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Official publication of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association

September 2017 Volume 34, Issue 7

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OSFA Executive Board Members’ Comments............................................................. 5-6 Executive Director’s Report ...............................................................................................7 Volunteer Fire Service Committee Report.......................................................................9 ISO Report ...........................................................................................................................8 OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Report .................................................................................. 10 SAFER Grant .....................................................................................................................12 Museum & Memorial News ........................................................................................... 16 Memorial Wall - Panel 62 .............................................................................................. 17 State Fire Marshal Report ..............................................................................................19 Frefighters Signed up for 2017 OKC 9/11 Stair Climb ............................................ 24 FSIO Report ......................................................................................................................25 Executive Board Meeting Highlights ............................................................................. 26

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klahoma Firefighter September 2017 • Volume 34 — Issue 7

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Matt Lay

Tulsa FD

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want to take just a moment at the beginning of this article to both pray for and thank all of our firefighters and emergency response personnel currently operating in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

This historic disaster has been a tragedy for the state of Texas and beyond, but once again reveals what is best about us. We do not flee in the face of adversity, but race toward certain peril to help our fellow man.

Whether you are part of the our state’s elite urban search and rescue team Oklahoma Task Force-1, a member of the multi-agency, multi-discipline Oklahoma Incident Management Team, deployed with a Regional Response or Swiftwater Rescue Team, responded with a mutual aid fire department, or served as a volunteer to any of the many organizations that answered the call -- you are now the vanguards of the Oklahoma Standard. The latest generation of firefighters to demonstrate our compassion and our courage to a community, even a nation in need.

Events like those that have impacted our neighbors to the south remind us that

we must never stop training, growing, and preparing.

In the same way, the OSFA is dedicated to ensuring that we continue to push forward. Always striving, always laboring to support the men and women of Oklahoma Fire Departments in their quest to protect the lives and properties of our citizens.

This was most recently manifested by the development of a new Strategic Plan for the OSFA. The process, which endeavored to created measurable benchmarks and initiatives, was led by Chief Dennis Compton (ret. Phoenix Fire) of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and IFSTA Executive Board. He was an incredible resource and guided the OSFA Board, OFCA and ORFA Representatives and staff through a rigorous progression of reflection, analysis, and forecasting.

I truly believe this was an invaluable exercise that will pay significant dividends to both the organization and its members in the years to come. Thank you again to our partners at IFSTA-FPP for this amazing opportunity!

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loser to home, the Tulsa Fire Department was the recipient of a $6,000,000 SAFER Grant intended to hire 60 new firefighters in the next year.

These recruits will be trained in two academies that are tentatively scheduled to begin in November of 2017 and May of 2018.

Our congressional delegation has been extremely supportive of both funding the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) annual appropriation and the individual applications of departments and our state organization.

I also want to send out a special thank you to State Fire Marshal Robert Doke for his long time commitment to educating our federal legislators and agencies about the importance of this funding and its impact on the safety of citizens and firefighters here in Oklahoma.

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ast but not least, I hope you will join us on Sunday, Oct. 1, for the Statewide Memorial Service here on the campus of the OSFA. This will be a time for us to honor and remember those that came before and showed us the way.

Until next time … Take Care and God Bless.

Help support your Oklahoma Firefighters Museum Expansion and the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial by purchasing an Oklahoma Firefighter license tag.

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Oklahoma Firefighter tags cost $35 a year (on top of your regular tag fees) and $20 goes directly to the Museum/Memorial.

Tags can be purchased from your local tag agent any time during the year -- not just with your regular plate. And they can be customized to 6 letters as approved by the Tax Commission.

PRESIDENT: Matt Lay 918-760-9065 matthewlay@icloud.com

2ND VICE PRESIDENT Mike Kelley 405-623-4388 mkelley@local157.org

PAST PRESIDENT Mike Duncan 918-214-6865 mduncan51@aol.com

1ST VICE PRESIDENT Dereck Cassady 580-761-5338 IAFFLocal2479@ yahoo.com

3RD VICE PRESIDENT Eric Harlow 405-520-2893 ericharlow200@ gmail.com

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Mike Duncan

Dewey FD

mduncan51 @aol.com • 918-214-6865 Hello all! Fall will be here before you know it. I’m ready for a little cooler weather, not cold weather.

Football is starting, basketball will be here before you know it.

The Statewide Memorial Service will be Oct 1. I would like to see everyone who can come to it.

We had over 200 family members at Convention for the Memorial Service. It really looks good and the families appreciate the Firefighters being there. If each county could send one or two guys, just think what the numbers would be.

We are working on the Museum expansion. We have one of the best Firefighter Museums in the country. Most museums are set up for individual departments. We have displays from departments all over Oklahoma and other areas, and that is really great.

Think of what we could do if we doubled the size of it. We’d have more things on display, and with a bigger museum, we could have some interactive displays and some things for the kids to learn on (and the adults, too).

While traveling around for NVFC meetings, we have gone to some other Firefighter Museums. And there are some really great things that we could incorporate into our new Museum.

There’s a lot of history in our Museum, and I’m thankful for those who had the vision to start it. I am very appreciative of all that have donated trucks, equipment and other items that we have in the Museum.

But it’s time that we make it bigger and add the interactive part to it, and make it even better than what we have now.

The NVFC has been offering quite a few free classes online. Go to the NVFC website and look at what’s available -- and get them while they are still free.

Remember, school is in session now, so watch for school zones. And when you are around schools, drive safe.

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Ponca City FD

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It seems like weekly, we are hearing about another member of the fire service taking their own life because they have fallen in depths of darkness and they feel like there is no return.

I think it’s very important that we come together as a team and change the culture of the fire service.

We spend hours and hours training for emergency situations, but we don’t seem to add any focus to behavioral health.

We need to start giving some attention to how firefighting and the emergency calls we respond to affects the mental well-being of our members.

When it comes to behavioral health, we need to understand, train and help our members who are not only affected by what they see during their career, but also from stressors outside of the workplace.

This will give our brothers and sisters what they need to be mentally prepared for the duties they perform.

We have to change our attitude about mental health and get rid of the attitude of those that let a bad call bother them are weak.

We have to be aware of those around us and be watching for warning signs. Don’t let one our brothers or sisters become a statistic.

Stay safe!

2nd vice PresidenT Mike Kelley

Guthrie FD

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Eric Harlow

OKC FD

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and responders of Hurricane Harvey.

As I write this, members of our state USAR team are en route to assist in the rescue efforts.

This tragedy just highlights the fact that while our uniforms may say fire department, we are truly all hazard response agencies. While our emphasis is still fire and EMS in most areas we must be prepared to respond to whatever natural or manmade disaster comes our way.

That’s one of the reasons I’m so proud of our expanding State Fire School that continues to grow in class offerings and size every year.

Your OSFA Executive Board just completed a strategic planning session to evaluate the needs and wants of the organization. While I feel that we are doing a lot of good things, we are committed to continuing to improve the service that we provide to you, the member.

Over the coming months, we will be asking for your assistance in helping us to identify ways that we can improve and expand service. This organization is only as strong as it members and their involvement. So, answer the call and help us make this organization the best that it can be.

Make plans now to attend the David Bain, Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighter Memorial Golf Tournament that will be held Sept. 21. Information is available on our website and app, as well as in this issue (cover and Pages 14-15).

This summer, there have been much needed repairs being made to the beautiful Oklahoma Fallen & Living Firefighters Memorial. These repairs are in preparation for our annual Memorial Service that will be held Oct. 1 at the Memorial.

We are in the preliminary stages of our museum expansion and fund raising. While we have a great museum and static displays, we are looking forward to the expanded space and learning opportunities that will be available with new interactive exhibits.

Our museum staff works extremely hard maintaining our museum, Memorial and the surrounding grounds. Next time you visit, tell them thanks for all they do!

Stay safe and have your brother’s and sister’s back!

Greetings fellow Oklahoma Firefighters!

Summer is rapidly coming to a close on us and school has been back in session for a few weeks now for most of the state.

I hope you all had a fun, productive summer and enjoyed any vacations you might’ve taken.

As I’ve sat here this past few weeks and enjoyed the good ol’ up and down Oklahoma weather patterns, I can’t help but enjoy how green it is for August. Even the temperatures have been moderate for this time of year.

We even had a week of fall-like weather mixed in. We should all be enjoying this change of pace from the normal late-summer wildfire season. It’s been a nice change of pace for this time of year, but I’m afraid it’s going to sneak up and bite us on the backside come winter time.

All of this abundant moisture has allowed our fuel loads to grow like wildfire, pardon the pun. As we get closer to the dormant winter season, use this time to encourage your residents to be fire-wise and do some end-of-the-season maintenance on their property.

Pass along some important tips that could save their homes and property and make all of our jobs easier. Have them trim the brush and grass back away from any structures, trim trees up away from the ground, mow all tall grass and weeds down and get rid of any other wildfire hazards that may be stored close to structures.

Check Oklahoma Forestry Services’ website for all kinds of helpful wildfire information for your departments and your citizens.

The legislature is discussing a special session to once again try and fix the budget shortfalls due to the new tobacco fee being ruled unconstitutional.

While everything is still up in the air, there will probably be additional statewide budget cuts to agencies and programs. Let’s cross our fingers that our state fire service partners make it through unscathed.

While there are signs that the energy sector is on the upswing, we still have tough times ahead of us. We will need to continue being creative with our funding and take advantage of every opportunity to stretch our dollars further.

We have a bright future ahead of us as a state and organization. I’m encouraged by all the willingness to get involved with the many committees that we have at the OSFA. The office staff recently compiled a tally of members involved with the various committees, and we are well over 200 members that have volunteered their time to help make our organization bigger and better. This is over 200 members of all facets of the Oklahoma fire service, encompassing career, volunteer and retired ranks.

It really speaks highly of you all for jumping in and rolling up your sleeves. I can’t thank our volunteer members for all that they do on a daily basis, but especially for taking even more time out of their schedules to serve our organization.

On that note, and in closing, I want to thank and congratulate our current Past President and long-time Dewey volunteer firefighter Mike Duncan.

Mike recently announced his retirement from the Dewey Fire Department after serving his community for over 42 years. That’s truly amazing and a testament to the heart our Oklahoma volunteers. Thank you, Mike, for your many years of service to the OSFA and the fire service of Oklahoma!

Stay safe everyone!

n FUNDRAISER: Oklahoma City FD Project Life 5K & 1-mile Fun Run Sept. 9 at 8 a.m. at Regatta Park in OKC (by Chesapeake Boathouse). Cost is $30 pre-registered (signmeup. com/119197). Benefits Project Life program to purchase smoke detectors.

n TRAINING: 2018 OSFA State Fire School Instructor Applications are being accepted until 4:15 p.m. on Dec. 1. Submissions should focus on current issues, lessons learned, creative best practices, participant interaction and hands-on training.

Email instructor proposals to rileyb@osfa.info or amyh@osfa.info.

The 2018 OSFA John F. Futhey II State Fire School will be held May 3-6 at Tulsa Community College and Tulsa Fire Department Training Center.

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As we talked about in last month’s paper, 2018 marks the 10 year anniversary since our retirees were granted any kind of relief.

