
Ed Muder, Show Low Co-City Manager
From Show Low, Community Counseling Center

"It takes a Village of Firefighters"
Larry Humphrey, Bureau of Land Management
From Safford, Southeast Arizona Behavioral Health Services (SEABHS)

Some Fire Pictures

"How the Evacuation Sites Were Managed"
Eager Police Chief Scott Garms
From Springerville, White Mountian Regional Medical Center

"Handling the Trauma of Evacuees
in the St. Johns-Springerville Communities"

Mike Downs, CEO, Little Colorado Behavioral Health Center
From St. Johns, Little Colorado Behavioral Health Center

"Community Health Response to the Rodeo-Chediski Fire"
Dr. Bob Wilderman, CEO, Community Counseling Centers, Holbrook
From Holbrook, Community Counseling Centers

Recognition of Sites in the Tele-Conference

"The Role of the Indian Health Service Hospital at Whiteriver"
Carla Baha-Alchesay, CEO, Whiteriver IHS Hospital, and team members
From Whiteriver, Indian Health Service Hospital

"Protecting Public Health -
The Role of the Arizona Department of Health Services"

Will Humble, Chief, Enfironmental Health, AZ Dept of Health Services
From Phoenix, Phoenix Indian Medical Center

"Show Low Hospital Closure and the Aftermath"
Leigh Cox, CEO and Robin Conklin, Nurse Executive
From Show Low, Community Counseling Center

"Aftermath Issues - Was Water Quality Affected?"
Marc Dahlberg, Water Quality Chief, Game and Fish Dept.
From Phoenix, Phoenix Indian Medical Center

Sponsored by:
Arizona College of Public Health, Rural Health Office, Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Health Systems Development
Arizona Rural Health Association
Arizona Telemedicine Program
Northern Arizona Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA)