At a Time Capsule program at the Show Low Museum, attendees recounted firefighting efforts during the Rodeo Teta Sky Fire and paid tribute to retired Forest Service employee Jim Paxson and to Smokey the Bear.

A resident who spoke at the program said, "We had a 50 50 chance of winning the race down Hop Canyon. We lost the race. Nature's very much in control. She's dealing the cards. We got a losing hand on this 1." The same speaker added, "We'll get this fire. It's gonna take us a while." These remarks were offered as first-hand recollections of the fire response.

The presenter at the Show Low Museum described Paxson as a straight‑talking communicator who gave daily television updates that residents followed closely. "If they had a good day in managing the fire, he let us know. If they had a bad day, he let us know that too," the presenter said. "He spoke in simple, honest terms and told the truth."

The presenter said Paxson was a career Forest Service employee who lived in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, and noted his role in transporting Smokey the Bear after the animal was rescued. "Smokey taught all of us for decades and decades about fire prevention and taking care of the forest," the presenter said, and described a small memorial garden where Smokey is buried at a Forest Ranger's office in El Capitan, New Mexico.

Speakers framed the recollections as both a remembrance of firefighting efforts during the Rodeo Teta Sky Fire and a reminder of individual responsibility for fire prevention in forested areas. The program closed with thanks to attendees and an invitation to return for future museum events.

No formal actions or decisions were taken at the program; the event consisted of oral recollections and local history remarks.