Roundtable on The State of Emergency Services and Emergency Management in Indian Country

March 20, 2013     9:45 AM - 11:00 AM

• Tribal leaders from multiple disciplines will gather to discuss the current state of emergency services and emergency management in Indian Country. These leaders will include Tribal Government, Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS and Emergency Management. What are the issues at hand and how can a tribe go about improving their programs?

   

  Moderator:

  

  Jake Heflin
  President
  iTEMA

  Speakers:

  

  Robert Holden
  Deputy Director
  National Congress of American Indians

   

  

  Bill Denke
  President
  California Tribal Police Chiefs Association

   

  

  Brian Patterson
  President
  United South & Eastern Tribes, Inc.

   

  
  Mike Boswell
  Chief of Police
  Citizen Potawatomi Nation

   

  

  Sid Caesar
  Chief of Emergency Management
  Bureau of Indian Affairs

   

  

  Bill Bullock
  IAFC National Program
  International Association of Fire Chiefs