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April 2020 n Volume 37, Issue 3
Precautionary Measures OSFA Legislative Reception CANCELLED
98th OFCA Conference POSTPONED until Aug. 12-14 (tentatively)
John F. Futhey II OSFA State Fire School POSTPONED until May 2021
39th ORFA Convention WILL CONTINUE as scheduled June 9 in OKC
All OSFA Committee Meetings SUSPENDED until at least April 17
126th OSFA Convention WILL CONTINUE as scheduled June 10 - 13 in OKC
OSFA Offices and Oklahoma Firefighters Museum CLOSED until at least April 17
88th OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Convention WILL CONTINUE as scheduled June 10 - 13 in OKC
All Grant-Funded Activities SUSPENDED until further notice
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126th Annual OSFA CONVENTION June 11-13 at Sheraton Downtown Oklahoma City
DUES: Membership in the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association will be forfeited if dues are not paid by May 12.
2020 OSFA Convention Deadlines
CREDENTIALS: Delegate registration must be on the credentials form with proper signature. Pre-registration may be mailed at any time, but all credentials are due in the OSFA office no later than June 1.
APRIL 10: LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS DUE
REGISTRATION: Registration cost for delegates and members is $60. Registration cost for spouses and guests is $50. The OSFA encourages all members to attend convention, whether as a delegate or as an interested member. Everyone should pre-register, including spouses and guests. This allows the OSFA office to have your name tag pre-typed so the registration lines can move more quickly. You do not need to pre-pay to preregister. You can also call the OSFA office to register members and guests.
APRIL 27: NEW EMPLOYEES COUNT IF DUES PAID
APRIL 10: CONSTITUTIONAL RESOLUTIONS DUE APRIL 27: DEPARTMENT DELEGATE ELECTIONS MAY 12: MEMBERSHIP FORFEITED JUNE 1: CREDENTIALS DUE
ACCOMMODATIONS: Host hotel is Sheraton Downtown Oklahoma City. Rooms are $109 per night for single or double. The Sheraton is located at 1 N. Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK 73102. The hotel’s phone number is 405-815-6009. Mention “126th OSFA Convention.” Reservation cutoff date is May 25. MEETINGS: Daily meetings will be held at the Sheraton Downtown Oklahoma City. ACTIVITIES: Golf Tournament is Wednesday, June 10, at Hefner North Golf Course (4491 S. Lake Hefner Dr., Oklahoma City, OK 73116). Cost is $80 per person or $320 per team. Tee times at 7:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. OKC Riversport passes are $20 for June 11 and include floating river, ropes course and ziplines. Bass Fishing Tournament and Poker Run are TBA. MDA PICNIC: The Muscular Dystrophy Association will host the picnic on Thursday, June 11, beginning at 5:30 p.m at TBA. This is MDA’s way of showing appreciation to firefighters for all they do for MDA.
OSFA’s David Bain Award NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN for the David Bain Award which recognizes any individual who has provided service both to community and to OSFA, and who possesses attributes that coincide with involvement in youth programs through church, school, and/or community, provides a role model for other leaders, and has proven to be a person of courage and impeccable character Nominations must be received by April 29 For a nomination form, go to www.osfa.info
ATTENTION ALL CANDIDATES FOR THIRD VICE PRESIDENT Oklahoma Firefighter will give approximately 1/4 page of free space to all candidates running for Third Vice President of the OSFA. Deadline for submitting information and/or photos is April 15. Contact Oklahoma Firefighter editor Penelope Soldan via email (penelopes@osfa.info) to take advantage of this offer.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: To honor those members who have passed since our last convention, a Memorial Service will be held Thursday, June 11, at 10 a.m. at the Sheraton Downtown Oklahoma City. If a family member is unable to attend, the OSFA asks that someone from their area pick up the certificate and deliver it to the department or family. DOOR PRIZES: Each department is asked to bring three door prizes. Please indicate who the door prizes are from and turn them in at the registration table. Grand door prizes will be given away at the banquet, and you must be present to win. BANQUET/DANCE: Scheduled for Friday, June 12, at the Sheraton Downtown Oklahoma City. BUSINESS MEETING: Reports from the State Fire Marshal, the Firefighters Pension and Retirement System and the OSFA Committees will be presented. Written reports also will be made available from some of the different organizations in the fire service. You will select the OSFA Third Vice President, who will represent you and serve on the State Pension Board for the next five years. There will be detailed discussions and voting on legislative and constitutional resolutions that will affect the fire service over the next few years. Questions? Call OSFA at 405-424-1452 or 1-800-308-5336.
39th ORFA CONVENTION Tuesday, June 9 • Sheraton Downtown OKC The Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association Convention is FREE and will start at 1 p.m. Registration opens at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided at noon. In an effort to expedite the registration process, please send this pre-registration form to the OSFA office no later than May 27. Online registration is also available at www.osfa.info.
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Mike Kelley
mkelley@local157.org
OKC FD
We are obviously living in unprecedented times, and as in any disaster, our members are on the front lines. During this time, I would implore that each of you utilize the required PPE to keep yourself safe. This, in turn, will keep your family and co-workers safe, as well. We must change the way we do things by limiting the number of our people that have direct patient contact. Obviously, follow the CDC and your local protocols. As a result of this outbreak and in an effort to keep social distancing and stop the spread of Covid-19, your OSFA Board at our meeting March 19 took the actions listed at right.
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The legislative session obviously has been suspended. At this time, they are evaluating the options that they have to complete the session. Unfortunately, one of the options being discussed is to pass a budget and adjourn. If they hear any additional bills, the COLA is one that has been positioned to be heard, and we are touting the economic stimulus aspect that it would provide. I can assure you that if there is a way forward, we will find it as we realize the importance it has for our members. In closing, as I stated earlier, we are in unprecedented times. I pray that you and your families stay safe and that we work to get through this together! May God bless you and yours! PRESIDENT: Mike Kelley 405-623-4388 • mkelley@local157.org
1ST VICE PRESIDENT: Eric Harlow 405-520-2893 • ericharlow200@gmail.com
2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Cliff Davidson 580-554-1886 • davidsoncliff@yahoo.com
3RD VICE PRESIDENT: Jim Ed Nimmo 918-557-8379 • jimnimmo7@gmail.com
PAST PRESIDENT: Dereck Cassady 580-761-5338 • IAFFLocal2479@yahoo.com
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Eric Harlow
Guthrie FD
Greetings Oklahoma Firefighters! I hope this finds everyone doing well and surviving the Coronavirus pandemic. It is definitely interesting times for all of us as we navigate this constantly changing situation. I know many of you are probably experiencing the same problems we are in that PPE is hard to come by. We always keep a decent amount of it around, but the problem is that it usually expires and needs thrown out before it gets used. I think there is a big lesson learned from this situation and it’s that we don’t need to throw it out. We might just need to box it up and keep it for a situation such as this one we are in now. I know OSDH hammers folks for expired items on trucks, so just take it off the truck and keep it tucked away for a time when you may need it. I think it’ll pay off for all of us in the long run. As most of you know, the Legislature is, for the most part, shut down. We are hopeful that our pension COLA will still get passed before they officially adjourn for the session. Keep contacting your legislators and remind them that our folks need this raise and that it’s long overdue. Your executive board made the rough decision at our March board meeting to cancel the State Fire School for this year and pick back up in 2021. While this was a hard decision to make, we felt that given the seriousness of this pandemic, it was
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the right decision to make. It was a lot easier to make the decision now before many of you made hard travel plans to be there. This allowed the instructors to cancel their plans with plenty of time, as well. Having that many folks together in close quarters was not a good idea right now. We hope you all will join us next year once everything gets back to normal. The board also made the decision to close the museum and OSFA office to the public until at least our next board meeting on April 16. We also felt this was best for the safety and welfare of our employees. While the attendance at the museum has been low due to the pandemic, we just felt it was in the best interest of all involved to go ahead and shut the doors for now. It will allow our museum employees to get some larger projects done without having to worry about keeping the doors open for the public. As of right now, the 2020 Convention in Oklahoma City is on track to happen as planned. President Kelley and his OKC folks have a great event planned for us, so please keep it on your calendar to join us in June. If we are forced to make other plans for convention, we will get the details out to the membership as soon as we can. Until next month, wear your PPE and minimize your risk for exposure! Don’t overreact, but don’t ignore the dangers completely! Stay safe!
