SAFFIRE Team and Partnerships
SAFFIRE Research Team
Patricia Haynes, Ph.D, Principal Investigator
UA Department of Health Promotion Sciences
thaynes@arizona.edu
- Co-investigators:
- Dana Epstein, Research Professor, ASU College of Health Solutions
- Matthew Buman, Professor, ASU College of Health Solutions
- Edward Bedrick, Professor, UA Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- David Glickenstein, Professor, UA Department of Mathematics
- Michael Grandner, Associate Professor, UA Department of Psychiatry
- Daniel Taylor, Professor, UA Department of Psychology
Fire Agency Partners
Each agency has at least one designated personnel member who implements the program at your site. Find your internal facilitator below.
| Agency | Internal Facilitator |
| Arizona Fire and Medical Authority | Wellness Coordinator Matthew Licardi |
| Buckeye Fire Medical Rescue Department | Battalion Chief Alex Groneman, Battalion Chief McKenzie Hess, Engineer Christin Yates |
| Central Arizona Fire and Medical Authority | Captain Brody Fields |
| Casa Grande Fire Department | Captain Melissa Phillips |
| Drexel Heights Fire District | Adrianne O'Brien, NP |
| Flagstaff Department | Deputy Chief Chris Fennell |
| Gilbert Fire & Rescue Department | Engineer Jodi Spargo |
| Golder Ranch Fire District | Deputy Chief Adam Jarrold, Division Chief Christopher Charnoki, Captain Steve White |
| Goodyear Fire Department | Captain Paul Lovejoy |
| Kingman Fire Department | Assistant Chief Mike Stapleton |
| Mesa Fire & Medical Department | Captain Justin Hyde |
| Northwest Fire District | Deputy Chief Roger Moore, Division Chief Robert Corbell |
| Peoria Fire-Medical Department | Captain Hunter Clare |
| Phoenix Fire Department | Captain Brandon Franklin |
| Rural Metro Fire - Phoenix | Battalion Chief Houston Greer, Chief Timothy Soule |
| Rural Metro Fire - Tucson | Chief Karl Isselhard |
| Santa Rita Fire District | Adrianne O'Brien, NP |
| Scottsdale Fire Department | Wellness/Safety Coordinator Shauna O'Dell |
| Tucson Fire Department | Captain Tyler Berndt, Deputy Chief Vera Wuerfel |
| Yuma Fire Department | Captain Dennis Gasrow |
Community Advisory Board
- Professional Fire Fighters Association
- Erik Hite Partner Support
- Greater Tucson Fire Fighters
- Arizona Fire Chiefs Association
- 100 Club of Arizona
- Heartfit for Duty
- Representative for affinity groups