Think about it for just a second … for many of our retired members and widows, that means even though medical insurance, auto insurance, groceries, utilities and virtually every other expense has grown, their paycheck is exactly the same amount as it was 10 years ago. Not a penny more.

Here Is Some Food For Thought And A Call For Your Help Who are the 24,210 Oklahomans that are part of the Firefighters Pension and Retirement system?

They are the men and women of Oklahoma’s volunteer and paid fire service who work for one of the hundreds of participating municipalities.

There are 15,290 volunteer firefighters in the pension system who are either retired or still active, and there are 8,920 paid firefighters either retired or active.

HISTORY OF OUR SYSTEM

Phil Ostrander

phil@osfa.info

millions and millions of dollars in transferable tax credits. We got the law changed about 7 years ago to stop this. We tried and tried to find out what the cost was to our system over the years, but we couldn’t get an answer.

We all have our work cut out. In a very short period of time, we have to educate the Oklahoma House and Senate about our pension system and why this is the year to grant our paid retirees a 5% COLA and increase the multiplier for volunteer firefighters from the current rate to $8.00 per year of service (a 6% increase).

We have to make sure that they understand this increase as we propose it will have NO, ZIP, ZERO impact on the state budget.

Our pension system can afford the COLA.

Here Is What We Need You To Do: n 1) Email your Senator and Representative, or if you know them call them. a. You can find their info and who yours is at www.okhouse.gov. b. In the lower right corner, you can “Find your Legislator.” n 2) Let them know who you are and give them your contact info.

Firemen’s Pension Program Bill Signing in 1908 with Governor C.N. Haskell.

Among those present were past OSFA Presidents (standing from Left to Right) J. Bart Foster (Chandler FD), W.C. Gruber (Guthrie FD) and George B. Gelder (Yale FD).

The Firemen’s Pension Program became law on May 14, 1908. It was funded with a 1% Insurance Premium Tax. What is really cool is that we have a photo of the Bill signing with Governor Haskell and representatives of the Oklahoma Firemen’s Association (Pictured at Right)!

Under the legislation, each city and town was required to have a FF Pension Board and the state would provide most of the funds for their plan.

The Insurance Commissioner sent the funds to our association and we served as the agent, distributing pension funds and helping administer the system in every city and town.

In the late 70s, there was concern in the legislature that some of our smaller cities were spending FF Pension Funds on other city services. So in 1981, the statewide system we have today was created.

In 1981, when today’s system was created, it was 11% funded. Yes … 11% funded.

In 1981, the new Pension Board went to every fire department in the state and collected the remaining pension funds for deposit into the new system.

Today, we are very healthy and funded somewhere around 65%. This is after our Pension Board, in the early years, was restricted to low return in-state investments only (many of which may have had some politics involved), granting COLAs, and the legislature raiding our insurance premium tax allotment.

For years, the Oklahoma FFs Pension system funded millions and millions of dollars in state tax credits. Yep, it’s true!

As the legislature created millions of dollars in tax credits, savvy businesses who qualified but didn’t need the credits but could use some cash figured out that they could sell them.

There is one industry that always has tax liability and also has lots and lots of cash … insurance companies. (There is a 3% premium paid on virtually every policy written in Oklahoma, referred to as the Insurance Premium Tax.) So, the businesses would sell their tax credit to an insurance company at a reduced price, who would in turn apply it in the full original amount to offset their Premium Tax Liability. Cash for the business and a big tax reduction bonus for the insurance company.

The way the state was supposed to be paying their share of our pension contributions was by allocating 34% of the collected Insurance premium tax.

It didn’t take Einstein to figure out our pension system was funding 34% of

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n 3) Let them know that it has been 10 years since our retirees have had a raise. n 4) Let them know that a COLA can be done with zero impact to the state budget by allowing the pension system to fund it. n 5) Let them know that firefighters don’t get Social Security. n 6) If they don’t think our system is adequately funded, remind them that our employee/employer contributions (23% of salary) cover the “Normal Costs” (Monthly pension payments).

It is the state’s part that has consistently been inadequate.

They have not been meeting the “ARC” (Actuarially Required Contribution).

n 7) Remind them that over the last 7 years, we worked diligently with Former Senator Mazzei and Representative Randy McDaniel to ensure the soundness of the FFPRS and have taken four benefit reductions to ensure the future of our system. n 8) Ask them if they would support a 5% Cost of Living Adjustment for Paid and 6% for volunteers. n 9) Make sure they understand how important this is to you. n 10) Tell them “Thank you!” and let them know you will follow up as we move into the next legislative session. n 11) Let us know what your legislator says and/or if they have questions we can help them with. n 12) This will have to be a team effort … Keep us posted!

In recent weeks, we have lost some old friends who would have loved to have been able to get neck deep in this project.

I am personally going to miss their advice, supportive phone calls and visits. I am so sorry that they passed before we could see this through.

Bill McCawley … Keep an eye on me from up there and know that I am trying my best to meet with your approval on this mission!

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ORFA REport Dana Cramer

Norman FD Retired Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association President It’s an honor to serve as your Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association President.

To represent all the great retired firefighters in the state of Oklahoma is humbling.

I would like to welcome Chief Keith Bryant to the retired ranks and offer congratulations on his new venture as U.S. Fire Administrator. It’s great to have an Okie at the helm.

Also, welcome aboard to the new ORFA 3rd Vice President George Fina. George is a true leader in the fire service and will be a real asset to the board.

If you are not aware, the pension system has added a members services section. With the click of a button on the pension website, you can get a lot of info at your finger tips. Do projections if not yet retired, Plan B balance, withdrawals, interest earned, beneficiaries, update all personal info. Be sure and check it out.

I hope the State Legislature is ready to hear from all retirees across the state about a long overdue raise!

It’s been 10 years since a COLA has happened. Many of those holding office now were not elected back then. So it is only right for them to get the opportunity to vote for a raise for the growing constituent group that elected them - RETIREES. Stay tuned and be ready to act when called upon.

Be a leader!

Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association 2017-18 Executive Board PRESIDENT Dana Cramer, Norman dcramer3@cox.net 405-570-1387

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1ST VP Juan Rodriguez, Lawton jrod911@gmail.com

3RD VP George Fina, OKC gomsc38@gmail.com 405-373-2409

2ND VP Tippy Pierce, Moore fftip@swbell.net 405-924-1104

PAST PRESIDENT Phil Ostrander, Tulsa phil@okgov.us

ISO Report Yogi Cole

ISO Field Coordinator

(405) 213-9967 • yogi.cole@oid.ok.gov

I am very glad to report that my buddy and co-worker Kevin Stoneking is recovering very well from his recent surgery.

If you want to reach out to him and don’t have his phone number, contact him on Facebook. I know he would like that.

Last month, I talked about Class 9 and 8B Ratings and how many Fire Departments that are currently rated a Class 9 are really better than that.

I have seen several Fire Departments go from a Class 9 all the way down to a Class 4 just because they had not been rated in a long time but had made many improvements since their last rating.

Others that are rated Class 9 but are better than that and still need a little more time to make or finish some improvements have requested to be graded for a Class 8B and later have ISO come out and do a full grading so that they can receive credit for all that their Fire Department has earned.

One example of this is the Norwood FD in Cherokee County.

Chief Jerry Cooper requested a grading for an 8B but needed to wait until a new 6” water line extension was completed which will give him several new fire hydrants -- one of which will be near their school.

Lack of fire hydrants and fill points have been their weak spot, which is very common around the state, and in their case waiting to be graded after this project was completed could make a significant difference in the final rating that they receive.

In the meantime, most of the residents in their coverage area can enjoy lower insurance rates with the Class 8B. If you want to know firsthand how quick and easy the 8B verification process is, contact Chief Cooper at 918-348-8289.

I cannot stress enough how important record keeping is to your ISO score.

In training alone, there are 9 points available.

You should record every meeting and activity that has an education value.

The subject, time and attendance needs to be documented so when you are evaluated, credit will be given for that training.

Also annual pump and hose test are vital. And if you have fire hydrants annual inspections but once every 5 years, there should be a test including static pressure, residual pressure and pitotube readings.

There has been a lot of progress made in the last 5 years and many Fire Departments have lowered their ISO rating.

One reason Class 9 has been targeted is because 5 years ago, over 54% of the Oklahoma Fire Departments were a Class 9 and the national average was just over 30%.

Currently, Oklahoma is at just over 31% and the national average is just under 30%. Last year, ISO completed 190 reviews with 104 or 55% receiving a better rating.

If you need more information, please give me a call and I will be glad to review your department and give you information and suggestions on what you can do to get the best ISO rating for your Fire Department.

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Tim Bartram

Oklahoma Firefighter asked last issue’s readers this question: “What headline would you give your firefighter career?”

Here is what they said: w Marc Kutz, Bixby: Smalltown Country Boy Fulfilling His Dreams!

w Greg Lindsay, Oklahoma City: A Good Ride (To Be Continued)

w Ryan Reeves, Guthrie: You ain’t seen nothing yet ...

w Juan Rodriguez, Lawton Retired: Persistence Pays Off -- It usually does.

w David Fincher, Lawton: Never give up .

w Mike “Rookie” Billingsley, Nichols Hills Retired: There He Goes Again.

w Eddie Hogan, Bethany Retired: Greatest Job on Earth!

w George Fina, Oklahoma City Retired: My Greatest Adventure.

w Aaron Burns, Broken Arrow Retired: One hell of a firefighter for 22 years -- did the job well and was good at it.

w Greg Roberts, Norman Retired: A Blessing from God!

w Bert Norton, Midwest City: Adventure Tour.

w Quintin James, McLoud: Preparing for lift off.

October’s question --

“What’s the most frightened you’ve ever been?”

Volunteer Fire Service Coyle FD

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ne of the resolutions brought forth from the 2016 Volunteer Caucus dealt with issues involving county sales taxes for the support of fire departments.

After considerable research by the OSFA staff of our Volunteer Fire Services Division, it was determined that there were a multitude of issues.

The OSFA Executive Board appointed a Special Ad Hoc committee to look into the issues raised by the Caucus and staff.

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he Committee members are: Tim Bartram, Coyle (Chair); Kyle Davis, Altus; Rhonda Wayland, Arnett; Brian Norton, Calera; Michael Harkey, Caney; Grady Birchfield, Crescent; Yogi Cole, Keys; Travis Harris, Kildare; Raanon Adams, Lawton; Rhett Banks, Mcloud; Scott Kirby, Mill Creek; Greg Moore, Onapa; Darrin Nickel, Shattuck; Aaron Williams, Tecumseh; Clarence Maly, Waukomis; Steve Day, Woodward.

Committee members had their first meeting on July 13. There were many topics of concern discussed by the committee. One of the items which the group wanted to start with was the lack of uniform procedures for accounting and spending the tax dollars.

The committee asked that the State Auditor be invited to attend the next meeting to help answer question and provide information for the group. State Auditor Gary Jones is working with us to determine a date.

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he goal of the committee is to answer and solve as many issues as possible including, but not limited to issues with bid limits and how they apply to a county as a whole and not to the individual departments.

The group also will work to develop a guidance document to help counties which do not have a sales tax for fire departments to implement one.

Everyone is Welcome to Submit an Answer. Simply Email Your Response to penelopes@osfa.info

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Chaplain’s corner K.C. Hayes

Coyle FD Chaplain

This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Ps. 118:24).