Response Statements to COVID-19 In keeping with the recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and with new and constantly developing information from Public Health sources, the requirements and recommendations from some of the largest cities in Oklahoma including Oklahoma City, and the information regarding community spread of the COVID-19 virus, the OSFA Board during their March 19 Executive Board meeting decided: n The OSFA Legislative Reception will be CANCELLED n The John F. Futhey II OSFA State Fire School will be POSTPONED until May of 2021. n All OSFA committee meetings will be SUSPENDED until at least April 17 when the situation will be re-evaluated by the Board. n The OSFA Offices and Oklahoma Firefighters Museum will be CLOSED until at least April 17 when the situation will be re-evaluated by the Board. n Due to restrictions placed on the training providers outside of theirs and our control, ALL grant-funded activities will be SUSPENDED until further notice. n The OSFA Convention WILL CONTINUE as scheduled for June 10-13 in Oklahoma City. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. However, we truly want to protect those most vulnerable in our population and aid in the prevention of the spread of the virus. Should an emergency arise and you are unable to reach anyone in our office, you may contact Executive Director Steve Lumry by email stevel@osfa.info or at (405) 326-3408. We hope and pray that everyone stays safe and responds safely as we work through this unprecedented public health crisis. ___________________________________ Due to the concerns with how this virus particularly affects the older population, ALL ORFA meetings and events will be rescheduled with the exception of the ORFA Convention. As of now, the ORFA Convention will continue as scheduled on Tuesday, June 9, at noon. If there are any changes to the convention, notification will be sent out. Please use appropriate precautions to keep your family and yourself safe during these trying times. __________________________________ The OFCA Board met on the morning of March 24 to determine the outcome of the OFCA Conference due to the COVID-19 health crisis. After much considered deliberation, the Board decided to POSTPONE the OFCA Conference until Aug. 12 at the earliest, although that date is still tentative until venues can be secured. NOTE: For the full statement that includes a call for OFCA 3rd Vice President candidates, see Page 7. Respectfully, Mike Kelley, OSFA President Tippy Pierce, ORFA President Steve Lumry, OSFA/ORFA Executive Director Bruce Anthony, OFCA President Kent Lagaly, OFCA Executive Director
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3rd vice PresidenT What a difference a month can make. For the record, it’s 1347 hours on Saint Patrick’s Day (SPD) and I probably won’t finish this article in one sitting. SPD is one of my fav’s because it generally involves a couple of things I’ve always enjoyed: cold beer and consuming it. In the midst of social distancing, I’m afraid SPD won’t be quite the holiday it traditionally is, even though all my chitlins, the wife and I are dressed in green. I had an Irish playlist blaring the Pogues on Amazon music earlier, but it didn’t last long because the kids just couldn’t get with it. My oldest daughter walked in the room in her green shamrock bedazzled skirt and said, “Daddy, you can’t dance to this music!” I have seen a few folks who had no business dancing at all prove you can dance to neo traditional Irish folk music. As a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure it was invented to fill that niche, but there wasn’t any use arguing with her. I started to tell her that her great-great grandmother had been an Irish princess but didn’t think it would do any good. I changed it to Kidz Bop and everyone was satisfied. So that’s where we are at on Saint Patrick’s Day. I find myself with a little time to relate a candid account of how I’m feeling amid the corona virus, COVID19, social distancing, quarantine, and the first true pandemic of my lifetime. It is probably the first event that has asked every ordinary American to do anything more than just stare at a TV or their phone for a 48-hour news cycle. My daughter just came in and asked me to help her draw Anna, Elsa and Rapunzel. As of today, school is out until April 2. Wow, this is really going down. I’m sure a lot of you are thinking similarly to me, well maybe not, I’ve seen some of the downright stupid things being put on spacebook (sorry, sometimes you just need to play the ball down/down). The toilet paper. Who would’ve thought that would be the thing that everyone keyed in on? Of all the supply chains that might be disrupted, of all of the things you can’t do without if there were a shortage of goods or services, toilet paper is what everyone goes after. So now it’s two days later, about 1245 hours on the 19th. I and three of my children have been running a low-grade fever and coughing, but feel OK. This morning was an OSFA board meeting. The staff at OSFA set up a video conference for those of us who couldn’t make it, or at least felt like we shouldn’t. I counted myself among the latter since I had a fever. The meeting was largely dominated by the potential impact of the pandemic. There was no panic or overwhelming fear. I would place the tone as thoughtful and concerned. I think we all need to face the reality that if this issue continues as predicted, the state will turn its focus solely to addressing this issue and everything else will likely be on the backburner until it is resolved. Expectations will have to be adjusted. I have tried to put some serious thought into what the impact of this pandemic will be, but I must admit my thoughts go off in multiple directions, each one leading to more forks in the road and pig trails. A couple of days ago when I started writing this, I tried to think about an occurrence in my lifetime that compares, and there simply isn’t one -- not for U.S. citizens, not even 9/11. In truth, finding something that compares to this in several generations is difficult. The Spanish flu of 1918 is one example. I was talking to a business owner in Tahlequah who is a few years older than me, and he mentioned that pandemic. I have read a little about it and it is drawing comparisons to the current situation in the media. What interested me most about our conversation was he mentioned being in a cemetery in Fayetteville, Ark., doing etchings of (family) tombstones, and noticing an unusually
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Jim Ed Nimmo
Tulsa FD
large number of graves from 1918. He said that at the time, he (like most of us) had not given much thought to the Spanish flu other than loosely recalling it from a history book, lecture, or television program. He mentioned the large number of graves to someone in his party, I assume an older relative, and they pointed out to him that that had been the year the Spanish Influenza hit that area. The problem with looking at this for an example of what is happening today is that there were so many other things going on in the world at that time, including WWI. Medicine was not what it is today. I’m not sure what long-term effect it had on the way people lived their lives 10 years later. In suspect any fallout was likely overshadowed by the Roaring 20s, followed by the Great Depression of the 30s. I think that is where we can draw some real comparisons. I think it could be argued that the great depression is the last event that created universal and long term changes in the way a generation of Americans did America. While the “Greatest or GI” generation as they are often called is generally given the most credit for fighting and winning World War II, as well as rebuilding the post war economy, in my eyes their greatest achievement may have been surviving and rebuilding after the crash of 1923 in the era we all call the Great Depression. My great grandmother Inez was of that generation. She was 5 years old in 1918 at the height of the Spanish influenza, but she raised a family through the Great Depression. Mama Inez, or “Mommanez” as we pronounced it, had a daughter named Freda, and Freda was my father’s mother. Mama Inez’ dining table sits in my dining room, and I like that I can tell my kids that they are eating at their great-great grandmother’s table. She had a very colorful life, but you’d never know it by talking to her. She was quiet and modest. She did not travel, except to visit family in exotic locales like Wichita and The City. I’m sure she visited Paris at least a couple of times on her way to visit family. She never talked about it, but then, what is there to say about passing through Paris, Ark., on the way to Mena. She did not spend money frivolously. She did not borrow money. She bought one new vehicle in my life, and I’m certain she paid cash for it. It was a Ford Granada, and if you are old enough to remember them, you might also know they quit making them in 1982. She was a widow and had been since 1961. She went to the Assembly of God in Sallisaw every time the doors were open and retired a store clerk from Anthony’s or C.R. Anthony’s, a now gone department store chain some of our retirees might remember. She was kind and loved her family, and when we gathered up at her house, she would break out cookie tins and albums full of photos of kinfolks like her brothers and my Great Grandfather who had been gone since my father was 7. She told stories about them. When she passed in 2006, she left my grandmother and great uncle an estate that included the small house they grew up in on around 10 acres in what had become the middle of Sallisaw, and liquid assets that had 5 zeros behind the first number after it was probated for each of her two hiers. So why this very small snapshot of my great grandmother? I wanted to illustrate the lasting impression one event in her life had on her. That event was the Great Depression. I will tell one story on her. The only reason I relayed what she left her heirs was to illustrate that she had money in the bank. My Grandma and her brother had been discussing for some time that my great-grandmother Inez needed a new coat but she wouldn’t buy one. The one she wore was a knee length, trench style coat made of quilted nylon that was thread bare.
