Strong Bond Between Tahlequah / Tulsa FDs

By Casey Baker, Tahlequah Fire Chief

• I have always said that Juan Rodriguez’s convention in Lawton was a great time. I told him that one time in Tulsa and his reply was something to the effect of, “who are you?”

• We are bringing in Battalion Chief Mark Campanell who is a survivor of what was called the July 4th Fire in Gloucester City, NJ, to share his experience and lessons learned after multiple line of duty deaths.

• I just hope everyone has a great time, good fellowship, mended fences, and they can look back and say, “Ol’ what’s his name with the hat’s convention in Tahlequah, it was kind of a big deal.”

Tahlequah FD has always had a good relationship with Tulsa FD, and it goes all the way back to the early 1900s.

From 1934 to 1939, Tahlequah Assistant Fire Chief Sid Bean sat on the OSFA Executive Board alongside Tulsa Firefighters.

Several past Tulsa firefighters and current Tulsa firefighters live in our community. They have been called to help train, mentor and consult Tahlequah firefighters over the years.

Tulsa FD’s Jim Ed Nimmo is no exception. He has always been willing to help or mentor whenever called upon.

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