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YAASD Committee

The Yuma Area Ammonia Safety Day (YAASD) has been developed to increase company and public awareness about the importance of preparing for chemical emergencies and to encourage companies and their employees to take action. Our mission is to provide educational opportunities for the awareness and the safe use of ammonia and other hazardous chemicals. We strive to achieve this goal by our educational events like the event in Yuma that we host annually.

YAASD Committee Members:

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KAYLA WARREN  
YUMA FIRE DEPARTMENT 
FIRE MARSHAL 

CO-CHAIR 


DON TRAGETHON  
RETA- Interim Executive Director

WESTERN PRECOOLING- RETIRED 
CO-CHAIR 


GARY WELCH 
YUMA FIRE DEPARTMENT
CAPTAIN

SECRETARY 


JEFF DENMAN 
ARIZONA SCUBA SHACK

TREASURER 


CITY OF YUMA REPRESENTATIVES 
WILLIAM UNTERSEH – YFD


YUMA COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES 
TONY BADILLA – EM, LEPC

JAMES WELCH – EM, LEPC

ELIZABETH FARFAN – EM, LEPC

GARY HALES – CERT 

LYNN HARLOW-SMITH  – EM, LEPC


RED RIVER COOLING 
MARK BEELER 


WESTERN PRECOOLING

GARY ELK 
JOSE MATA 

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Barbara Kirkpatrick

Nunes Cooling

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ASTI

Kayla Moore

Will Grass

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