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Again, she had money in the bank, certainly more than enough to buy herself a new coat in the mid 1990’s if she wanted one. She would not do it, despite their pleading. They eventually bought one for her, presented it to her, she thanked them, and put it on her coat rack. She continued to wear the worn-out coat. Ultimately my great uncle absconded with the old one while visiting one day and she reluctantly began to wear the replacement out of necessity (necessity being the key word). I want to give you a better idea of just how threadbare the old coat was. As I mentioned it was quilted nylon. It had been quilted in vertical strips a few inches wide, and horizontally every foot or so. I assume all the insulation, if there ever was any, had played out or fell to the bottom, and to keep warm she had cut slits on the inner liner and placed rolled up newspapers down each row of quilting. She completely lined the coat with rolled up newspaper. There were a lot of stories like this relayed from my grandmother while I was growing up and even after I was grown. When I think about it, it is pretty wild, but I don’t want to make this sound like an exceptional case. Over the years I’ve heard others relay this kind of story about their relatives who were adults raising children during the depression. They learned the difference in want and need, and the education was gained out of necessity and not choice. The event had a sustained impact on them. An impact that was still affecting how they led their lives 60 years later. The crisis was not based on health, but rather economics. That might be the case with this event, as well. In my eyes, if this plays out as currently predicted, it will change a lot of things. Without going too deep into philosophical or political ideas, I think there is a definite possibility this could cause a cultural shift in the way many people work and change it permanently. The ability for many sectors to do work from home or exclusively via web-based formats has been around for a while, but it hasn’t really taken hold. This pandemic could change that if social distancing or quarantines last long enough, and if this model proves functional, I look for a permanent shift in that direction. The idea of telemedicine has been tinkered with for some time, as well. I would suspect, if the pandemic lasts, that telemedicine could also become the norm, even after it is over. The list goes on and on. I don’t want to end this on a pseudo apocalyptic note. Even in this short amount of time, I can see some surprising positives that have come out of this so far. I only speak for myself, but I have spent more time than ever with my wife and children, and though I was scared we’d all kill each other, it has actually been really nice. Slowing down and staying in one place and eating three squares at home has been nice, as well. In the long run I think it is possible that our economy could come out fundamentally more sound than it was before, but that isn’t to say that ripping off the bandage won’t be painful. Yes, I know it will be more painful for some than others. I also hope that our government cleans the wound before the hasty application of any new bandages, and that the new bandage isn’t so big and knee jerk that our great-great grandchildren are paying for it. In general, perhaps this will be a big wake up call to us all on what is important to spend our time and resources on. I’m not advocating wearing a coat until you have to stuff it with newspaper to keep warm, but I am advocating placing value on family, health and simple things, as well as an economy that doesn’t fall to pieces the minute people stop spending frivolously.
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Steve Lumry
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stevel@osfa.info • 405-424-1452 In the time of Coronavirus, COVID-19, or SARS CoV-2, or whatever term you wish to use to refer to the current public health crisis, it is something that we all have a responsibility to face. Common sense, which a lot of firefighters believe isn’t all that common anymore, is what is required. To make good common sense decisions, we must have good information from which to make our decisions. I was reading a lot of articles regarding this issue in preparation for Board meetings and other decision-making sessions, including for this article, and I came across this really interesting, yet somewhat obscure article that was carried on BuzzFeed News. It was written by reporter Alan White regarding a British television interview that he had seen. I thought it had some good “common sense” information regarding the spread of the virus. This is from professor Hugh Montgomery, director of the UCL Institute for Human Health and Performance at University College London: “If you are irresponsible enough to think that you don’t mind if you get the flu, remember it’s not about you, it’s about everybody else. Normal flu, if I get that, it’s going to infect, on average, about 1.3, 1.4 people. OK? If there was such a division. And if those 1.3, 1.4 people gave it to the next lot, that’s the second time it gets passed on. By the time that happens 10 times, I’ve been responsible for about 14 cases of flu. This coronavirus is very very infectious, so every person passes it to three. Now that doesn’t sound like much of a difference, but if each of those three passes it to three, and that happens at 10 layers just as in the flu example, I have been responsible for infecting 59,000 people. Now most people are going to feel a bit pokey or not very pokey and be just fine, but they will have spread it around. And a few will get sick at about day 10 of their illness. So they will need to come to a hospital. When they’re in a hospital, they will consume resources and time and people will look after them quite rightly. And they will be monitored to see if they will become really really sick. Those people then come to an intensive care unit. And that’s where, if you’re critically ill, your life gets saved or not. And this is the issue. If we’ve got a limited resource which we have, a limited number of ventilators, a limited number of doctors, a limited number of nurses, which is fine because we can’t run ourselves with a huge excess capacity all the time, if we overwhelm that, we can’t provide that service of caring for these people properly. ... I’m not going to play it down. It’s going to be ugly, it’s going to be horrible for a large number of people, but it will be a small number of people who get properly sick, and a smaller number again that come to an intensive care unit, and we can save the lives of a large number of those people, too. But please, just remember, the best chance we can give to the people who do fall ill, is if we’ve got enough beds, and enough staff, and enough kits to be able to be there for you – and if you are irresponsible enough to think that you don’t mind if you get the flu, remember it’s not about you, it’s about everybody else.”
Professor Montgomery makes it pretty clear in his statements that it may not affect you in a very bad way, but can you say that about the 59,000 people that you caused to be infected? Common sense says that we should take every precaution that we can to prevent that from occurring. So, we should stay apart (social distancing). We should limit unnecessary travel and local trips outside of our homes. It is a small sacrifice that will pay big dividends in the long run. Does that also apply to our firefighting duties, as well? Common sense tells us that someone must respond to help our neighbors, particularly in this time of public health crisis. However, we should still take common sense measures to reduce exposures. If you are feeling sick, don’t respond/come to work in the fire station. Wear your full medical PPE on EVERY call -- gloves, mask, face shield, gowns. And limit contact to the least amount of personnel necessary to assess the situation. Once the situation has been assessed, more resources can be called inside the “hot zone” in proper PPE to work the situation to the best possible outcome. If we get ourselves sick, we will only further jeopardize those citizens who are already vulnerable and in need of assistance. It is time for the officers and chiefs to step up and lead by example and by using proper orders to ensure the safety of their personnel while also ensuring the mission of the fire service is accomplished to the fullest extent possible. That starts with designating a quarantine location within your department so your personnel are not taking the contagion home to their families. We sure don’t want the first of the 59,000 people to be our own families. True, this would be a tremendous sacrifice, but it is a sometimes necessary evil to keep our families safe as well. Now is not the time for fear. Or at least it is not the time to succumb to the fear. We are a brave service. And we all know that the definition of brave is that we face the fear and perform anyway. So, we still need to respond to every call, just as we always have. We need to protect ourselves with PPE and carefully sizeup of the situation, just as we always have. And we need to continue to do our jobs in a safe manner and do our part to make the situation the best it can be while taking care of our fellow citizens. With this in mind, the OSFA Board has made the wise decision to postpone the OSFA John F. Futhey II State Fire School until May of next year. Committee meetings for both the OSFA and ORFA have been cancelled until further notice. The OFCA Board is postponing their conference until Aug. 12 at the earliest, and is seeking candidates for 3rd Vice President (see statement at right). Please sign up for our email blast (on our website near the bottom of the page) to stay upto-date on current events. Until next time, please stay safe and use common sense!
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Cliff Davidson
Ringwood FD
580-554-1886 davidsoncliff@yahoo.com
Hello Everyone! I hope you are all well. Let me start by saying WOW! Did anyone think we would be where we are at now at the start of the new year? I think we always seem to start off the new year thinking we are going to make it better than the year before. But life has dealt a pretty mean hand right off the bat. I don’t know how things are going to turn out. All I know is we all have to do our best to face what is ahead. I truly hope and pray we have all overreacted. But I also know we have to plan for the worst and pray for the best outcome. I never dreamed I would be buying rubber gloves from an auto parts store to deal with this type of situation. But hey, we have to do what we have to do to get by. Trying to find the things we need to serve our community at this time is pretty tuff. But with help from local companies and just searching every possible avenue, we were able to find the basic things we need to help keep our first responders healthy so they can take care of the people in our community. We will all have to work together to get through the current situation. Let’s all pray that this virus will pass as quickly as possible and we can all get back to a normal life. Stay safe everyone, and take care of one another.