Whether you know it or not, this is the most important day of your life. This is an unpromised day. This is a day you will never get to live again. You are guaranteed never

to live this day again.

Whether it’s a good day or a bad day, you must live it. There’s never going to be another day like this. You know first hand how quickly a day can change lives.

You are called on every day to live it to its fullest. A day planned by God. God has a plan for this day. Have you prayed for it? Do you know God’s will for today?

What will you do for God? A day provided by God. God will provide your needs. What is your greatest need? What is your greatest prayer? What is your greatest expectation?

A day in His presence. He is in you, with you, protecting you, and guiding you. What will you do about His presence? How will His presence change you?

Some people live in the past; have little influence on the future.

Some people live in the future, have little influence on today.

Today is the most important day of your life; it’s all you’ve got. Living by faith is managing your life by purpose every minute.

May The Lord bless you today and protect all of our fire for other brothers and sisters that are putting their lives on the line this day. Ready to help and ready to serve. Our prayers are with you this day

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NEAR-MISS REPORT

By Greg Lindsay

OKC Fire Department

Chainsaw Practice Takes a Dangerous Turn Sometimes, there is no telling where the events of the day will lead us. When you add the unusual work environments we find ourselves in, the level of concentration needed to complete assigned tasks definitely ratchets up a notch.

Where training is involved, we tend to approach the objectives with curiosity if the steps or tools are something new.

However, it can be difficult to keep a broad perspective when the task is unusual to us, or an unforeseen obstacle causes us to break concentration.

In the featured report this month, a single ladder company with four people reported to the training center for ventilation practice. The result of the incident was damage to turnout gear. The possibility could have been much worse.

As you read the narrative, consider the probability of this event happening in your department.

Chainsaw Cut Through Turnout Pants

Published: 7/25/2017 http://firefighternearmiss.com/Reports?id=9671 EVENT DESCRIPTION The event occurred during a low-pitch ventilation exercise. Firefighter A was completing practicing ventilation using a new cut sequence. To complete the final skim cut, he was cutting backhanded (bar/chain close to the body, left hand on the throttle, right hand on the front handle).

Firefighter A felt his posture was too upright and, as he stepped, the chain cut through his

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turnouts at full throttle. The resulting cut was above his right knee, approximately 5” long. And cut through all three layers of the bunker pants.

Firefighter A was not injured.

This ventilation exercise seems straightforward.

The objective was at a training center on a low angle roof prop. The unusual factor seems to be a difference in the cut sequence from what is normal for this crew.

Before looking at the lessons this crew shared from this event, compare the skill set from ventilation tactics in your department, and the safety practices you teach.

• Do you use a chainsaw for roof ventilation? Discuss the safe practice elements your department employs any time you use a chainsaw and any specific practice when on a roof.

• In sizing-up a roof for ventilation, is there a discussion on the ground first, or are the personnel performing the ventilation the decision makers for the task?

• Is there a technique you use that requires changing hand positions on a saw?

• The crew in the report does not talk about why it is changing from the previous technique. Consider the different techniques previously taught in your department, the one you predominantly use now, and what has led you to your preferred method.

Keep in mind the decisions that brought you to this point are teachable moments for employees that have not had your same experiences.

• Talk about every aspect of roof ventilation while the subject is fresh. Ladder placements, roof ladders, and weather factors considered during size-up.

Which tools to use for different roof types can also have a major role in the decision process.

The lessons this crew shares from this event are as follows: LESSONS LEARNED Describe the lessons learned at this event: Maintain proper stance and footwork while running a chainsaw. Bend at the knees and hold the saw away from your body to avoid contact with the chain.

What specific recommendations do you have regarding the lessons learned?

While not identified as a cause of this incident, during new skill set training your attention can become narrowly focused. Be careful not to focus so much on the technical/functional aspects and overlook safety.

PPE is important in protecting yourself and your crew from injury. Officers and trainers should reinforce key safety points prior to engaging in training.

Sometimes it is hard to remember that new techniques can be complex functions that draw us into tunnel vision and hide the broader perspective.

Even firefighters that are seasoned employees can fall into this type of narrow focus.

The reporter points out that trainers and officers familiar with the techniques should reinforce safety points prior to training.

Keep in mind that trainers should also be critical observers during practice as well. New practices add to the options available on the fire scene.

If you have an experience where new techniques created a teachable moment or lesson to share, use the opportunity to tell your story on the national website at www.Firefighternearmiss.com.

Your report can help past events prevent unwanted future experiences.

women’s auxiliary Report Michele Cole

2014 President

Hi Ladies!

I hope everyone has enjoyed a very pleasant and fun-filled summer. This summer has gone by fast and Christmas will be here before you know it.

Now that kids are back in school, hunting season and the holidays are right around the corner, why not start making some future plans? n MARK your calendars for the first Sunday in October and join us in OKC for the Oklahoma Firefighters Memorial Service at the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial. Please come out and support the families who have lost loved ones this past year. n CALLING ALL LADIES! Need a Break? The Women’s Auxiliary needs you and your support!

The Women’s Auxiliary is easy to join, great way to make new friends and does not require a lot of work.

You don’t have to be a member of a local auxiliary to join.

Auxiliary dues are just $10 a year. n OSFA CONVENTION is coming to Tulsa in the Summer of

2018.

We would like all who can attend to come join us for some fun. We also have a ladies luncheon planned during the convention that is always delicious and fun. n FIREFIGHTERS, how about sponsoring a family member?

Maybe your wife, sister, mother, daughter and or grandmother would like to get together with other women of firefighters. We would love to welcome them to our auxiliary.

If you know of anyone who would like to join the auxiliary please contact me or any other board member. n WOMEN’S AUXILIARY raises money that goes for great causes associated with the fire service. Money has been raised through silent auctions, cookie dough sales, donations and many other ways.

Those dollars have gone to OK Fire Burn Camp, Oklahoma Firefighters Memorial, Pete and Lela Stavros Scholarship Fund and many other causes.

If you or your local auxiliary would like to contribute to any of these great causes please contact a board member.

Have a safe and fun-filled Labor Day Holiday!

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in memoriam Bill McCawley, Moore FD Past President OSFA, ORFA & PFFO

The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Retired Moore Fire Department Captain Bill McCawley on Aug. 22. He was 72.

Bill retired from the Moore Fire Department in 1988 after 22 years of service. He served as OSFA President (1983), ORFA President (1995) and PFFO President.

He was also a past president for the Moore’s Local Union; a member and president of C.C. Riders Car Club and the first professional chimney sweep in Oklahoma.

And his wife Judy, who died in 2013, was past president for the Oklahoma State Firefighters Women’s Auxiliary (1988).

Bill was a dedicated supporter of the associations and volunteered for countless committee assignments over the years.

He is already missed.

• David Ray Steele, OCFD Retired: To the McCawley Family ... He is a great man who will be missed by all his brothers and sisters in the fire service. Prayers will be for all. He worked hard for OSFA and loved his family. Brother, will miss you on this side but I’ll see you in heaven.

• Chigger Burch, Lawton Retired: I believe Bill was also past president of the PFFO and the only person to ever serve as president of those three.

• Terri Patrick, Bill’s daughter: Yes he was. We are so proud of him.

Bill McCawley and Tippy Pierce • Craig Bishop: Oh noooo! He is the one that inspired me to get at the 2012 OSFA Convention into the Fire Service. Great man and Mentor.

Todd Evers, Tinker FD Fire Inspector

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The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Tinker FD Fire Inspector Todd Evers on Aug. 15. He was 47.

Todd was a fire prevention inspector for Tinker FD where he served faithfully and hon-

The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Sweetwater firefighter Chaz Bryan on Aug. 5.

orably for 19 years.

He was also well known in the Oklahoma fire community through his efforts in training young firefighters at the Eastern Oklahoma County Vocational Center. And he was a founding member of the Mid America Fools (Fraternal Order of Leatherhead Society).

Todd passed from injuries sustained in a tragic traffic accident on Aug. 3. He will be sincerely missed.

He was 18.

Chaz began school at Sayre, Oklahoma before transferring to Cheyenne School where he was a member of the Class of 2018.

This past month, he achieved a great goal by being voted on as a member of the Sweetwater Fire Department where he joined ranks with his father Tim, who currently serves as the Fire Chief.

He always talked so highly of his Dad and wanted nothing more than to make his family proud. He was very proud of becoming a firefighter, and he wanted to work harder at his job so that his Dad would see that he had a good work ethic.

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Registration starts at noon with a shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. Green fees, cart, dinner and range balls are included.

Each golfer receives a welcome bag and a chance at door prizes. Cash prizes will be awarded for A and B flights, longest drive and closest to the pin.

Cost is $75 person or $300 per team. Mulligans are available (3 for $20), as well as hole sponsorships ($150).

Corporate Sponsorships are available by calling the OSFA Office at (405) 424-1452.

Firefighter Memorial Info at a Glance The Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial is located at the Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum, 2716 N.E. 50th St., in Oklahoma City.

The Memorial, Just Another Day, honors all Oklahoma firefighters who have served our citizens since the inception of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association in 1894. It was sculpted by artist Shahla Rahimi Reynolds of Oklahoma City.

The Memorial Park walkway is the next major phase and will have alcoves for meditation purposes that depict different aspects of firefighters’ courage. The walk will honor rescue workers -- both firefighters and nonfirefighters alike -- who assisted with the April 19, 1995, Murrah Federal Building bombing in Oklahoma City.

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Hooters chose our Firefighters Memorial to be the beneficiary of its annual golf tournament set for Sept. 11 at Page Belcher Golf Course in Tulsa.

The OSFA and the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial are grateful to have been selected to receive this kind of support.

We encourage all firefighters and friends of firefighters who can be in Tulsa on Sept. 11 to show support for the memory of those affected by Sept. 11, 2001, by getting together, playing golf and raising funds for the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial -- and sampling some Hooters wings!

Thank you to Hooters of Tulsa for their generous support of Oklahoma Firefighters.

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Museum news Gene Brown

Museum Manager

Hello everyone!

There is a lot going on here at the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum and Oklahoma Fallen & Living Firefighters Memorial.

The Memorial repairs to the Wall of Valor will be completed before you receive this issue.

It’s been a slow process, but it was worth it.

We look forward to everyone seeing it at the 18th Annual Statewide Memorial Service on Oct. 1.

We would love to see plenty of uniforms at the event, as well.

The Museum is moving right along. We are working hard to make improvements. And we are looking forward to the expansion.

We can use all the support we can get.

We have an opportunity to become one of the best fire museums in the country. We just need more space for displaying everything we have.

We are working on adding a children’s area to teach Fire Safety.

As always, we look forward to seeing all of you here at the museum.

Be safe!

Aug 3, 2017: Repairs underway to the Memorial’s Wall of Valor

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Quintin James Museum Assistant

For those who do not know me, I’ve been working at the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum since August 2012.

I also got hired on the McLoud Fire Department in May as a volunteer on their awesome new overnight program.

What a busy summer it has been.

The OSFA worked extremely hard to make convention a success! The Oklahoma Fallen & Living Firefighters Memorial is on the final stages of fixing the granite and fountain.

