Official publication of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association
June/July 2020 Volume 37, Issue 5
OSFA STRONG! Working together to protect & improve the Oklahoma Fire service ACHILLE n ADA n ADAIR n ADAIR CO TRI-COMMUNITY n AFTON n AGRA n ALDERSON n ALFALFA RURAL n ALINE n ALLEN n ALVA n AMBER n AMES n AMORITA-BYRON n ANADARKO ANTLERS n ARAPAHO n ARDMORE n ARKOMA n ASHER n ATOKA n ATWOOD n BALKO n BARNSDALL n BASIN n BEAR CREEK n BEAVER n BEE BUTCHER PEN n BEGGS n BENGAL BERLIN n BERRYHILL FPD n BESSIE n BETHANY n BETHEL ACRES n BIG CABIN n BESSIE n BILLINGS n BIXBY n BLACKWELL n BLAIR n BLANCHARD n BOISE CITY n BOKCHITO BOKOSHE n BOLEY n BOSWELL n BRAGGS n BRAMAN n BRECKINRIDGE n BRIDGE CREEK FPD n BRISTOW n BROKEN ARROW n BROKEN BOW n BROXTON n BUFFALO BUGTUSSLE n BUNCOMBE CREEK n BURBANK n BURLINGTON n BURNS FLAT n BUTLER n BUTLER VOLUNTEER n BYARS n BYNG n CACHE n CADDO n CALERA n CALUMET n CALVIN CAMARGO n CANADIAN n CANEY n CANTON n CANUTE n CARNEGIE n CARNEY n CARTER n CASHION n CATOOSA n CEDAR COUNTRY FPD n CEMENT n CENTRAL HIGH (SALLISAW) CHANDLER n CHATTANOOGA n CHECOTAH n CHELSEA n CHEROKEE n CHEYENNE n CHICKASHA n CHICKEN CREEK n CHIMNEY ROCK n CHOCTAW n CHOUTEAU n CLAREMORE n CLAYTON CLEAR CREEK n CLEO SPRINGS n CLEORA COMMUNITY n CLEVELAND n CLINTON n CLOUD CHIEF n COALGATE n COGAR n COLBERT n COLCORD n COLE n COLLINSVILLE n COMANCHE COOKSON n COPAN n CORDELL n CORN n CORUM n COVE ACRES n COWETA n COWSKIN RURAL n COYLE n CRESCENT n CRINER HILLS n CROW ROOST n CROWDER n CUSHING CUSTER CITY n CYRIL n DAISY n DAVENPORT n DAVIDSON n DAVIS n DEER CREEK FPD n DEL CITY n DELAWARE n DEPEW n DEWAR n DEWEY n DICKSON n DILL CITY n DOUGHERTY DOVER n DOYLE n DRUMMOND n DRUMRIGHT n DUNCAN n DURANT n DUSTIN n EAKLY n EARLSBORO n EAST DUKE n EDMOND n EL RENO n ELDORADO n ELGIN n ELK CITY ELMORE CITY n EMPIRE n ENID n ERICK n EUFAULA n FAIRFAX n FAIRLAND n FAIRMONT n FAIRVIEW n FALCONHEAD n FARGO n FELT n FITTSTOWN n FLETCHER n FLINT RIDGE FOREST PARK n FORGAN n FORT COBB n FORT COFFEE n FORT SUPPLY n FOSS n FRANCIS n FREDERICK n FREEDOM n FREEDOM HILL n FREENY VALLEY n FRIENDSHIP n GAGE GARBER n GATE n GERONIMO n GLENCOE n GLENPOOL n GOLDSBY n GOLTRY n GORE n GOTEBO n GRACEMONT n GRANDFIELD n GRANITE n GRAYHORSE INDIAN VILLAGE GREEN COUNTRY n GREENLEAF RURAL n GROVE n GUTHRIE n GUYMON n HAMMON n HANNA RURAL n HARRAH n HARTSHORNE n HASKELL n HASTINGS n HAUANI CREEK n HAW CREEK HAWLEY RURAL n HAYWOOD & ARPELAR n HEALDTON n HEAVENER n HELENA n HENNESSEY n HENRYETTA n HESTER n HICKORY n HICKORY HILLS FPD n HIGH HILL n HIGHWAY 9 HINTON n HITCHCOCK n HOBART n HODGEN n HOGEYE n HOLDENVILLE n HOLLIS n HOMINY n HUGO n HULBERT n HUNTER n HYDRO n IDABEL n INDIAHOMA n INDIANOLA n INOLA ISABELLA n JACKTOWN FPD n JAY n JENKS n JENNINGS n JET n JOY n KANSAS n KATIE n KAW CITY n KEEFETON n KELLYVILLE n KENTON n KEOTA n KETCHUM n KEYES n KEYS KEYSTONE n KIEFER n KILDARE n KINGFISHER n KINGSTON n KINTA n KIOWA n KONAWA n KREBS n KREMLIN n LAKE MURRAY VILLAGE n LAKE VALLEY RURAL n LAKEWOOD n LAMAR LAMONT n LANGLEY n LAVERNE n LAWTON n LEBANON n LEEDEY n LENAPAH n LEON COMMUNITY n LEXINGTON n LIBERTY AREA n LINDSAY n LITTLE AXE n LOCUST GROVE LONA VALLEY n LONE GROVE n LONE WOLF n LONGDALE n LOWREY n LOYAL n LUCIEN n LULA n LUTHER n MADILL n MANCHESTER n MANGUM n MANNFORD n MANNSVILLE MARBLE CITY n MARIETTA n MARLAND n MARLOW n MARSHALL n MAUD n MAY n MAYSVILLE n McALESTER n McCORD n McLOUD n MEDFORD n MEEKER n MEERS n MENO n MERIDIAN MERIDIAN COMMUNITY n MESSER n MIAMI n MIDWEST CITY n MILBURN n