Call for OFCA 3rd VP Candidates & Conference Postponement Information The OFCA Board met on the morning of March 24 to determine the outcome of the OFCA Conference due to the COVID-19 health crisis. After much considered deliberation, the Board decided to POSTPONE the OFCA Conference until Aug. 12 at the earliest, although that date is still tentative until venues can be secured. In the interim and in order to conduct necessary business in accordance with the OFCA Constitution and By-Laws Article 6, Section 5 “Vacancy,” the Board is seeking those who wish to serve in the position of OFCA 3rd Vice President. Past President Sean Douglas will be stepping down from the Board and Current President Bruce Anthony will be moving into the Past President position. The remaining Board members will be moving up one spot leaving a vacancy at the 3rd VP position. According to the previously stated section, the Board will be making an appointment to fill the OFCA 3rd Vice President position until the 2021 Conference in Midwest City, allowing the Board to continue on with normal business. The Board wishes to identify all interested candidates for this position. On April 22 at 9 a.m., the OFCA Board will hold a special board meeting at the OFCA offices (2716 NE 50th Street, OKC, OK 73111) to discuss the submitted candidates and make an appointment to the Board. This meeting is open to all interested parties. Those wishing to submit their names for consideration for the OFCA 3rd VP position should do so by sending an email expressing their interest to OFCA Executive Director Kent Lagaly at klagaly@ cityofelreno.com by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15. The remainder of business normally conducted during the annual OFCA Conference will still be conducted at the Conference under the direction of Chief Bruce Anthony as soon as it can be rescheduled, which again is tentatively Aug. 12–14.
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ORFA REport Tippy Pierce Moore FD Retired
Well it is April, and in March we were still working on the COLA. It looks favorable to finally get a COLA. There are some new developments, but what the final will look like I am not sure. Senator Darrell Weaver came and talked to the Wednesday group at the State Capitol on March 3. He talked about why he is a signer for the COLA and several other bills that he is involved with. He promised me that he would be behind us getting a COLA if he was elected in 2018. This is the type of Senator that we need to be sending to the State Capitol. I don’t care if they are Democrats or Republicans. If they help us, we need to keep them. If they don’t, we need to vote them out. The ORFA Cornerstone Sub-Committee continues its work to start new chapters and help re-establish old chapters. They have met several times since last year’s convention. They are doing great work for the ORFA. Thanks to all who serve on this committee. ORFA and OSFA Executive Director Steve Lumry met with Midwest City retirees on Feb. 22 about reforming its chapter. This was a great meeting with the Midwest City retirees. Thanks for the invite. We had a meeting with the Edmond retirees on March 12. Thanks to them for asking ORFA to come and speak. It seems like yesterday that the OKC Bombing happened. April 19, 1995, is a day that will always be with me. Just like Nov. 22, 1963. And Sept. 11, 2001. I will always remember these dates and where I was. The ORFA ,OFCA and OSFA have cancelled meetings until the ORFA Convention for all retirees due to the risk to our age group. Please do the precautions necessary to protect yourself from Covid-19. Hope to see all of you at the ORFA Convention June 9!
2019-2020 ORFA Executive Board PRESIDENT Tippy Pierce, Moore 405-924-1104 • fftip@swbell.net 1ST VICE PRESIDENT George Fina, OKC 405-373-2409 • gomsc38@gmail.com 2ND VICE PRESIDENT A.K. “Yogi” Cole, Tulsa 918-231-3591 • ycole@ipa.net 3RD VICE PRESIDENT James Fullingim, Norman nfdchief@hotmail.com PAST PRESIDENT Juan Rodriguez, Lawton jrod911@gmail.com
Application Period Now Open for Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters Program Thanks to Anheuser-Busch, volunteer fire departments who respond to wildland fires can now apply for canned emergency drinking water through the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) for their immediate or upcoming wildfire response needs. The Emergency Drinking Water for Wildland Firefighters program supports volunteer departments across the U.S. fighting wildfires throughout the year by helping provide critical hydration when it is needed most. “We appreciate Anheuser-Busch’s commitment to support our volunteer boots on the ground responders in fighting our nation’s wildland fires, especially since many volunteer departments often work with limited budgets and resources,” said NVFC Chair Steve Hirsch. “It’s critical that firefighters are well-hydrated to ensure the proper level of response. Anheuser-Busch has been an outstanding partner, and we are excited to continue our relationship together through this invaluable program to support our volunteer firefighters’ health and safety.” This is the second year of the program, which is an expansion of Anheuser-Busch’s longstanding tradition of providing emergency drinking water and supplies for disaster relief efforts. In 2019, Anheuser-Busch teamed up with the NVFC to deliver over 1 million cans of clean drinking water to help hydrate our nation’s firefighters. This year, Anheuser-Busch has pledged to continue this support through a donation of 1.5 million cans of emergency drinking water to support fire departments across the country. “Volunteer firefighters selflessly put their lives on the line to help protect our friends, families, and neighbors,” said Adam Warrington, Vice President, Better World at Anheuser-Busch. “We are proud to provide valuable hydration support through our emergency drinking water program to our nation’s brave firefighters and to work alongside our partners at the NVFC, highlighting their efforts and sacrifices for the continued safety of our communities.” Departments will have two key opportunities to request water in 2020 to support immediate and upcoming wildfire-related incidents. 1. Application Period 1 -- March 15 to May 15. 2. Application Period 2 -- July 1 to August 31
Departments in a declared emergency due to wildfire will also be able to request water outside of the application periods to help with their immediate wildfire response needs. To apply for emergency drinking water from Anheuser-Busch and the NVFC, departments must meet the following requirements: • Responded to wildfires in 2019 and plans to respond to wildfires in 2020 • Be all-volunteer or mostly-volunteer (over 50%) • Serve a population of 25,000 or less • Be located in the U.S. and be legally organized under state law • Must be available to accept the water delivery, store requested amount, and utilize amount by ‘best by’ date on package (canned water has a shelf life of 365 days from the packaging date) • Demonstrate a need for the water • Departments are encouraged to submit one application per year. Subsequent applications received for that department will be subject to additional review. • NVFC members will have priority to receive the water donation. Learn about member benefits and join at www.nvfc.org/join. The first application period is now open. Visit www. nvfc.org/water to apply and for additional information about the program.
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Kendra Engle Jr Board Member Hello all! Spring is right around the corner and so is the OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Convention. It will be here before you know it, as it is set for June 1113 in Oklahoma City. Hopefully you are making plans to attend because it will be a fun time as always! Annual membership dues are $10 and you do not have to be a member of your local auxiliary to join. And it’s also not too early to start planning for our silent auction. If you have something you would like to donate, bring it to convention and don’t forget your checkbook! Until next time!!
2019-2020 OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Executive Board PRESIDENT Susan Walker 580-351-4116 • sw233821@gmail.com VICE PRESIDENT Michele Cole 918-698-4488 • momachel@aol.com SEC/TREASURER Marti Carpenter 405-590-4608 • marticarpenter@att.net JR BD MEMBER Kendra Engle 405-630-8898 • kedamo10@yahoo.com PAST PRESIDENT Erica Koch 405-308-2010 • ejv97@cox.net
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Question & Answers Oklahoma Firefighter asked last issue’s readers this question:
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Bre Horn
Marshall FD
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“What app do you use most?” Here is what they said: w David Funderburk, Oklahoma City: The app I use the most is Pinterest. I enjoy your column. w Bert Norton, Midwest City: Facebook and Linkedin. w Anthony Stewart, Kingfisher: Google gmail. w Wayne Mosley, Yukon Ret.: Unfortuantely I have two -- Golf Clash and 8 Ball Pool. An enjoyable way to escape reality, not to mention be able to play golf like a pro! w Aaron Burns, Broken Arrow Ret.: Google Maps without a question. w S.R. Hunter, Bethany Ret.: The Mesonet Weather app. w Tom Marcum, Mooreland: Probably my Apple Watch Activity App or Map My Run currently. Or social media, but I try to keep those in perspective.
It is with great sadness that we are having to postpone the John F. Futhey II OSFA State Fire School. It was scheduled for May 7-9 in Tulsa, but with everything going on, OSFA felt it was best. Now the OSFA State Fire School is set for May 2021. We as firefighters already are putting ourselves out there during this pandemic, responding and taking care of others. I hope and pray for all my brothers and sisters out there in the emergency services that you are staying safe out there. I know that most events dur-
ing this have been postponed or cancelled, but you can still keep training during this time -- whether you do it on your own or with someone else around you. You can Youtube videos on skills and techniques. You can get on the OSU-FST app and listen to the Essentials of Firefighting audiobook. So don’t get discouraged because we can’t get together and meet at State Fire School. There are still many amazing ways out there that you can get some training in until we meet again in 2021!