Gene and I will have it looking great by the time the Statewide Memorial Service comes around.

If you haven’t made a trip out to the museum recently, we have made some updates.

We have built new display cases for the dioramas and upgraded lighting in current display cases.

Bob Noll has finished setting up our Gamewell alarm system and it’s definitely something to see.

I’ve also been in the process of restoring all the old ladders in the museum.

And there are plenty more projects in the works.

FIREFIGHTERS NEEDED FOR MEMORIAL SERVICE Each year, the OSFA hosts a Statewide Memorial Service honoring our active and retired firefighters who passed during the previous 12 months.

We are looking for firefighters to assist and escort family members as a group from the Museum to the Memorial for this year’s event.

We encourage departments to send one or two firefighters in the best uniform that they have. If you only have departmental t-shirts, that is more than acceptable.

The Memorial Service will take place on Sunday, Oct. 1 at the Firefighters Memorial on the OSFA campus.

Firefighters need to be there at 1 p.m. to get lined up. We usually have around 300 family members of firefighters who have passed away in the past year.

Please come and help honor our brother and sister firefighters.

RSVP with OSFA Administrative Assistant Amy Hall at amyh@osfa.info.

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oklahoma fallen and living firefighters memorial -- PANEL 62

Panel 62 printed in last month’s issue of Oklahoma Firefighter was incorrect Here is the correct list of names honored on Memorial Wall Panel 62.

All names can be viewed -- and etched on a souvenir sheet -- from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily on the West Campus of the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum.

NOTE: If you send in a check for a name on the wall, and the name is already on the wall, the check will be considered a donation to the Memorial unless you notify the OSFA otherwise.

AMES Hugh B. Sewell

CHOCTAW Lyndell G. Wallace

Ralph Faudree Russell Faudree

BYARS Melvin Bonner

ATWOOD Joe Moore

ADA Chris E. Sutton Patricia M. Sutton

BARTLESVILLE Verlous G. Abrams Melvin D. Anderson Curtis Ballew John L. Barger Billy W. Bonds Leonard Bush Bobby L. Ford Wendell S. Gilliam Percy V. Harper Billy J. Johnson Mark G. Sousa Joseph F. Veley James B. Waterbury Roy L. Wright

CANUTE Gerald Kupka Bruce A. McRee

AFTON Stacy V. Humble AGRA Shannon S. Bottger Jimmie D. Watkins ALLEN H.A. Butler Jr. H.A. Butler Sr. ALVA Joe Akers Fred Carter C.B. Charter Lloyd Dowling Eldon Easterly Merle R. Ridgway Randy L. Stelling Kirk A. Trekell AMES Kelly R. Bisel Eugene I. Cottom Gary L. Detrick Darin T. Gregory ANADARKO Richard A. Bennett Jr. APACHE W.H. Amspacher R.W. Bailey Riley J. Constant Bobby Crews John F. Curtright Donald L. Dahl ARDMORE Henry Beard Hudson Boydston Jack Carroll Roy Chadwell Royce Coe John Cranford G.B. Curry ARNETT Elmos L. Buckles Charles Chesnut Lenton G. Craven Marvin C. Cross Troy Dearing ATOKA Joe Adair Coleman Blackman Sam Burke Oscar Camp Marvin Cochran J.W. Cox R.O. Downing Victor E. Downing

BILLINGS Gene Carter Billy P. Fuller Rebecca Hammock BINGER John R. Devaughan Joe E. Gills BIXBY Virgil Cox Carl Fenderson BLACKWELL Floyd M. Allen Russell Cardwell W.R. Daggs BLAIR Keith A. Decker BLANCHARD Harold Eisenhour BOKCHITO Marshall Davis BRIDGE CREEK Ray Howell Douglas Miller BRISTOW Monford Robinson BROKEN ARROW Paul C. Bolding James D. Brooks Charles H. Fisher Dennis G. Gaulding Michael S. Heisten Steven R. Jarrett Frank E. Rowell Johnny H. Rutledge Robert L. Seawright Ronald W. Shaw Sr. Harold C. Sisco Bennie J. Thomas BUFFALO Eldon Camp C.E. Duble

CHATTANOOGA Philip R. Bohl Reggie M. Strecker CHECOTAH Virgil L. Yarbrough CHICKASHA Terry A. Jones CLAREMORE Dick Blackburn CLAYTON Melvin L. Burgan COALGATE W.B. Anderson Herman Baumert James Bonino Tom J. Brownlie James E. Clark VALLIANT Raymond W. Slaton VELMA Larry A. Jennings VICI Temple Buxton Wendell Jones Keith W. Morris Orval Murlin Jim Peck M.H. Schandorf Niles B. Young VINITA Gus Altebaumer Nelbert Averill Erby R. Bennett Delbert L. Bowers Paul R. Brixey Ira Elliot Elmer Gentry M.E. McClarney Curtis N. Neal G.M. Raines Elmer White George O. White WAGONER Claude L. Baker Cecil Beard John Beard George Boatwright Joseph H. Bradfield Michael B. Cagle Ernest W. Carr W.H. Clow Jerry Fields O.W. Follick Kelly R. Grooms Basil Harp John Hayes

L.M. Hersman Paul Hersman Lindal J. Hughes Wendell Hughes Herbert Luellen Floyd R. Mallett Gary D. Nichols Oscar Odem R.R. Platt Charles S. Ralls Ronald J. Ross Jack Smalley Cradow Smith Darold Smith Vernon K. Thompson Foe Vivion Darrell R. Watkins Mark B. Wofford Dale Zachary WAKITA Raymond D. Conrady Victor D. Wilczek John D. Williams Wayne E. Wilson WALTERS Ronald D. Ables Mark L. Anderson William R. Cain Ray D. Ewing Shirel Fisher David Glenn Howard G. Hewett John Hooker Richard D. Lewallen Clinton D. Thurman WANETE Jerry Chambers Richey L. Fink Eddy E. Larman Neal W. Pickering Gordon Pybas WARNER Don W. Carlton Anthony W. Labounty Raymond C. McBee James T. Reid Jr. WARR ACRES David L. Bryant Raymond L. Bryant Charles R. Carter Harold G. Dollar William H. Emmert Sr. Glynn D. Greenhill Kenneth A. Koger Jeffrey E. Parsons Boyd R. Robertson Dennis L. Robertson Jerri L. Sims Ky S. Smith WASHINGTON Paul S. Aday Gary L. Bolser Ronald R. Little Donald Swanda Michael L. Wade

WATONGA Verlen A. Bills Edward A. Cole Monte A. Creps Darel Elmore Mark R. Huff Gerald K. Metheny Terry R. Nitzel T. Leroy Phillips Brian K. Rice Richard L. Smith Sherman J. Taylor Sammy J. Tomlinson WAUKOMIS Stephen Conway William W. Cox Dale R. Hornberger Scott Maloney Clarence D. Maly Ernest Maly Douglas Rapp Danny R. Turner WAURIKA Kenneth T. Blevins Carl D. Brown Rick D. Coody Douglas L. Elkins Allen E. Goodin Tommy Martindale Starriett B. Watkins Harold R. Winton Sr. WAYNE Kenneth D. Arnold Ira R. Perry WAYNOKA Timothy Crissup Mac Drake Teryl M. Draker Donnie J. Miller William J. Miller Marvin Miller Kenneth Triplett WEATHERFORD James E. Barnett Ray Blough Jack E. Brown Kenneth R. Caulkins Kenneth Combs George Deffenbaugh L.L. Dunn Robert Green David Hamilton Alvin E. Hays Roy F. Hoch Michael E. Karlin U.S. Lowery Eugene V. Madden David L. Matz Charles B. Meyer C.L. Nickel Ray Pebley E.L. Perry Terral L. Perry Luther Spunhaltz Billy A. Teasley Calvin Teasley Tracy K. Watkins William Adolph Weast

Joe Wilson David W. Wright WELCH Todd A. Chenoweth Tony B. Chenoweth Michael L. Fitzpatrick WELEETKA Genese Bryant L.P. Burton George Chadic Irvin Demoss H.B. Douglas Delbert Durbin T.R. Gardner C.M. George J.F. Hubbard L.A. Jones Bill A. Ogg Jr. Earl Overlease Lawrence Owens Orville Riley Herman Stringfield Dennis G. Stuckey Noble Walker WELLSTON Leland G. Chandler James W. Christy Burton A. Davis Anciel W. Evans J.C. Horton WESTPORT John J. Munding WESTVILLE Dale W. Clark Jerry L. Guffey Charles R. Helm Bentz C. Hester C. Bob Kiefer Billy Jack Smith Dale Snyder Blake M. Woods WETUMKA Eugene C. Chastain Jesse L. Durham James R. Griggs Jack W. Herring Kenny K. Maxwell Rickey D. Maxwell Mike Morgan Don P. Nolen Michael D. Osborn Jimmy K. Price Ronnie G. Renfrow Jack R. Rupe Earl W. Smith Robert W. Spradlin Steven R. Wagner WEWOKA Dwight B. Argo John R. Bellmyer William P. Criswell John E. Ramage George Sharp Dwight F. Smith

WHITEFIELD Chris L. Few Henry B. Few WILBURTON Floyd S. Allen Danny L. Baldwin Joe D. Cook John Cook Gerald H. Downing Ronnie N. Jones Kenneth R. Maroon William Neering Randy L. Scott Gary R. Smith Gary Sparks Vernon Underwood James C. Vester James P. Wynn WILLOW Tommy J. Denney WILSON Jim Barnes H. Wesley Walker Alfred Whitener WISTER Stanley N. Caudell Marty Cooper Donnie G. Dewitt John Garner Jeffrey A. Goble WOODCREST Bobby Anderson Glen Decker WOODWARD Terry W. Barnett J. Marshall Bittner Jacob R. Castor Kyle C. Covalt Elmer Hosier Donald Johnson Charles Jones Gary D. McGee Gary S. Parks Ronald D. Waggoner WYANDOTTE Wayne E. Butterfield William L. Crow WYNNEWOOD Gary M. Greene Edward J. Mitchell Louis M. Perry Billy E. Taylor YALE Grady Brown Terry W. Darling Louis Gipe Eugene McClary Jeff D. Morphew Wesley O. Thurman YUKON Kenneth H. Hilburn Devin L. Nemecek Ted Ritter

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OSFA Snapshots

Got something going on at your Fire Department? Share the news! Email photos to osfa@osfa.info

Guthrie Fire Chief Eric Harlow received the Ben Frizzell Award from the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management at the 2017 OEM Banquet held Aug. 16.

The award recognizes individuals who provide outstanding service in the area of emergency management public information.

And Harlow, OSFA 3rd Vice President, has been the public figure for some of the toughest times Guthrie and Logan County have faced with natural disasters. Just two months on the job, a tornado ripped through the county.

What a blessing it is to be a firefighter in Adair Country. Beautiful hills and winding roads lead to the Bell Volunteer Fire Station, where County Fire Chiefs met on July 20.

Devon Energy is committed to supporting emergency responders who keep Oklahoma communities safe. That commitment included a $10,000 grant awarded to the Kingfisher Fire Department on Aug. 2 to purchase vital new equipment.

Kingfisher Mayor Steve Richards and City Manager Dave Slezicky joined in the celebration.

