The document summarizes response efforts to the Asaayi Lake Fire that occurred on June 13, 2014 on the Navajo Nation. It details that 121 Navajo Nation employees and volunteers from various departments worked on the fire, with 80 in the field and 6 chapters providing shelter to 164 people over total nights. It also lists coordination efforts with various Navajo Nation departments and external partners to manage livestock, assess structures damaged, and establish a Burned Area Emergency Response Team. Challenges mentioned include improving rapid response policies, ensuring dedicated and trained staff, strengthening partnerships, and preparing for upcoming monsoon season.

1. Asaayi Lake Fire
June 13, 2014
Navajo Nation Emergency Operations Center

3. • 121 Navajo Nation employees, volunteers
• 80 in the field
• 6 chapters/communities 5 – 20 personnel each for 164
sheltered total nights

4. •NN FISH & WILDLIFE
•NN ABANDONED MINES
•NN AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT
•ARCHAEOLOGY/HISTORIC PRESERVATION
•NN CHAPTERS
•NNDEM
•NN DIVISION OF HEALTH (EPIDEMIOLOGY, CHR’s, Behavioral Health)
•NAVAJO HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM-GALLUP/TOHATCHI
•NAVAJO NATION SPECIAL DIABETES PROJECT
•NAVAJO DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION
•NN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
•NN FIRE & RESCUE
•NN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
•NN FORESTRY
•NAVAJO HOUSING AUTHORITY-RISK MANAGEMENT
•NN LAND DEPARTMENT
•NAVAJO NATION MUSEUM
•MINERALS DEPARTMENT
•DIVISION NATURAL RESOURCES
•DEPT RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT
•NN WATER RESOURCES
•NAVAJO NATION POLICE DEPARTMENT

5. Coordination with:
• Fish & Wildlife
• Rangers
• Dept of Ag
• Land Management
• Water Resources
• Chapters
• Rounded up and
brought down 60 heads
livestock
• 156 still up in the
mountain
• 183 displaced cattle
need to be relocated to
NAPI

6. IMT Assessment
5 homes
24 – 28 structures

7. “Paused” Donations
Still going out
Affected community
members

8. BAER
(Burned Area Emergency Response) Team

9. Challenges
 Rapid Response Policy
 20 Dedicated Staff that KNOW when to report
to the EOC
 Partnerships (Counties, UNM-G, NTU for Local
Training) – NM/UT there is no MOU
 ESF (Emergency Support Functions)
 ICS Training for NIMS Based Architecture –
(Training in the EOC takes away time from
response)
 Invest in the infrastructure and our people
 T-t-T for CERT, ICS and TVA
 Monsoon is coming
 Sandbag Trng

10. Questions?