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w Richelle Treece, Bethel Acres: I’d have to say my ATS Weather App, especially in the spring!
Caroline Reed
w Bre Horn, Marshall: That’s a toss up for me between my Email, Fire Rescue 1 and Amazon apps.
creed@osufst.org • 405-744-5727
w Tipy Pierce, Moore Ret.: The app I use the most is MyHyundia I can start my car and lock it or see if something is wrong with my Sonata. w Mike Weinkauf, Orlando.: My favorite app is OK-Fire. w Eric Harlow, Guthrie.: The apps I probably use most are Amazon and the Oklahoma Mesonet. w Greta Hurt, Tulsa.: I use Microsoft Teams and an app called “Band” -- a mobile app that we have used for our regional fire academy instructors and students. The app has features that include group texting, a mobile calendar, scheduling and event signups, and the ability to share documents, photos and videos all in one place.
Next Month’s Question -“What topic could you give a 20-minute presentation on without any preparation?” Everyone is Welcome to Participate! Email Your Response to penelopes@osfa.info
OSU FST Director
In light of receiving new and rapidly developing information from the Oklahoma Department of Public Health and Center for Disease Control, and confirmation that Oklahoma is now experiencing community wide spread of COVID-19 with some municipalities declaring states of emergency, Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training will be providing a modified schedule. Please check the web calendar to ensure your class is still available. Many courses have been canceled due to various circumstances related to COVID-19. Fire Service Training will be reevaluating the status of the pandemic and will issue further guidance and information at that time. For classes that have been postponed, an OSU-FST representative will be in contact with site instructors, exam proctors and respective students to discuss rescheduling of classes and certification testing in the near future. We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause. We want to ensure you that the health and safety of our students, instructors, staff and other stakeholder groups are of paramount importance to us. We hope that you will understand that these decisions were not made hastily, but were based on the facts and upon sound advice and consultation with public health experts. I participated in a national meeting on COVID-19 and wanted to share the following resources that came from the meeting. Federal Resources www.usfa.fema.gov/current_events/coronavirus.html www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/index.html Cost Recovery for Fire Departments www.usfa.fema.gov/current_events/031820.html Please keep track of your expenses no matter what -- even if it’s not within FEMA or HHS-documents, still track your costs. Since this has been declared a national disaster, funding has been released to recover costs.
Check out the Chief Pete App! Now available on the app is a FREE audiobook of Essentials of Fire Fighting 7. The audiobook for the seventh edition of Essentials of Fire Fighting is 15 hours, 43 minutes long. The 15 chapters can be downloaded all together or one at a time. The free audiobook is made possible through collaboration between OSFA, IFSTA and OSU-FST. Here’s how it all came about, as told by Caroline Reed, OSU-FST Director: The Chief Pete app was created several years ago by our app developer. It has several basic functions, which include transcripts, registration and now our first audio book, “Essentials of Firefighting 7,” the most recent Essentials manual. This manual is the text for Firefighter One and Firefighter Two. OSFA thought it would be a good idea to create an audio book, and they met with IFSTA and they agreed. Then we offered the app to host the book. The voices that read the book are different IFSTA employees which adds texture to the chapters so it is not the same voice all the way through. There is no charge for the app or the book -- it is free to our users. Many of our firefighters are so busy that they do not have time to sit and read the manual. So with the app, they can listen to it and learn by hearing the text. We are always looking for new ways to meet the needs of our students. This is just another example of Oklahoma fire organizations working together to help each become stronger. The app is available for free download in both IOS and android platforms at the Google store and Apple app store.
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NEAR-MISS REPORT
By Greg Lindsay
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Spring Showers Can Bring More Than Flowers We all know Oklahoma has its share of seasonal weather, but it is most likely we would see more incidents when the rain is accompanied by high wind and lightning. Occasionally, things occur that bring unusual incidents without severe weather. When the conditions seem the most subdued, we still must stay on top of our protocols. The featured report this month highlights how slightly changing conditions, coupled with tactics that don’t produce the desired result, end with a near-miss. While the crew operates on the roof, conditions not related to the fire building change placing firefighters in danger. Read the report, Structure Fire Roof Operation Results In Electric Shock, and consider how you could address the conditions in your response area.

Structure Fire Roof Operation Results In Electric Shock INITIAL SIZE-UP: Two-story, wood-frame restaurant with fire on the roof and people evacuating. EVENT DESCRIPTION: The incident took place immediately after a storm passed through the city; it was raining throughout the incident, but there was no lightning, wind, thunder, or other severe weather. A single engine, from another district, responded to an initial report of a power line down at a recently renovated, two-story, wood frame, brick veneer restaurant in the downtown district of the city. At the time of the alarm, all other fire units were responding to other calls throughout the city. Multiple calls were received from this location, with additional information of fire on the roof and people evacuating. As other incidents were deemed a false alarm by first arriving units, this incident was upgraded to a structure fire and apparatus diverted from different responses. The electric company was asked to respond while units were still en route. The first unit on the scene used their master stream monitor and immediately directed 500 gallons to the fire on the roof. The second arriving unit was advised to go to the roof for investigation and fire attack; two firefighters (firefighter and captain) took the high-rise pack to the roof, the driver stayed on the turntable, and the other firefighter pumped the truck. A portable standpipe was set up from the aerial and attached to a 50’ section of 2 1/2” hose. No electrical damage, arching, etc., was noticed by crews going to the roof. The fire was attacked and would not extinguish with a 2 1/2” with smooth bore tip; the fire in the dormer was extinguished, but electricity still arched from an HVAC duct to the metal flashing of the dormer. A second crew of a captain and firefighter was now also on the roof to assist. A 30 pound Purple K extinguisher was also used on the fire. While operating the extinguisher, a firefighter was shocked and advised to back away and wait until power was disconnected. Following confirmation from the IC that power had been disconnected, attempts to extinguish the fire failed, and arching was still occurring. Another firefighter ascended the aerial ladder to bring another extinguisher and got shocked when he set it on the roof. At this time, electrical arching was also seen following the metal gutters across the eaves of the building. IC confirmed a backup power source was not in operation and called for the power company to return. At this time, all four firefighters on the roof felt a tingling sensation through feet, legs, hands, arms, and lips. A wire was noticed draping on top of a metal peak near the delta side of the structure; the line was not noticed contacting the roof on arrival. Captains on the roof decided to stay in place and not attempt to get on the aerial ladder or platform accessing the roof. Staying away from the ladder prevented the firefighters from becoming the ground circuit that would cause injuries. The power company was working to de-energize the building when the decision was made to shut off the entire grid. This would confirm the building was isolated from any power source. Immediately after the grid was shut down, the fire was extinguished. All five firefighters shocked (four on the roof and one on the aerial ladder) were evaluated by EMS on-scene.  Operating on an incident scene is always hazardous. When you work on the roof, fire hazards are complicated by the external elements that are hard to predict. Take a moment to discuss with your crew some of the things you could look for to explain this situation. • When efforts to extinguish a fire are not productive, what are some of the conditions we must consider? • This structure was a two-story wood-frame building with fire showing from the roof. How would you normally begin to address this incident? Why, if different from the reported tactic, would you choose to address the incident in this way?