Former OCFD Chief G. Keith Bryant was sworn in Aug. 4 as U.S. Fire Administrator.

The day before, he was honored during a great turn out for his retirement party.

Someone found this at a home recently. Great job, Local 1882!

Who doesn’t like spending their Saturday taking care of fire department business?

Great group in McLain County Aug. 5 at their fire chiefs meeting at the Purcell FD.

Aug. 11 was a busy day for the OSFA. The Metro Chief’s meeting was held in the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum (top photo).

And later that day, OSFA staff traveled to LeFlore to meet with the Fire Chiefs of LeFlore and Latimer Counties (photo at left).

On July 27, the Wilson Fire Department was awarded the First Responder Agency of the Year Award at the Oklahoma EMT Association Banquet in Norman.

Wilson Fire Chief Justin Nipp and Wilson Fire Captain Jason Wright accepted the award.

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State Fire Marshal Robert Doke Robert.Doke@fire.ok.gov

In past articles, I have stressed the importance of firefighter security/safety concerning intentional acts of harm towards firefighters.

Oklahoma firefighters have a unique stance where we are located in various locations across the State. Our firefighters also have the ability to observe suspicious activity; in order to assist our colleagues in law enforcement we now have the capability to receive criminal activity reports and who to report suspicious activity to.

The Oklahoma Information Fusion Center serves as the focal point for the collection, assessment, analysis and dissemination of terrorism intelligence and other criminal activity information relating to Oklahoma. The OIFC monitors the world for events that may have an effect on Oklahoma.

There are lessons to be learned from each incident that will help the OIFC prepare for and prevent a similar incident. OIFC also has a “Fire Desk” that analyzes suspicious fire related activity.

When a suspicious event occurs, analysts look for answers to the following questions:

n How could the event affect Oklahoma n Could a similar event occur in Oklahoma n Does Oklahoma have similar criminal groups n Are the resources used in the attack available in Oklahoma n What can Oklahoma do to prevent a similar incident If you wish to receive OIFC notices by email, please follow the steps below.

• A letter signed by your Fire Chief on Fire Department letterhead • Your name as it appears on your Fire Department roster • Your Fire Department title • The email account where OIFC can send notices to (fire department email or other email accounts such as: AOL, gmail, Hotmail, etc.)

The letter must be mailed to (faxed & email letters will not be accepted): Oklahoma State Fire Marshal’s Office 2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 4 Oklahoma City, OK 73107 Attention: OIFC

Pete & Lela Stavros Scholarship Foundation From Oklahoma City Community Foundation Awarding scholarships to high school seniors -- all related to Oklahoma Firefighters -since 2004.

To Make Secure Donation With Credit Card: www.occf.org/stavros To make contribution with check, call OSFA office at 405-424-1452 for donation card & return envelope

Tell your Seniors-to-be to apply online next year for 2018 Stavros Scholarships!

20September 2017Oklahoma Firefighter

www.osufst.org

1723 West Tyler, Stillwater, OK 74078 • (800) 304-5727 • (405) 744-5727 • Fax: (405) 744-7377

September 2017 CLASS SCHEDULE Current as of August 20, 2017

Courses are subject to change • Call or check online for changes in courses

All courses are FREE unless otherwise noted

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (62745) Sept. 5 (8 hours) Ardmore Fire Department 115 N. Rockford Rd., Ardmore, OK 73401 AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Provider Instructor (65434) Sept. 5 (6 hours) • $65.00 - All Participants OSU-FST Classroom, Corner of McElroy and McDonald , Stillwater, OK 74078Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (62746) Sept. 6 (8 hours) Ardmore Fire Department 115 N. Rockford Rd., Ardmore, OK 73401 NFA Leadership III: Strategies for Supervisory Success (62131) Sept. 7-8 (16 hours) Midwest City Fire Department 8201 East Reno, Midwest City, OK 73110 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (62747) Sept. 7 (8 hours) Ardmore Fire Department Emergency Response Symposium (65783) Sept. 7 (8 hours) Stillwater Community Center 315 West 8 Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65827) Sept. 7 (4 hours) Garber Fire Department 733 Comanche, Garber, OK 73738 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part B (62728) Sept. 8 (8 hours) Ada Fire Department 201 S. Broadway Ave., Ada, OK 74820 Conducting Live Fire Training Evolutions (65858) Sept. 8-9 (12 hours) • $250.00 - All Participants OSU/FST/FESTC Hazardous Materials Operations: Core Competencies (66083) Sept. 8-10 (24 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester, 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (62726) Sept. 9 (8 hours) Broken Bow Fire Department 11 N. Main St., Broken Bow, OK 74728

Vehicle Rescue Technician Level I Part A (65014) Sept. 9-10 (16 hours) Eufaula Fire Department Calling the MAYDAY (65749) Sept. 9 (8 hours) Tecumseh Fire Department 109 W. Washington, Tecumseh, OK 74873 Hazardous Materials Awareness for WMD-HazMat Emergencies (65793) Sept. 9 (8 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Wildland Incident Commander’s Toolbox (65854) Sept. 9-10 (16 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65795) Sept. 9 (4 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Hazardous Materials Awareness for WMD-HazMat Emergencies Certification (65794) Sept. 9 (1 hour) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Hazardous Materials Awareness for WMD-HazMat Emergencies (64837) Sept. 10 (8 hours) OSU-PSC, Hwy 51 West of City Stillwater, OK 74078 Fire Fighter II Vehicle Extrication Evaluation (65015) Sept. 10 (8 hours) Eufaula Fire Department PO Box 684, Eufaula, OK 74432 Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (65826) Sept. 10 (8 hours) Garber Fire Department 733 Comanche, Garber, OK 73738 Hazardous Materials Awareness for WMD-HazMat Emergencies Certification (64838) Sept. 10 (1 hour) OSU-PSC, Hwy 51 West of City Stillwater, OK 74078 Fire Fighter I Academy (64840) Sept. 10-23 (96 hours) • $1,250 - Okla Emergency Responders OSU-PSC, Hwy 51 West of City Stillwater, OK 74078

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (62648) Sept. 11 (8 hours) Great Plains Tech Center - Lawton 4500 S.W. Lee Bldg. 800, Lawton, OK 73505 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part B (62729) Sept. 11 (8 hours) Chickasha Fire Department 1700 Harly Day Dr, Chickasha, OK 73018 Curriculum Development (Instructor II) (65364) Sept. 11 – Sept. 14 (32 hours) • $300 - Okla Emergency Responders • $400 - Out-of-state Public Responders Edmond Fire Department 5300 E. Covell , Edmond, OK 73034 Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (62649) Sept. 12 (8 hours) Great Plains Tech Center - Lawton 4500 S.W. Lee Bldg. 800, Lawton, OK 73505 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part B (62730) Sept. 12 (8 hours) Sand Springs Fire Department 108 E Broadway St, Sand Springs, OK 74063 Certification Evaluator Training (64984) Sept. 12 (8 hours) Oklahoma City Fire Training Center 850 N Portland, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65819) Sept. 12 (4 hours) Stillwater Community Center 315 West 8 Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074 Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (62650) Sept. 13 (8 hours) Great Plains Tech Center - Lawton 4500 S.W. Lee Bldg. 800, Lawton, OK 73505 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part B (62731) Sept. 13 (8 hours) Sand Springs Fire Department 108 E Broadway St, Sand Springs, OK 74063 ISO Fire Pumper Service Testing (65663) Sept. 13 (4 hours) Miami Fire #2 614 S. Main, Miami, Ok 74354 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65820) Sept. 13 (4 hours) Stillwater Community Center 315 West 8 Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part B (62732) Sept. 14 (8 hours) Sand Springs Fire Department 108 E Broadway St, Sand Springs, OK 74063 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65822) Sept. 14 (4 hours) Stillwater Community Center 315 West 8 Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074 Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (65823) Sept. 15 (8 hours) Stillwater Community Center 315 West 8 Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074 Hazardous Materials Operations: Core Competencies (65745) Sept. 15-17 (24 hours) Limestone Fire District 5262 E HWY 20, Claremore, OK 74019 Exterior Offensive Fire Attack / Structural Fire Scene Size Up (65853) Sept. 16 (8 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65796) Sept. 16 (4 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (65797) Sept. 17 (8 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Hazardous Materials Operations Certification (66085) Sept. 17 (8 hours) Kiamichi Technology Center - McAlester 301 Kiamichi Drive, McAlester, OK 74501 Hazardous Materials Technician for WMD-HazMat Emergencies (62045) Sept. 18-29 (80 hours) Edmond Fire Department 5300 E. Covell, Edmond, OK 73034 AHIMT - Public Information Officer (PIO) L-952 (64554) Sept. 18-22 (40 hours) Tulsa Community College Northeast 3727 E Apache, Tulsa, OK 74115 Fire Officer I: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (65133) Sept. 18-21 (48 hours) • $300 - All Participants Yukon Fire-EMS Training Center 1000 East Main St., YUKON, OK 73099

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fire service training

Dr. Erick Reynolds erick.reynolds@osufst.org

September 2017 CLASS SCHEDULE continued

Fire Officer I: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (65138) Sept. 19-22 (48 hours) • $300 - All Participants Stillwater Community Center 315 West 8 Ave, Stillwater, OK 74074 Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (65880) Sept. 22 (4 hours) Baylor County Grain Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (62727) Sept. 23 (8 hours) Alva Fire Department 415 4 St., Alva, OK 73717 Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (65881) Sept. 23 (8 hours) Baylor County Grain

OSU FST Director 405-744-5727 (W) • 405-409-0961 (C)

Oklahoma Firefighters!

The rain is nice that we are currently receiving and we are not sure that the calendar is correct.

It says that it is August, but the temperatures out there do not reflect that!

We don’t accomplish anything without dedicated partners who share the same goals as we do at FST! These partners want the very best trained, safest, ready-torespond Oklahoma fire service that we at FST strive to promote every day.

These partners include, but are not limited to: Oklahoma CareerTech system, the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association, The Oklahoma Fire Chiefs Association, the Oklahoma Department of Homeland Security, the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management, Fire Protection Publications, the Oklahoma State Fire Marshal, Oklahoma Department of Forestry, the Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma and -most importantly -- you, the firefighters of Oklahoma!

We continue to work on these relationships with our training partners. It is not always clean and pretty, but we think that for the most part, all of these partner entities want the

same goal in the end -- to send Oklahoma firefighter’s home safe to their families at the end of the day!

We certainly want to recognize the partnership with Oklahoma Fire Marshal Robert Doke and his staff as we work together to expand the 5 levels of firefighter training originally brought forth by Alan Sanders of EOC Technology Center and promoted by the late, great Chief Jon Hansen!

Together, we are ALWAYS better!

We continue to have some detractors that work every day to try and undo our partnerships with these professionals but to no avail!

There will always be those who think they have a better idea about how things should be done, and sometimes they do have a better idea.

Sometimes, their ego is driving the ship, not common sense and a position of what is best for all concerned.

We appreciate all of our partners! Thank You! We continue to stay busy in spite of the budget woes!

Please let us know if there is anything we can do to serve your fire department or firefighters! The phone is always on and the coffee is always on.

Come see us! Be safe out there!