MILL CREEK n MILLERTON n MINCO n MONROE n MOORE n MOORELAND n MORRIS n MORRISON n MOUNDS MOUNTAIN VIEW n MULDROW n MULHALL n MUSKOGEE n MUSTANG n NEWCASTLE n NEWKIRK n NICHOLS HILLS n NICOMA PARK n NOBLE n NORMAN n NORWOOD RURAL n NUYAKA NW ROGERS CO FPD n OAK CLIFF FPD n OAK GROVE FPD n OAKRIDGE n OCHELATA n OCTAVIA n OGLESBY n OILTON n OKARCHE n OKAY n OKEENE n OKLAHOMA CITY n OKMULGEE n OKTAHA OLIVE n OMEGA RURAL FPD n ONAPA n OPTIMA n ORLANDO n OSAGE HILLS RURAL n OSAGE NATION WILDLAND n OSAGE-PLEASANT VIEW n OWASSO n OWENS & CO n PADEN n PANAMA PAOLI n PARADISE POINT n PAULS VALLEY n PAWHUSKA n PEGGS n PERKINS n PERRY n PERSHING n PHILLIPS 66 n PIEDMONT n PINK n PONCA CITY n POND CREEK n PORUM PORUM LANDING FPA n POST MOUNTAIN n POTEAU n PRAGUE n PRESTON n PRYOR CREEK n PURCELL n PUTNAM n QUAPAW n QUAPAW NATION n QUINTON n RALSTON n RAMONA RANCH DRIVE n RANDLETT n RATTAN n RATLIFF CITY n RAVIA n REAGAN n RENTIESVILLE n REYDON n RICHLAND n RINGLING n RINGWOOD n RIPLEY n ROCK n ROCK TOWNSHIP ROCKY n ROFF n ROLAND n ROLLING HILLS FPD n ROOSEVELT n ROSSTON n RYAN n SALEM-RYAL n SALLISAW n SAND SPRINGS n SAVANNA n SAYRE n SEILING n SEILING RURAL SENTINEL n SHARON COMMUNITY n SHATTUCK n SHAWNEE n SHIDLER n SKIATOOK n SLAPOUT n SLAUGHTERVILLE n SNYDER n SOLDIER CANEY CREEK n SOONER VOLUNTEER SOUTH COFFEYVILLE n SPAULDING n SPAVINAW n SPERRY n SPIRO n SPRING VALLEY n SPRINGER n STERLING n STIGLER n STILLWATER n STILWELL n STONE BLUFF FPD STONEWALL n STRANG n STRATFORD n STRINGTOWN n STROUD n STUART n SUGDEN n SULPHUR n SUMNER n SW LINCOLN CO FPD n TAFT n TAHLEQUAH n TALIHINA n TALOGA TATUMS n TECUMSEH n TEMPLE n TERRAL n TEXANNA n TEXOLA n THACKERVILLE n THE VILLAGE n THOMAS n TIGER MOUNTAIN n TIPTON n TISHOMINGO n TONKAWA n TRI-CITY TRIBBEY n TULSA n TUPELO n TURLEY n TURPIN n TUSHKA n TUTTLE n TWIN LAKES n UNION CITY n VALERO ARDMORE REFINERY n VALLEY VIEW n VALLIANT n VELMA n VIAN VICI n VINITA n WAGONER n WAKITA n WALTERS n WANETTE n WANN n WARNER n WARR ACRES n WASHINGTON VOLUNTEER n WATONGA n WATTS n WAUKOMIS n WAURIKA n WAYNE WAYNOKA n WEATHERFORD n WEBBERS FALLS n WELLSTON n WEST SILOAM SPRINGS n WESTVILLE n WHEELESS-MEXHOMA n WHITEFIELD n WICHITA MOUNTAIN ESTATES WILBURTON n WILLOW n WISTER n WOODCREST FPD n WOODWARD n WRIGHT CITY n WYANDOTTE n WYNNEWOOD n YALE n YUBA n YUKON
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OSFA Executive Board Members’ Comments............................................................. 5-7 OSFA Executive Director’s Report - Steve Lumry ......................................................... 7 Governor Signs COLA Legislation ................................................................................... 7 ORFA Report - President Tippy Pierce ........................................................................... 8 Firefighter Near-Miss Report - Greg Lindsay ............................................................... 10 Inaugural OSFA 100 Year Award Recipients ......................................................... 18-19 Museum News - Gene Brown ......................................................................................... 20 Executive Board Meeting Highlights ............................................................................. 30 Oklahoma Fire Spotlight -- Owasso FD ........................................................................ 33 In Memoriam .................................................................................................................. 35
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