NAVAJO NATION

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NAVAJO NATION

• Smoke Alarm Project
• April June 2005

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INTRODUCTION

• Fire Department
• www.firerescue.navajo.org/

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE - Fire Station 10PO Box
3360, Window Rock, Arizona 86515
Fire Station 40PO Box 1960Tuba City, Arizona
86045
Fire Station 50PO Box 825Chinle, Arizona 86503
Fire Station 80PO Box 5085Leupp, Arizona 86035
Fire Station 72PO Box 3127Indian Wells,
Arizona 86031
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PLAN OF OPERATION

• Pursuant to the Navajo Nation Fire Departments
  Plan of Operation, we exist to safeguard the
  public welfare by
• protecting life,
• health and
• property from fire,
• hazardous materials and other perils.

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FIRE PREVENTION GRANT

• Navajo Nation was granted 9,902 smoke alarms.
  Under this grant, NFPA has also adapted the
  Remembering When program for Navajo elders.
• The Reservation extends into the states of
  Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico covering over
  27,000 square miles.
• The Navajo Nation has 110 Chapter Houses, which
  are similar to Town Halls.
• The Chapter Areas selected were Hardrock, Leupp,
  Chinle, Indian Wells, Tuba City, Fort Defiance,
  Saint Michaels, Shiprock and the Eastern Navajo
  Area.

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Navajo Reservation
SHIPROCK
HARDROCK
EASTERN NAVAJO
9,902
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HARDROCK, AZ

• Navajo Name Tse Dildoi meaning Hardrock.
• Hardrock Chapter is situated within the Former
  Joint Use Area, now referred to as Navajo and
  Hopi Partitioned Lands. 305,000 acres was
  reduced to 78,100 acres.
• 1266 Smoke Alarms installed.

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LEUPP, AZ

• Navajo Name To chiikooh meaning Canyon
  River.
• Leupp was the first designated chapter of the
  Navajo Reservation and recently celebrated its
  75th anniversary. In a sad case the community
  was used as a holding camp for Japanese Americans
  during WWII.
• 300 Smoke Alarms installed.

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CHINLE, AZ

• Navajo Name Chinili meaning Flowing out.
  
• Chinle is near the scenic area Canyon De Chelly.
  Chinle is noted for agriculture and grazing in
  the late 1800s and early 1900s these trades are
  still practiced by local Navajo farmers.
• 690 Smoke Alarms installed.

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TUBA CITY, AZ

• Navajo Name ToNaneesDizi meaning Water
  Scattered.
• Tuba City is second largest community. Tuba City
  is probably the one community in the U.S., which
  maintains two different time zones.
• 300 Smoke Alarms installed.

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INDIAN WELLS, AZ

• Navajo Name To hahadleeh meaning Dipping Water
  From A Well.
• Indian Wells was first settled in the 1800s. The
  Indian Wells Trading Post and hospital were built
  in the very early 1900s.
• 2106 Smoke Alarms installed.

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FORT DEFIANCE, AZ

• Navajo Name Tse hootsooi meaning Meadow in
  Between the Rocks.
• Fort Defiance is the third largest community.
  Fort Defiance is located 6 miles North of the
  Navajo Nation Capitol Window Rock, AZ.
• 300 Smoke Alarms installed.

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SAINT MICHAELS, AZ

• Navajo Name Chihootsooi meaning Green Meadow
  speading out from a narrow pion.
• Window Rock, the Navajo Nation Capitol is within
  the Saint Michaels Chapter area. Technically, an
  administrative area like the District of
  Columbia, was withdrawn for governmental
  operations.
• 500 Smoke Alarms installed.

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EASTERN NAVAJO

• Eastern Navajo Agency is comprised of 28 Navajo
  Chapters located in the boundaries of New Mexico.
• Churchrock, Crownpoint, Fort Wingate, Mariano
  Lake and Pinedale,
• 2423 Smoke Alarms installed.

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SHIPROCK, NM

• Navajo Name Tsebi tai meaning Rocks Wings.
• Shiprock is the largest Navajo community. The
  soft volcanic rock makes up the awesome monolith,
  making it a dangerous challenge to climb
  however, the California Sierra Club scaled it
  successfully in 1939. It has since been closed to
  the public.
• 300 Smoke Alarms installed.

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SMOKE ALARM INSTALLATIONS
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Smoke Alarm Installation Seminar
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Smoke Alarm Installation Seminar
Smoke Alarm Installation Seminar
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Remembering When Class
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Navajo Nation Fire Department
Navajo Nation Fire Department
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