Hazardous Materials Operations Certification (65747) Sept. 24 (8 hours) Limestone Fire District 5262 E HWY 20, Claremore, OK 74019 Fire Fighter II Academy (64844) Sept. 25-29 (40 hours) • $650 - Okla Emergency Responders OSU-PSC, Hwy 51 West of City Stillwater, OK 74078 NIMS ICS 400 (EMI) Advanced Incident Command System (65358) Sept. 26-27 (16 hours) Red River Technology Center 3300 W. Bois D’Arc, Duncan, OK 73534 Grain Bin Emergencies Awareness (65933) Sept. 29 (4 hours) Ditch Witch Training Center 1959 W Fir, Perry, OK 73077 Grain Bin Emergencies Operations (65934) Sept. 30 (8 hours) Ditch Witch Training Center 1959 W Fir, Perry, OK 73077 Water Shuttle (65985) Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 (16 hours) Monkey Island Fire Protection District 56298 E 295 RD, Monkey Island, OK 74331

Courses are subject to change • Call or check online for changes in courses

OSFA & OSU-FST REPRESENTED AT EVENTS Sheri Nickel of OSFA and Caroline Reed of OSU-FST reached out to emergency responder partners at the OEMTA Medic Update EMS Conference July 26-28 in Norman (Photo at Top) and the Oklahoma Emergency Management Conference Aug. 13-14 in Norman (Photo at Left).

22September 2017Oklahoma Firefighter ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Robert Jones Executive Director

James Reynolds

6601 Broadway Ext., Oklahoma City, OK 73116 405-522-4600 • 1-800-525-7461 toll free • 405-522-4643 fax www.okfirepen.state.ok.us

n July 21, 2017 MEETING Members Present: Matt Lay, Herb Bradshaw, Jim Long, Mike Kelley, Dana Cramer, Dereck Cassady, Michael Duncan, Scott Vanhorn, Eric Harlow, Craig Freeman, Janet Kohls, Brandy Manek, Frank Stone.

Others Present: Robert Jones, Executive Director; James Reynolds, Assistant Director; Duane Michael, Assistant Director; Chase Rankin, Controller; Marc Edwards, Legal Counsel.

Visitors: Troy Brown and Tim Nash, Andco Consulting; Jana Hamilton and Karen Tass, Garcia Hamilton; Gary Welchel, Orleans Capitol Management.

Larry J. Wallace/Altus - Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective July 1, 2017: Motion was made by Kelley and seconded by Long to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective July 1, 2017. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley, Stone and Bradshaw.

Nayes: Freeman and Manek. Motion carried.

Jason S. Starns/Guthrie – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective June 28, 2017: Motion was made by Cassady and seconded by Bradshaw to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty” to “Disability Not in the Line of Duty”, effective June 28, 2017. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Manek, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley, Stone and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Kurk R. Mccornack/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective July 1, 2017: Motion was made by Kelley and seconded by Cassady to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective June 1, 2017.

Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Manek, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley, Stone and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Rocky D. Miller//Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective July 1, 2017: Motion was made by Cassady and seconded by Kelley to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective June 1, 2017. Vanhorn, Kelley and Bradshaw. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Stone, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Steven T. Renshaw/Oklahoma City – Application For“Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective July 1, 2017: Motion was made

by Kelley and seconded by Long to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective July 1, 2017. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Stone, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley, Manek and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Douglas J. Williams/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective July 1, 2017: Motion was made

by Bradshaw and seconded by Cramer to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective July 1, 2017.

Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Stone, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley, Manek and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Michael Debter/Seminole - Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective July 1, 2017: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Duncan to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective July 1, 2017. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Stone, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley, Manek and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Larry Allen/Oklahoma City – Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made

by Long and seconded by Cramer to approve the request of Allen to modify the Application from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty” based on the medical information submitted. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Manek, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley and Bradshaw. Nayes: Stone. Motion carried.

Timothy Morris/Tulsa – Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Bradshaw to approve the request of Morris to modify the Application from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty” based on the medical information submitted. Ayes: Lay, Cassady, Harlow, Freeman, Manek, Cramer, Duncan, Long, Kohls, Vanhorn, Kelley and Bradshaw. Nayes: Stone. Motion carried.

Member Services Coordinator

Terri Williams

Vicki Mulbery

Executive Secretary

Accounts Payable Administrator

Chase Rankin

Assistant Director (COO)

Controller

Duane Michael

Than Dinh

Assistant Director (CFO)

Martha Pierce

Thelisha Clark

Records Administrator

Latoya Battle Data Processor

Assistant Controller

n CONSENT AGENDA (August 18, 2017) CHECKS TERMINATED IN JULY 2017:

APPLICATION FOR ENTRANCE INTO PENSION SYSTEM:

Ada Calumet Drumright El Reno Fort Supply Hugo Idabel Jay Nichols Hills Pocola Ravia Ryan Salina Sentinel Tulsa Walters Wilburton

Altus Altus Ardmore Blackwell Broken Bow Chandler Coweta Elk City Enid Harrah Jenks Lawton Lawton Lawton Lindsay McAlester Monkey Island Mustang Ponca City Purcell

Ellen Rollings Margaret Harvey Beatrice Nichols Virginia Douglas Sam L. Golden Don H. Rawls Sierra Defoor Noalan Scroggins Mark S. Williams Michael L. Howard Gary W. McGinnis Jerry Dalton Audry A. Leach Jimmie D. Brotton Donna Carman William L. Ogletree Gary Sparks

Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Turned Age 22 Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased

$5,000.00 DEATH BENEFIT: Ardmore

Arkoma

Fanshawe

Guthrie

Hugo

Norman

OKC

OKC

Perkins

Prague

Sentinel

Spiro

The Village

Tulsa

Union City

Wister

Watts Funeral Home On Behalf Of Harold D. Petty Oker-Putman Funeral Home On Behalf Of Othel G. Harrison Evans & Miller Funeral Home On Behalf Of Walter E. Collins James Swinford, Personal Representative For The Estate Of William Weinand Debby Mayfield, Death Benefit Recipient Of Don H. Rawls Jeannette A. Cargill, Widow Of Orval E. Cargill Beulah Ford, Widow Of Herbert Ford Vondel Smith &Son Mortuary On Behalf Of Leonard R. O’Daniell Linda J. Riley, Widow Of Arlis L. Riley Parks Brothers Funeral Services On Behalf Of Bruce E. Huff Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home On Behalf Of Jimmie D. Britton Mallory-Martin Funeral Home On Behalf Of Russell Petty Torrie Green, Widow Of Edward M. Green Mms-Payne Funeral Home On Behalf Of Earl D. Chilcoat Patricia Everett, Widow Of John H. Everett Evans & Miller Funeral Home On Behalf Of Charles Essman

APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR CONTINUATION: 08/01/2017 Butler Bonnie Bruner,

Widow Of Raymond G. Bruner 08/01/2017 Guthrie Zelda M. Miller,

Widow Of Raymond A. Miller 08/01/2017 Hammon Trena Trobaugh,

Widow Of Richard L. Trobaugh 08/01/2017 Kansas Alta L. Baker,

Widow Of Charles C. Baker 08/01/2017 Talihina Barbara Kennedy,

Widow Of Noah L. Kennedy 08/01/2017 Tulsa Charlotta L. Huddleston,

Widow Of George C. Huddleston APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE: 08/04/2016

Fanshawe Jodie Collins, Widow Of Walter E. Collins (Deceased 8/3/2016)

Caleb Paine Brendon Tyner Bryan Brooks Jerry Wieland Shawn Wieldt Douglas Cross Sean Douglas Robert T. Chaney David King Stephen Dotson Tyler Musselwhite Chad Akard Ryan Bradshaw Joshua Well Tyson Cypert Lane Grant Buck Shaw Justin Mcgehee Kelli Backus Tanner Bond

APPLICATION FOR SERVICE PENSION: 08/01/2017 08/01/2017 08/01/2017 07/15/2017 07/01/2017 08/01/2017 08/01/2017 07/01/2017 07/01/2017 06/01/2017 08/19/2017 08/05/2017 08/01/2017 08/01/2017 09/23/2015 08/01/2017 08/01/2017

Amber Atoka Blackwell Calera Colcord Ft. Gibson Hickory Hills Inola Lexington Maud Minco Mountain Park Oklahoma City Sallisaw So. Coffeyville Waurika Westport

Mike A. Norman Howard B. Henry James G. Backus Michael J. Forbis Wade H. Enyart Earl R. Gilbert Delmar L. Crawford Leslie B. Padgett Ronnie L. Rollings Billy H. Presley Jr. Kenneth L. Idle James W. Head Gerald K. Bryant Danny L. Keith Robert L. Hough Rickey L. Porterfield Steven D. Montgomery

APPLICATION FOR VESTED BENEFIT: 08/01/2014 08/01/2014 03/03/2027 06/13/2017 10/17/2018

Bessie Fletcher Luther Shattuck Watonga

Mike Steigman Jay S. Bentley Melissa McRay Hector Bojorquez Terry R. Lauminick

REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS:

HIRED Justin Whittenburg Blackwell 06/01/2008 Albert R. Bryant Fairview 09/16/2009 Brandon Bronaugh Grove 05/15/2003 Joseph Plouff Guymon 09/15/2014 Kaleb A. Ivins Lawton 10/22/2012 Jonathan L. Jones Sallisaw 09/24/2012 Jason Jump Yukon 07/02/2012

TERMINATED 08/02/2014 07/20/2017 04/22/2016 06/24/2017 05/31/2017 08/08/2017 07/18/2017

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24September 2017Oklahoma Firefighter

More than 343 Firefighters Signed Up For 2017 OKC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb As of Aug. 24, there were 50 firefighters waiting for the opportunity to participate in this year’s OKC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb.

But there are 343 firefighters in front of them on the list to participate in the event Saturday, Sept. 16 at Chase Building.

And the event features 343 firefighters climbing 110 floor to honor the FDNY 343 and to commit to the promise of “Never Forget.”

“They did, so we will.”

There is hope for some firefighters on the wait list, as spots will be filled on a firstcomer, first served basis.

Participants are asked to arrive at 7 a.m. the day of the event.

At 8:47 a.m., climbers will ascend 110 floors. Once completed, each firefighter will place an accountability tag, of the FDNY member he or she climbed for on a board to signify they have completed their task.

Full gear is not required but encouraged.

Following are the 343 firefighters -mostly from Oklahoma -- at the top of the list scheduled to participate in the climb: Agra: Justin Pendergraff, Jarrod Molloy.

Altus AFB: Zachary Ballengee, Austin Huckaby, Brett LaMay, James Tolson Anadarko: E.J. Sorrels, Jesse Dodson, Nash Ehrlich, Brady Lynch.

Ardmore: Shane Woolly, Seth Shelton.

Berryhill: Joe Reynolds, Kirk Flemings.

Bethany: Jessie Wilder, Nathan Garcia, Josh Morgan.

Bethel Acres: Rusty Tucker, Aaron Dickson, Zachary Earls, John Belair, Robert Seaborn.

Bixby: Ryan King, Ben Enkey, Teaner Downey, Nicholas Edwards.

Blackwell: James Skinner, Garin Diedrich, Jacob Gonzalez, Jake Reading, Lee Madden, Bobbi Jo Buntin, Christopher Wynn, Clinton Shultz, Cordell Hanebrink.