Remembering there are many ways to extinguish a fire, but why specific tactics apply is an important lesson to share. • The decision to remain on the roof while power was disconnected to the local grid was essential to firefighter safety. What are other considerations these firefighters faced regarding the management of this electrical hazard? • Is it always possible to evaluate electric lines during a 360? Other lessons shared from this event include the following:  Describe the lessons learned at this event: Ensure power is off to the fire building, not only from the transformers or meter, but that other sources, such as a backup generator, or back-feeding from another location has been cleared. Continue 360s and consider changing tactics due to changing conditions if it is warranted. Continue and reiterate annual cross-training between the fire department and power company. Do not hesitate to shut-down the power grid if life safety is a concern; provide as much information to dispatch as possible, so everyone involved is clear on the urgency of the matter. What specific recommendations do you have regarding the lessons learned? The local power company will now conduct a 360 at all structure fires in addition to fire department personnel after primary power has been disconnected, checking for damage, potential energy sources, etc. Describe the leading practices you noticed at this incident: An aggressive transitional attack was stopped when firefighters on the roof realized what they were dealing with, and appropriate actions were taken from then forward. Our training with the power company and decision to not attempt to exit the roof prevented any additional injury. Do not hesitate to shut down a power grid when firefighter safety is in question. A safety officer was in place. All injured personnel were immediately evaluated while on the scene. Addressing life safety was also a leading practice for this incident. During this event, it was estimated that as many as 50 people could be inside the restaurant. Dispatch advised while en route, there were multiple calls of fire on the roof and people evacuating the restaurant. It was unknown until after the initial unit arrived on the scene, performed a 360, and met with the manager that everyone was reported to be out of the structure. Primary and secondary searches were performed with no victims found. List any other info that was important for situational awareness. What were key indicators and factors to consider? A strong storm had just passed through the city. It was raining with poor visibility throughout the incident; however, at no time during the incident was there any lightning, thunder, etc. The initial call was for a single engine response to a power line down. No power line was found down by arriving units, nor was any damaged electrical equipment found (weatherhead, transformer, etc.). The fire was located in a dormer on the roof with no apparent extension to other roof supports. The location of the fire due to renovations did not allow the use of aerial master streams for extinguishment and dictated our use of a portable standpipe.  The featured event, available at firefighternearmiss.com/Reports?id=12771, presents several things to consider by crews as they arrive on scene. Though the life safety questions were addressed quickly, life safety for the firefighters became an unexpected issue. Many of the reports we see identify operations that seem entirely appropriate until something happens that was unseen or unexpected. Sharing this type of report provides proof that we must keep our eyes open and share information on the scene. Lost situational awareness means something important about the event is not considered in the decision-making process. Reports that share how remaining vigilant in observing conditions prevented a near-miss are valuable. It is up to us to make our profession safer through our shared experiences. Extend the experiences you have beyond your local department by sending them to the national database at www.Firefighternearmiss.com. This is where our ability to make changes can happen.
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COLA Update: HB 3350 Passes House Unanimously; Bill Now Goes to Senate Frix: COLA Legislation Advances By Avery Frix Published March 7 in The Muskogee Phoenix My legislation to offer a cost-of-living adjustment, or a COLA, to retired Oklahoma public employees in six state pension plans passed the House Rules Committee recently with a vote of 8-0. It now is eligible to be considered by the entire House. House Bill 3350 would base COLAS on the number of years EDITOR’S NOTE: individuals have been receivRep. Avery Frix ing retirement benefits from the wrote this article after state. his COLA bill legislation passed unaniThose retired for five years or mously in the House more as of July 1, 2020, would Rules Committee on receive a 4% increase in monthly Feb. 27. pension payments. Twelve days later, Those retired at least two the bill passed unaniyears but not five would get a mously in the House, 2% increase. and now it is on to the Those retired less than two Senate. years would not see an increase “Keep contacting your legislators and at this time. remind them that our It has been 12 years since folks need this raise teachers, police and other and that it’s long law enforcement, firefighters, overdue,” said Eric justices and judges, and other Harlow, Guthrie Fire retired public employees have Chief and OSFA 1st received a COLA. Vice President. I’ve heard from many of these people who make very compelling arguments for why an increase to their benefit is very much needed. Take Nettie Seale, for instance. She’s the president of the McIntosh County Retired Educators Association. She’s been retired 12 years and has never seen a raise in her benefits allowance. She said there are people in the association that don’t even draw enough money each month to pay their health care premiums. She said aside from their commitment to educating children, the benefit was one of the reasons she and other teachers chose to work in a profession where they knew they would make less money than in the private sector. To Nettie, a COLA is a sign of respect for a job well done. Other retirees have cited rising living expenses, and some of our retirees don’t receive Social Security benefits. They need a raise. I ran legislation last year that would have granted a 4% COLA to all state retirees. The Senate did not pick up the measure. Instead, that legislative body asked for an actuarial analysis of a 2% COLA and the House asked for one for a 4% COLA. Those reports came in in December, and all of the pension plan administrators at that time said the plans could absorb a COLA without much change to the unfunded ratios of the plans. I expect this legislation to be voted on in the House before the third-reading deadline in the legislative chamber of origin. I’m hoping once the bill passes in the House, it can be moved quickly through the Senate and onto the governor to be signed into law. I can’t wait to give our retirees like Nettie this muchneeded boost in their benefit.
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Representative Avery Frix at press conference after the House passed HB 3350 (COLA bill) unanimously HB 3350 by Avery Frix (R-Muskogee) passes House unanimously on 3/10/2020 Find the bill history, co-sponsors and summaries at ww.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo. aspx?Bill=HB3350&Tab=2 Oklahoma House of Representatives 57th Oklahoma Legislature Second Regular Session
HB3350 — Frix Public retirement systems; Public Pensions Systems Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020; effective
Third Reading PASSED Yeas: 99 Nays: 0 Exc: 0 C/P: 1
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ORFA 1st VP George Fina speaks at press conference after the House passed HB 3350 unanimously
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Moore FD
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A Storm is Brewing! Spring is in the air and with it comes a multitude of things to train on as firefighters. Response to storms is definitely one of them. This is definitely a time of year when we can have any type of weather hit us at any moment. Some of our Oklahoma FFs have the responsibility of being storm spotters in our communities, and it’s a great opportunity to share some of that knowledge with our newer members. Working with local, county and state emergency management teams is a great way to start. Our communities are our greatest asset and we must protect them not just from fires, but also mother nature. We can’t stop mother nature, but we can prepare for her moody outbursts. So, what could that mean for us? First and foremost, we must be aware of the various types of incidents that come with spring storms such as flash flooding, high winds, lightning, hail and of course tornados. Each of these things bring their own set of issues to deal with or they may all show up at once. We all know that we need to have a plan for our homes when severe weather breaks out, but do you have a plan for your department or town/city? Don’t leave it up to chance or just think that someone else will know what to do. My community has seen its share of disasters over the past several years, and with severe weather and we have learned many lessons both good and bad. One of those lessons is that you can’t always rely on the fact that your depart-
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ment will be able to take action. There is a chance that your fire station is directly hit, and your 2020 FSIO Board Members resources are gone. A severe storm can also overwhelm your resources very quickly President Mark Murdock and you’re going to need lots of 1st VP Kara Owens help. Also, if a storm strikes it is 2nd VP Dean McFadden likely to have affected other nearby Sec/Treasurer Melanie Colvin communities and their ability to NW Director Jon Haight assist you may not be available. NE Director Jason Philpot Mutual aid agreements are a SE Director Randy Sullivan vital part of the plan. Although SW Director Nancy Howell Oklahoma has a wildland mutual OKC Metro Director Jamie DuBose aid agreement, your community Tulsa Director Brad Ashton needs other resources when it Past President Rodney Foster comes to weather emergencies. Know what types of specialized OSUFST Ex-Officio Mike Duncan resources are available to you and OSUFPP Ex-Officio Colby Cagle how to get them. Regional rescue Historian Tim Bartram teams are out there, but remember they may not be available if there are widespread storms. Don’t wait till it happens to try and figure it out. Here are a few things to consider for your storm plan: • Have a back-up communication plan because communication systems are quickly overrun or can be knocked out. Don’t think that you can just use radios or cell phones and they will work. Radios and cell systems are quickly overwhelmed and getting a call in/out is near impossible. Text messages use less data and may work sometimes but they are not reliable. Remember you’re not the only one using it. • Have extra maps of your response area for mutual aid companies to use. • Have laminated instructions for such things as FEMA search markings for search teams to use. • Have marking tape and waterproof pens for search teams. • Colored glow sticks last for hours and are useful markers plus they don’t require batteries. These are handy at night when a rescue team is trying to locate another team in an unfamiliar area (in tornado damaged areas local land marks may be unrecognizable or gone) Different colors can represent different needs such as medical, specialized rescue needs or unfortunately a fatality marker. • Identify problem areas ahead of time such as flood prone areas, areas not easy to access, high population concentrations such as apartments, nursing homes, schools ect. • Identify possible buildings to use as a shelter for evacuees, alternate command post, supplies, and staging. • Have copies of FEMA ICS forms available for documentation (believe me this is very important and helps in the long run). • Establish a Unified Command immediately and have a command post for the incident (this may sound like a broken record, but it works!). • Have a phone list of contacts for equipment, supplies, food, shelter and other resources (ex. Heavy equipment, portable toilets, food and water source for responders, vehicle mechanics and tire repair, fuel, lighting, local shelter contacts for evacuees, ect.) • Have a list of approved vendors and be very careful about taking supplies and equipment from unknown sources (some will be less than trustworthy). These are only a few suggestions that can be utilized. Planning should be done by numerous persons from all agencies not just fire, police and ems. Public utilities, streets, water and other city workers must be included in the planning process. Once the plan is created everyone must be educated on their role. If it is not communicated, then the plan is worthless. In such disasters, it takes everyone working together to have a good outcome, but it starts with someone initiating the plan. If your community does have a plan, then it’s up to you to get it out and become familiar with it and teach your personnel. Plans should also be reviewed annually in order to make adjustments and improvements. Be proactive don’t procrastinate! As instructors we are exposed to many facets of emergency response and its our duty to share that information with our responders. The more we know and the better we perform our jobs the safer our communities are. Until next month, stay safe! Lead with passion and train with a purpose!
