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JAKE HEFLIN
Jake Heflin is an enrolled member of the
Osage Nation. He is from the Wa-Xa-Ko-Li District and Tzi-Zho
Wah-Shtah-Keh clan. His Osage name is Tah-Wah Gka-Keh (Town Maker). Jake
is the current President and CEO for the Tribal Emergency Management
Association – “iTEMA”.
Jake is a Firefighter/Paramedic for the City of Long Beach Fire
Department. Currently, Jake is assigned to the Community Services
Division as serves as the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Program Manager for the Fire Department. Jake has been involved in
emergency services for over 22 years. He lives in Long Beach,
California.
Jake is a member of California Urban Search and Rescue Regional Task
Force #3. He is a member of the Long Beach Fire Department Honor Guard
and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) team. Previously, he has
served as the LBFD Paramedic Committee Chair, the California State
Firefighters Association (CSFA) EMS Committee Chair and a member on the
CSFA Tribal Committee. He also sat as a member of the California State
Emergency Medical Services Authority Directors Advisory Group.
Currently, Jake serves as a Director for the Long Beach Fireman’s Mutual
Benefit Association.
Jake is a Paramedic Preceptor for Los Angeles County and has served as a
skills and peer instructor for fire and EMS related training. Jake has a
Bachelors of Science in Occupational Studies – Vocational Arts from
California State University, Long Beach, Ca., Associate of Science in
Fire Administration from Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, Ca., Associate of
Science in Fire Technology, Medical Services Officer, Santa Ana
College, an Associate of Science in Public Fire Service from Santa Ana
College, and an Associate of Science in Paramedicine from Saddleback
College, Mission Viejo, Ca. Jake holds a California State Teaching
Credential and is certified by the California State Fire Marshal’s
office as a Firefighter I, Firefighter II, and Fire Officer.
In 2005, Jake was hired as a Consultant for the Osage Nation to design
and develop an all-encompassing emergency healthcare system for Osage
County, Oklahoma and the Osage Nation. Since then, Jake’s involvement
with emergency services in “Indian Country” has increased significantly.
Jake sits as a Tribal Representative for a multi-agency federal
government task force known as the Tribal Assistance Coordination Group
(TAC-G). The TAC-G’s primary focus relates to emergency management in
Indian Country. Jake served as a member of the National Tribal
All-Hazards Incident Management Team Focus Group sponsored by the
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and is a past Vice President of the
National Native American Emergency Medical Services Association
(NNAEMSA). Jake is the National Director of Tribal Affairs for the
California State Firefighters’ Association and an adjunct instructor for
FEMA/EMI where he teaches tribal emergency management, CERT
Train-the-Trainer and CERT Program Manager throughout the country. In
addition, Jake also serves as a CERT Train-the-Trainer Instructor for
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