Braman: Colby Shultz, Jeff Gilmore.

Bridge Creek: Benjamin Anderson, Tiffany Gregory, Donnie Black, Jeff Spencer, Nathan Harmer.

Broken Arrow: David Friend, Brent Linville, Mickeal Reiss, Trevor Elliott, Braden Lyon, Jacob Lamb, Easton Meaux, Caleb Roberts, Joshua Sherman, Marcus King, Jace Jackson, Bryan Myrick, Jasen Lawwill, Seth Rich, Josh Whitekiller, Jordan Norman, Jarod Moore, Matthew Estes, Timothy Tyner.

Broken Bow: Cody Gilbert.

Cache: Mike Bolin.

Cedar Country: John Shrabel.

Cement: Matt Crawford.

Chattanooga: Clinton Woods.

Chickasha: Linwood Hudson, Dustin Myers.

Commerce: Jeremy Littlefield.

Copan: Mike Black.

Cordell: Dylan Ward, Devin Humphrey, Seth Slaughterback, Thomas Boecker.

Coweta: Ryan Riggs, Benjamin Neff.

Cushing: Mark Beitz, James Blevins.

Deer Creek: Tyler Green, Josh Stine.

Drumright: Warren Shideler, Lucas Andrews, Jamey Martin, Mychael Medlock.

Duncan: Cody Fish, Lane Smiley, Scott Thornton, Matthew Moreno. Carson Atkinson, Zach Huffman.

Durant: Jay Bergner.

Edmond: Clayton Wilsey, Joe Elam, Josh Barnes, Jeffrey Zelnicek, Justin Laramie, Luke Martin, Zachary Ingram, Kyle McCoy, Luke Gregory, Josh Pool, Jon Neely, Wes Hudson, PT McMurtrey.

El Reno: Jordan Hughes, Terrell Thompson, A.J. Hunter, Cody McCray, Slade Terry.

Elk City: Chris Nidey, Derrick Ellis, Marlin Wayne Poole Jr, Tyler Downing, Harpreet Singh, Mark Chester, Andrew Wolcott, Codie Dew, Jason Crews.

Enid: Dustin Harold, Nicholas Shiplett, Kurt Pendergraft, Chase Griggs.

Eufaula: Randal Sullivan, Conner Sullivan.

Fairview: Brant Bonham, Layne Button, Travis Fortune, Rodger Bryant, TJ Carter.

Forest Park: Larry Solomon, Konan Sugioka.

Fort Sill: Jeremy Luedtke, Cory Garrard, Joshua Phillips, Zac Howell.

Gage: Jennifer Hutson, Scott Barrett.

Geronimo: Chad Osburn.

Goodyear: Randy Kuehn, John Bowers.

Guthrie: Colton Sanderson, Sam Kohler.

Hickory Creek: Cody Wynne, Richard Wynne.

Hobart: Colton Cummings.

Hydro: Douglas Seurer, Benjamin Slagell, Clifton Sublett, Blake Bogdan, Johnny Boschman.

Iowa Tribe: Jon Kiernan.

Jones: Derek Cordray, John Linley, David Nelson, Mark Taylor, Tim Weathers, George Cruz, Shianne Davis, Drake Davis, Logan Renner, David Nelson Jr, Keane Cox, Blake Taylor, Sam Abbott.

Keefeton: Jacob Fisher.

Kingfisher: Jake Neuenschwander, Justin King, Austin Tabor.

Lawton: James Schneider, Grant Johnson, Nathan Flood, Steven Monostori, Chad Meyer, Collin Langford, Travis Jacobi, Austin Hudson, Dakota Roseberry, Josh Burkhalter.

Liberty: Dennis Gaulding, Justin Herod, Mirl Kellogg.

Limestone: Jesse Frantz.

Luther: Monte Tadlock.

Marshall: BreAnn Horn, Michael Horn.

McLoud: Quintin James, Sheri Nickel.

Medford: Ben Liley, Trevor Grinstead, Preston Loveall.

Medicine Park: Emily Cope, Kollin Tomlinson.

Mid America FOOLS: Brian Brush, Justin Mann.

Midwest City: Caleb King, Zach Foster, Josiah Cockroft, Casey McSparrin, Eric Peach.

Minco: Greg Hoyle II. Moore: Bryce DallaRosa, Chris Kirkegard, Vernon Boyce, Roy Callaway.

Mooreland: Christopher DePriest, David McIntosh, Robert Haller, Steven Brown, Jared Brittain, Jeremiah Moore, Mark Murray, Jason Nielsen.

Muskogee: Jefferson Bowman, Patrick Weldon, Taylor Etchison, Aaron Mayhugh, Matthew Goodmiller.

Mutual: Brant Stephenson.

Nicoma Park: Dustin Wood, Ryan Coble.

Norman: Noel Mohrmann, Grant McDanel.

Oklahoma City: Chance Green, James Young,

Gavan Parker, Michael Neely, Sherry Summers, Aaron Spiegel, Matthew Ramirez, Wyatt Fountain, Chris McMillian, Ryan McWhorter, Jacob Lyles, Jeremy McQuerry, John Turner, David Trowbridge.

Okmulgee: Matt Kirk.

Olive: Bret Quimby.

Onapa: Justin Knight, Bil Fulton.

Owasso: Keith Deakins, Jared Grantham, Jarrod Linthicum, Ethan Pack, Kris Anderson, Casey Roe, Kip Jennings, Mickey Lewis, Johnny Petersen, Stephani Wagner, Loyd Mosier, Patrick Seabolt, Joshua Berk.

Pauls Valley: JR Jackson, Jason Selman, Cody Yates, Scott Woods, Brent Sager.

Pawnee: Rusty Hilim.

Piedmont: James Robbins, Brandon Jeter, Brien Stewart, Tyler Moffat.

Ponca City: Eddie Shultz.

Pond Creek: Justin Bentley, Charlie Hensy, Chuck Dykstra, Sara Halcomb.

Quapaw: Jason Garrison.

Sayre: Carl Billey, William Farmer.

Sharon: Jimmy Nielsen.

Shattuck: Darrin Nickel, Dillon Nickel.

Shawnee: Travis Cooley, Brett Laxson, Derrick Rollins, Denis Taron, Tony Pack, Patrick Winsett, Jim Ogle, Joshua Tippit.

Sheppard AFB: Justin Kennedy, Nicholas Chapman, Andrew Marcos, David Markey, Randy Pocowatchit, Steve Thornton.

Spencer: Jacob Graves, Caleb White.

Sulphur Springs: Duane Sprague, Joseph Evans.

Tinker AFB: Pete Ippoliti, William Green, Vincent Dill, Jody Chase, Chris Taylor.

Tulsa: Matthew Lay. Tuttle: Terry Armstrong, Caleb Firestone, Chris Kondos, Cody Simpson, Kyle Kelley.

Valley View: Ray Armstrong, Matthew DiPirro.

Vance AFB: Wesley Whitman, Brian Bowles.

Woodward: Josh Nielsen, David Conner, Matt Thompson.

Wylie: Randall Barber, Patrick Hewitt.

Yale: Gerold Haley.

Yukon: John Graham, Cole Kroutil, Mike Billingsley, Will Biswell, Kirk Ellington, Rudy Sanchez, Cary Provence, Brad Homme, Chris Allbritton, Brent Weaver.

Texas FDs: Seth Wolfe, Denton; Quincy Blount, McKinney; Kevin Seibert, Fort Sam Houston; Jason Cotton, Odessa; Clay Turner & Brady Pearce, Texanna.

Other FDs: Rodney Caudle; Jesse Copeland; LJay Geist, Andover; David Hurlocker, Central High; Josh Cottrell, Dolese; Jacob Peoples, Hurst; Jaitton Balcom, Lifeguard Ambulance Service; Matthew Slaughter, Lockheed Martin; Thomas Zivkovic, Paradise Valley; Cody Gripe & Bryan Bingham, Rogers; Corey McCammon, Southern Platte; Dennis Schoen Jr, Sunland Park.

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FSIO Report Marc Kutz

Bixby FD

President: Fire Service Instructors of Okla.

I hope everyone has been enjoying the cooler weather this summer. School and football have started up, which mean the FSIO Convention and the holidays are right around the corner.

This year the Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma (FSIO) Convention will be held at Tulsa Community College Northeast Campus on Nov. 2-4, 2017.

The host hotel will be the Hyatt Regency Downtown. This year’s events include the opening ceremonies, past president’s luncheon and business meeting on Thursday, followed by the social/mixer at the hotel that evening.

Friday’s events will be the banquet in the evening and Green Country F.O.O.L.S. Bash. We will offer several Train-the-Trainer classes along with other classes.

Tulsa Fire Department Training Chief Bryan Lloyd will be teaching “Leading from the Front.” This class was such a huge success at the OSFA State Fire School that he will be offering it for those who missed out!

It is time to remind everyone to get their nominations for the 2017 Instructor of the Year award sent in. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 15. You can find the details for submissions at http://fsio.org/awards.html.

The Ray Davidson Instructor of the Year If you are a member of the Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma and know of someone that meets the following criteria, and would like to nominate him or her for the Ray Davidson ‘Instructor of the Year’ award, please turn in your nomination in writing.

1. Must be a member of FSIO 2. Must be an active member in fire education 3. Must have made a major contribution in the current year of nomination.

4. Must have exemplified the Ray Davidson ideas.

5. Must be nominated by a member of FSIO. 6. Nominations must be received by the Awards Committee prior to Sept. 15.

12 Secrets Firefighters Know That ‘Regular’ People Don’t EDITOR’S NOTE: This was published Sept. 23, 2014, on Fire Rescue 1 Online.

Blair Fire Chief Albert Tyner contributed to this article.

While some of these secrets may seem like common knowledge, the media and general public often do not know the intricacies of the fire service.

We asked our fans on Facebook to share some firefighting secrets they know that the average person does not. Here are some of their responses.

“There are no volunteers left to respond in many communities and the career staff has been systematically reduced to unsafe levels.” — Barry Nechis “Most firefighters are nothing more than children in adult bodies. We get the coolest toys. Most of us really enjoy our jobs because it’s like a giant playground for us.” — Matt Petersen “That certain streets, intersections, county roads, buildings, etc. cannot be driven past without reminding a firefighter about the scene they attended at that location.” — Marj Skoropadyk “Cats do come down from trees.” — Matthew Camp “Locks only keep out honest people; they’re terrible at stopping firefighters and thieves.” — Will Dixon “It doesn’t matter where you are from, hearing that a firefighter died, even across the nation, is heart-wrenching.” — Aaron D. Cox “We put our lives on hold and on the line for complete strangers.” — Jimmy Hodge “It takes a lot of money to fund even the smallest department to minimum standards.” — Albert Tyner “We are some of the best cooks around.” — Mika Hendrix “When you refill a water fire extinguisher, after you fill it with water, squirt just a little bit of Dawn liquid soap in the can. The soap breaks the surface adhesion of the water and makes the water more slippery.” — James Clanin “Brake fluid and chlorine can spontaneously combust.” — Nick Gautreau “Hours of boredom punctuated with moments of terror. We all have a healthy respect for the beast. But ultimately it’s your brother by your side that helps subdue those terrors.”