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Tony Lopez for OSFA 3rd Vice President I would like to announce my candidacy for the position of 3rd Vice President of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association.
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Hello, my fellow brothers and sisters. Well, we certainly have had an unusual winter. Seems like it rains every time we turn around, and it is looking like we are headed to an early green up. But as always in Oklahoma, just wait a day or two and the weather will change. I hope all of those who attended the OSFA Volunteer Caucus enjoyed the event. It is always a good opportunity to get together with the other volunteers in the state and see what everyone has on their mind. I know for me, it always opens my thoughts and concerns, not to mention that it let’s me see what the issues are with other volunteers. And it gives me new ideas to take back to our department every time I attend. I hope that if you have never attended that you will make plans to attend next year, as this is the volunteer platform where we can all come together and let our voices be heard in a great way. And also, you get to meet other volunteers in the state. As a member of the Volunteer Fire Service Committee, I feel that we are the gateway to the rest of the members of the OSFA to let your voices be heard. Please feel free to reach out to any of us on this committee anytime you have anything you would like to let us know about. We will do our best to help you in any way we can. The biggest thing we hear from all of you who attend is they wish more volunteers would attend the caucus so we can come together and really make a difference in the fire service. It is hard to do at times, I understand, but if we only have the same people, we are only going to get the same results. It is time for all of us to come together and help make the fire service in this state better for all of us. Paid or volunteer, we are all a brotherhood and sisterhood of individuals who come together for all. It’s truly amazing to see when I attend other events involving firefighters in this state that it doesn’t matter if we are volunteer or paid, we are all firefighters. And regardless of your status, everyone will treat you and your department as equal and will offer to help you in any way they can. That shows me that together, we can do just about anything. I know that a lot of volunteers in the state feel that their voice doesn’t matter. That the OSFA is just about the paid departments and that it doesn’t matter what they think and it will fall on deaf ears. I can assure you that this is not the case. There are approximately 16,000 volunteer firefighters in this great state of ours. More than any other membership in the OSFA. If we all come together as one, we can move mountains when needed. But we can’t do anything if we don’t all come together and let our voices be heard. The Volunteer Caucus is the best way to do this. And if you want to make a difference, make plans to attend next year and help us help you.
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Bob Sullivan National Fire Protection Assoc. SW Regional Director bsullivan@nfpa.org • 720-237-1752 Hello OSFA! I hope all of you are doing well! Please add my “Thank You!” to all of you who are on the front lines dealing with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as well as to all of you who are working behind the scenes to help maintain critical equipment supply chains and other forms of assistance. The Fire Service is a pillar of strength in every community across America, and even more so during uncertain times like this when dealing with a crisis that is affecting our entire country. I wanted to mention an NFPA standard that may be helpful as you deal with this crisis. NFPA 1600, Standard on Continuity, Emergency, and Crisis Management, was recognized by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9/11 Commission) as our National Preparedness Standard®, and it has also been recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as a voluntary consensus standard for emergency preparedness. The standard is available on the NFPA website (www.nfpa.org) for free viewing, and offers information for agencies that want to develop emergency and recovery plans, among other topics. It can help fire departments to develop plans for maintaining minimum levels of service and continuity of service, to the community when faced with high volumes of emergencies, including in situations like a pandemic where the emergency responders themselves may need to quarantine for a period of time if an exposure occurs. Please feel free to contact me for assistance in viewing this standard on our website, if needed. In other updates, during the past couple weeks, I had the opportunity to attend several events in Oklahoma. A big “Hats Off!” to the OSFA Public Education Committee for organizing this year’s Public Education Summit in Bethany. It was a fantastic event attended by over 100 people, and the audience had all good comments afterwards. This event will continue to grow in future years, and will help to spread the reach of public education throughout the state. Next up was the Fire Marshals Association of Oklahoma (FMAO) Spring Conference in Edmond, and I appreciated being allowed some time on the agenda to provide an NFPA Update to the attendees. We covered a range of topics, including the new NFPA 855 for Energy Storage Systems, which provides guidance to fire departments on how to prepare for and handle fire emergencies in these types of units; the NFPA Fire Service training available for handling fires in electric vehicles; our new NFPA Hot Work Safety Certificate Program for improving fire safety on construction jobsites; and information available for marijuana facilities and tall wood buildings. Later that same week, the monthly Oklahoma State Fire Marshal Commission Meeting was held in Weatherford, and I had a chance there to provide an NFPA update on many of the same topics as at the FMAO Spring Conference. There was also some discussion about code adoptions, and we had a few minutes to talk a little more about the possibility of starting a fire sprinkler coalition in Oklahoma. In future articles, we’ll explore some of these topics in more depth, and provide additional information that will be helpful to your fire department. In the meantime, stay safe in dealing with the current crisis!
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Museum news Gene Brown Museum Director geneb@osfa.info 405-424-3440
Hello everyone! Well, here we sit riding out the storm. I hope y’all are staying safe. We have shut down the museum until April 16. But I look forward to getting back up and running as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need anything, please call and leave a message. I will get back with you as soon as I can. Keep your heads down and your spirits up. Stay safe!
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Seeing You Around If you are out and about and see a firefighter car tag, snap a pic of it with your smart phone and email it to osfa@osfa.info or an OSFA staff member.
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Hello and welcome to spring! This month we celebrate one of the most important events in history -- the resurrection of
Jesus Christ. Each year before the Easter bunny comes, before the family dinners and Easter egg hunts begin, I feel like we should reflect on the purpose of Jesus‘s death and resurrection, our salvation. Salvation isn’t like an Easter egg hunt where you have to search high and low then, when you find it, race your brothers and cousins to get it first. It’s been laid out plentiful for all of us, we just have to take it. “God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us.” -- 1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 I encourage you to enjoy springtime, to make good memories with family and friends, and most of all to consider Christ.
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Hello Oklahoma Firefighters! May we all live long and prosper. I’m a cancer survivor going on five years now, and I realize how blessed we are to have each day. A total of 68% of all firefighters will get some sort of cancer during their lifetime due to the high risk job that we have. So I have been very active in putting in place for my new firefighters that are just now starting their careers to keep bunker gear clean and always wiping skin down with wipes when firefighters have been exposed to hazardous smoke. I also realize these are steps that
most bigger fire departments have been doing for several years now, but I feel that it is always good to refresh the importance of good safety procedures. I’m from a small combination department, and a lot of the new techniques and new ideas take a few years to catch up with us. Since I have been through the radiation and chemo therapy treatment, I whole heartily want to make sure we put into place standard operating procedures to bring the percentage of us getting cancer down. I feel that if Oklahoma firefighters will stay together in unity, it will help us all live longer and be more prosperous. Thank you for what you do, and God bless each one of you.
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in memoriam Terry Scott, Tulsa FD
Eddie Don Green, Tulsa FD
The Final Fire Alarm sounded for retired Tulsa firefighter Terry Scott on Feb. 18. He was 71. He served as a Captain in the Oklahoma Army National Guard in Tulsa. He retired as a Captain with Tulsa FD, having served 14 years (1972-1986). Terry later worked for Brinks Armored Trucks. Terry enjoyed fishing, riding his motorcycle and boating.
The Final Fire Alarm sounded for retired Tulsa firefighter Eddie Don Green on March 13. He was 71.
When Eddie turned 21, he joined Tulsa FD, a career he would enjoy for the next 35 years (1970-2005). In addition to the fire department, he also held jobs at Sears and Overhead Door. To say he was a hard working man is an understatement.