— Michael Fangman

Also, if any member would like to submit via email or in writing any and all requests for items to be considered at the 2017 business meeting. This would include any requests for specific agenda items to be considered by the board as well as any proposed changes to the by-laws.

If you have made any previous submissions and wish for them to be considered at the 2017 business meeting you must re-submit them for them to be included. You can review the current governing by-laws at http://fsio.org/by-laws.html.

Stay tuned for more updates as we finalize the classes and schedule. We look forward to seeing you in November!

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OSFA Executive Board Highlights

The OSFA Executive Board met July 20, 2017 in the boardroom at 2716 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, at 9:02 a.m.

Roll Call: Matt Lay, present and presiding; Dereck Cassady, present; Mike Kelley, present; Eric Harlow, excused; Mike Duncan, present; Dana Cramer, present.

Others: Phil Ostrander, Tim Bartram, Gene Brown, Sheri Nickel, Amy Hall, Dr. Erick Reynolds, Caroline Reed, Dewayne Burk, Chase Rankin.

Correspondence: Thank you Card for the Memorial Service from Virginia Thomison. Thank you card from Virginia O’Daniell, Pam Duncan (Daughter) and David O’Daniell for the plant delivered to Leonard O’Daniell’s Funeral, Thank you card from Pam Smith’s Family for the flowers.

Fire Marshal Commission Report: Matt Lay The Fire Marshal Commission presented an award to Representatives Mike Sanders and Leslie Osborn for their assistance on HB 1833, which moved the duties of COFT and the Volunteer Tax Credit under the Fire Marshal Commission. They also elected Stan May to be Chairman of the Commission.

Fire Service Training: Dr. Erick Reynolds Mike received his OSHA Grant for $100,000, and that will help tremendously in a lot of areas for next year and they are appreciative of that.

They have their first Regional School of the year coming up in El Reno, Oct. 28-29. They are busy and worried about money just like everyone else.

Educational Advisory Committee: Tim Bartram Bartram discussed that the committee is moving forward with planning. One topic that came up was putting out a sponsorship for the Drill Tower and at what amount. There was discussion by the Board. They set a target goal for that sponsorship.

There was a great turnout for the last meeting and in fact they might have to start meeting in the Museum because they might not be able to get everyone in the Board room.

ADHOC Sales Tax Committee: Tim Bartram They had the first meeting for the ADHOC Sales Tax Committee, had good participation and turnout. There was a lot of discussion during the meeting.

They are still in a learning process and a lot of the committee members cannot believe how different it is across the state.

They are familiar with their own individual county but realizing that it is not the same everywhere else.

Their first thing is to try and get people from the State Auditor’s Office to come in, make a presentation and allow the committee to ask a lot of questions. The committee feels what needs to be emphasized to the auditors staff is a need for clarification on the issues that the auditor raises in the field and they need to be in writing and work to get those interpretations uniform across the state.

Museum Report: Gene Brown Brown stated that they have been very busy with 10,000 things going and a bit behind on all of them right now. The Museum itself is going good and has good attendance for the last month.

The Memorial, they are still behind. The falls are almost done with just a few touch ups, they are suppose to come work on the Wall of Valor any day now but it will be ready by Memorial.

They have been working hard on getting the grounds cleaned up and should be looking a lot better come next week.

Cassady stated that Alan Sanders with EOC is going to bring their Academy here before Memorial Service to get grounds cleaned up and then after they will come out to get the trees trimmed.

Brown stated that the sprinkler system around the Museum area is up and working but down the hill where they are putting in the new LED street lights now one of the zones is not working. Brown is not for sure if they might have cut a line.

Ostrander discussed there had been a complaint by a visitor regarding the condition of the Memorial. There were no signs posted explaining that the site was under construction and maintenance going on, but now there are signs marked stating we are in the process of repairing, please excuse our mess.

Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Report: Nickel Nickel stated that she is still attending county meetings. James Reynolds from the Pension System has been going with her to some meetings. Fire Marshall Robert Doke was at the last one in

July 20, 2017 MEETING

Upcoming Dates to Remember: Sept. 21, 2017 -- Memorial Golf Tournament – Lincoln Park Golf Course, Oklahoma City Oct. 1, 2017 -- 18th Statewide Memorial Services – Firefighters Museum, Oklahoma City Oct. 18, 2017 -- ORFA Golf Tournament – Choctaw Creek Golf Course, Choctaw Seminole County. Nickel believes that it is very effective when they all travel together.

She did get the SOG’s written and has passed out a copy to the Board. It will be on the website soon for the members to review. Nickel has talked to FEMA and found out that the grant will not buy the SCBA’s and she had told some people that it would. She said that now she will have to let those know that she had already told.

Nickel feels that year one is complete, with Caroline Reed’s help in getting the mapping system built.

Ostrander discussed that we are also are working with CompSource and our other partners on the situation with Workers’ Comp for the volunteers. The program that we have today was implemented in 2001 and it sets the premium and limits on what is covered. Now that CompSource is mutualized they are not and cannot continue to take the loss.

Even when they created the program in 2001 the legislature acknowledged that they were paying out $9.00 for every dollar they took in. We are working to develop a program to try to reduced Volunteer FF injuries.

National Volunteer Fire Council: Ostrander/Mike Duncan National Volunteer Fire Council has been doing a lot of online things such as Better Eating and Share the Load. They have really been pushing this hard.

In September, the Benefit Summit and Board meeting will be held in Nebraska. Duncan, Ostrander and two other OSFA staff would like to attend. There was discussion by the Board.

ORFA Report: Dana Cramer Oklahoma State Retirees have not met since Convention.

Executive Directors Report: Phil Ostrander We have worked on the Committee Chairman Packets which a draft was provided to the Board for review and approval. We would like the Boards input and after final approval it will be given to Committee Chairmen, Committee members and put on the OSFA website. The committee packet is to explain what their roles and responsibilities are.

Ostrander stated that we are still receiving mail for COFT about the tax credit. We are going to forward to the Fire Marshal’s office and Ostrander is going to discuss with the Fire Marshal’s office to put something out publicly in some form for these people that are still trying to file their taxes from last year.

At Logan County, Ostrander ran into Deb that works for Air Evac and had some discussion with her about opportunities for member discounts. She mentioned that to Les McGee and he wanted to know what are total members are. Ostrander told him and he said that if we covered everybody it would only be $30 a household. Their normal rate is $65 and Ostrander explained to him that our rate structure is established and we cannot increase it by $30.

That is not a benefit that all of our members would be interested in, so he came up with another plan but we would have to market and other things that he is not interested in doing at this time from an administrative standpoint.

Ostrander started discussion on COLAs and has met with other beneficiaries of the systems. They are all on board with doing whatever we have to do. 2018 will be the 10 year anniversary of the last COLA that anybody has received. So we started having preliminary discussions and have talked to key legislator early in the week about it.

Financial Report: Chase Rankin Rankin stated that this will be his last week as our bookkeeper. He appreciates the Board for allowing him to do this the last 4 ½ years and for Ostrander and the rest of the staff for putting up with him.

Obviously, he is not going anywhere and if we have any questions please feel free to give him a call. He stated that him and Hamilton have been training now for about 2 ½ months and

believes he will do a great job for the OSFA. Oklahoma Fire Chiefs Association: Dewayne Burk Burk stated that Bert Norton will be the OFCA’s representative for the Strategic Planning Committee. Their last Board meeting was interesting due to they had a couple of guest come in to discuss PTSD issues.

He believes Oklahoma City has probably had more dealings with that than most departments with the Murrah Bombing.

It seems to be coming up more prominent at this point and he does not know if there is a lot out there for guidance on how to deal with that.

Teddy Wilson and Bob Jones came in and gave some pretty good information on that issue. That is something they have been working on and does not know if there is something they can really do other than from an awareness stand point.

Burk discussed that most Chiefs out there are probably like him and have not had to deal with it very often. He thinks that the statutes out there do not say a lot about how to deal with that stuff.

They have an appointment to the State Fire Marshal commission coming up due to OCFD Fire Chief Keith Bryant retiring and will be taking applications for that. Also, he served on the First Net Board and they will be appointing a new member to that as well.

They are still working on their OFCA Conference coming up the first week of April 2018. Burk is looking at the Hilton again that Adams had the OSFA Convention at. They are looking at having a pre-conference session specifically for some educational purposes.

Old Business: Bartram discussed that him and Lumry both have tried contacting the State Chamber of Commerce with no response. He stated that he will continue to try and follow up with them.

He was able to speak with the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and their base membership starts at $500 a year, $1000 for bronze membership and the other is where you can be more of an active participant, potentially be involved in decision making, and would be at the Board of Adviser’s level which is $3000. The Oklahoma City Local is a member of the Board of Advisers and is paying $5000 membership level. There was discussion by the Board.

New Business: Selection of the Legislative Committee: Terrell Thompson, El Reno (Chairman); Jim Ed Nimmo, Tulsa (Vice Chair); Raanon Adams, Lawton; Bruce Anthony, Tuttle; Cory Beagles, Deer Creek; Herb Bradshaw, Warr Acres Ret.; T. Dick Cagle, Tulsa Ret.; Mike Caniglia, McAlester; Dereck Cassady, Ponca City; Michael Corbett, OKC; Dana Cramer, Norman Ret.; Clifford Davidson, Ringwood; George Fina, OKC Ret.; Travis Harris, Kildare; James Heap, Frederick; Alan Scott Kirby, Mill Creek; Jim Nance, Tulsa; Bert Norton, Midwest City; Chalk Norton, Shawnee Ret.; Tippy Pierce, Moore Ret.; Randy Rose, OKC Ret.; Justin Sharp, Broken Arrow; John Soos, OKC Ret.; Nick Terhune, Norman; David Thompson, Slaughterville; Cameron Weems, OKC; Aaron Wright, Norman.

Selection of the EMS Committee: Mike Duncan, Dewey (Chairman); Mike Baker, Tulsa; Russel Brand, Perry; Dereck Cassady, Ponca City; Mike Harkey, Caney; Eric Harlow, Guthrie; Pebbles Luddington, Freedom; Anthony Stewart, Kingfisher; Jim Winham, EMSA/COO; Brian Zalewski, Chickasha.

Selection of the Volunteer Firefighter Service Committee: Michael Weinkauf, Orlando (Chairman); Alan Scott Kirby, Mill Creek (Vice Chair); Mike Duncan, Dewey; Travis Fortune, Fairview; Travis Harris, Kildare; Andy James, ODAFF; Lee Johnson, Liberty; Tom Marcum, Mooreland; Greg Moore, Onapa; Bud Shepherd, Slaughterville Ret.; Tom Smith, Dewey Ret.; Randal Sullivan, Eufaula; Sherri Thomas, Lakewood; David Thompson, Slaughterville; Tim Townsend, Oak Cliff.

There was discussion by the Board regarding a deployed Citizen-Soldiers of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team that rescued people from a burning apartment complex in the Ukraine.

One of the soldiers that helped in the rescue is Sgt. Matthew Odom, of Norman, OK. The Board discussed and agreed to present the Soldier with the OSFA Unit Citation Award.

Adjournment: 12:22 p.m.

Next meeting: August 17, 2017

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