Charlie “Shoes” Childers, Tulsa FD
Daryl McDaniel, Felt FD
The Final Fire Alarm sounded for retired Tulsa firefighter Charlie “Shoes” Childers on March 11. He was 92. Charlie proudly served the United States Marine Corp. and then proudly served 22 years with the Tulsa Fire Department ((1950-1972), retiring as a Fire Captain. He was a second-generation Tulsa Fireman and a reference in many old firehouse stories and a wealth of TFD knowledge.
The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Felt Fire Chief Daryl McDaniel on March 14. He was 71.
George Tumleson, Tulsa FD The Final Fire Alarm sounded for retired Tulsa firefighter George Tumleson on March 11. He was 87. George was a veteran of the armed forces, serving his country honorably with the U.S. Army during the Korean War while stationed in Germany. He spent 22 years as a firefighter with Tulsa FD (1956-1978) and retired as a captain. He also ran Fry & Tumleson Trenching with his brother-inlaw, Clyde Fry (deceased Tulsa FD Captain).
Daryl served as the temporary Sheriff of Cimarron County, served on the Cimarron EMT board and was Fire Chief of the Felt Fire Department, which he helped to organize. For 10 years, he served on the Oakland Police Department. In October 1974, Daryl was awarded the Medal of Valor for heroic action, above and beyond the call of duty.
Orville Spears, Sequoyah County RFD1 The Final Fire Alarm sounded for retired Sequoyah County firefighter Orville Spears on March 16. He was 85.
He worked six days a week at Firestone, built his family home and started his own business, Orville’s Wheel Alignment. Orville also worked very hard in creating Sequoyah County RFD1. He willingly gave all he had to his community, friends, and his family with love in his heart and a smile on his face.
Tulsa FD Identifies Quick, Safe Solution to Disinfect for COVID-19 Submitted By Mike Mallory, Tulsa FD Recognizing that manual spray bottles and wiping of disinfectant is time consuming and less than ideal in performance, a search was launched to improve coverage of potential contaminated surfaces in a manner that would be more expedient, effective and efficient. The ideal application method is through the use of an electrostatic charged sprayer that will allow the product to coat both the surfaces facing the sprayer and those that are on the back or exposed sides of an object. However, the electrostatic sprayers are relatively expensive and most are not going to be available until late April 2020 at best. Brief experience with pump and battery operated paint sprayers were used and found to be expedient but random in both pattern and product concentration. Consideration was then given to automotive paint sprayer with air provided through utility air hose. The sprayer produced a very fine mist similar to that of a fog. While dispersion is less ideal than that of the electrostatic sprayer, it was quick and could be applied onto surfaces, including paper documents, in a timely manner. To eliminate the need for hose, consideration was given to modification of an old Survivair Panther SCBA to serve as an air source. Designed to use 4,500
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mike Mallory, Physical Resources Chief for the Tulsa Fire Department, shared this with OSFA on March 24. It went out as an email blast. On March 25, Kyle Zickefoose with Jenks Fire & Rescue contacted Mallory and OSFA with a solution he found. psi cylinders, it can use 2,215 psi cylinders, and is completely mobile. Consideration was then given to the sprayer whereby a $15 dollar sprayer was acquired from Harbor Freight and tested. It actually performed better than the $300 sprayer that was first tested. Thus far, the disinfectant used in this process has been hypochlorous acid. It was specifically selected for being environmentally friendly, non-staining in light applications and for its ability to be applied in the presence of others. Though it is not advised, it can be inhaled or ingested, it has been historically used for wound care. The pH is 6.5 and a light surface application does not appear to be detrimental to keyboards, monitors, etc. The produce requires a dwell time of approximately 60 seconds to disinfect surfaces that are contaminated with viruses or bacteria such as HIV, Hepatitis A, B, C, other, as well as many other pathogens including coronavirus.
The post treatment will leave the area with a very light clean chlorine type smell. It was selected for its ability to be used in areas such as 9-1-1 where personnel must remain operational during treatments. Depending upon availability, Tulsa will share with Green Country Chiefs some of the disinfectant which is expected to arrive Monday morning (March 30). Recognizing that the product will be in a tote, those wishing to acquire some will need to provide a container for the liquid. Contact Mike Mallory by email (mmallory@cityoftulsa.org) or mobile phone (918-527-0262) if you or your fire department have questions or would like to acquire an old Survivair SCBA for the purpose of creating a back pack style disinfectant sprayer or acquisition of hypochlorous acid. Naturally, there are no real or implied promises of performance, etc. but the SCBA will be loaned without charge and any incurred expenses will be for your purchase of needed fittings, air hose, sprayer and disinfectant. Stay safe. Submitted by Kyle Zickefoose, Jenks FD Chief Mallory wanted me to let you and the OSFA know that I have been able to convert Scott air packs over to the disinfectant sprayer. I can do both the new ones and the old ones. If you have any or if anyone else needs help give me a shout (918-231-9716).
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In this issue and future issues, Oklahoma Firefighter will print the names of those honored on the Memorial Wall. This issue features Panel 42. AFTON ALFALFA ALLEN ALTUS ALVA ANTLERS APACHE ARDMORE ARNETT ATOKA BARTLESVILLE BERNICE BESSIE BETHANY BETHEL ACRES BILLINGS BIXBY BLACKWELL BLANCHARD BRIDGE CREEK BRISTOW BROKEN ARROW BUFFALO BUTLER BYARS CADDO CALERA CALUMET CALVIN CANEY CASHION CHANDLER CHELSEA CHEYENNE CHOUTEAU CLAREMORE CLAYTON CLEVELAND CLINTON COALGATE COLBERT COLLINSVILLE
Melvin Birks Douglas Klaus Bobby Shinn Bob Branham Donna Branham James Nelson Jerry Abbott Joel Fogelstrom Ronald Goodrich Willie Oldham Noel Parmer Eugene Willingham Russell Wilson Wesley Taylor Robert Keller Jim Mixon Dustin Angle Curtis Ballew James Conditt Robert Haner Donald Stapleton Marty Compton Greg Wedel Howard Vansickle Roger Blevins Harold Carter Richard Reaves Bryan McCartney Charles Rider Tom Beliel Robert Eshelman James Elliott James Sneed Paul Miller Donald Beach Uel Lesperance Dustin Lunow Phillip White Glen Beck George Moore Joe Zerby Homer Dixson David Wingfield Brent Sexton Larry Laub James Holman Robert Jones Roy Blackburn Wesley Haffner Grover Gregory Jimmy Schatz Henry Andrews Ernest Sellers Guy Norfleet John Tackett Wayne Lawrence Matthew Graybill Tony Watson Wade Jackson
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GUTHRIE Richard Hansen Darryl Hughes Jack Hurley William Martin Wesley Whitehorn GUYMON Andrew Barbosa Arthur Behne Ronnie Grant Tommy McGuire HAMMON Jerry Brewster HARTSHORNE Richard Gragg James Mordecai HAWORTH Sherman Lincoln HAYWOOD/ARPELAR Kenneth Eubanks Lorene Eubanks HEALDTON Ronnie Hayes HICKORY GROVE David Johnston Jim Reiling HOLDENVILLE Harman Barnett HOMINY Jack Hudgins Don Miller Felix Nance HUGO MichaeL Burchfield Patrick Wallace HYDRO Earl Johnson Jason Swihart IDABEL Allen Fines Brad Oliver E. Patteron INOLA Michael Martin JAY William Smith JENKS Matthew Johnson JET Troy Campbell JONES James Williams KEEFETON Raymond Bray Rodney Cantrell Glin Larue KELLYVILLE James Reynolds KEYES Kenneth Foust Dorvan Golay Walter Jones KEYS Fred Williams KIEFER Gary Burch KINGFISHER Carl Williams KINGSTON Gilbert Kordeliski Phillip Lindsay Jimmy Rose KIOWA Tom Stephens KONAWA Philip Khoury KREBS Peter Prichard Dominic Silva LAVERNE Dan Crocker
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Matthew Baggett Ted Berryhill Leland Brown Randall Head Jerry Kovacs Lemonte Merritt Darrel Nix Antonio Phillips Arthur Shepler Ross Troutman Delno Scruggs Larry Stinnett Brandon Thomas Galen Yandell Ray Vaughn William Arthur Danny Voss Philip Young Richard Hall Joe Buckley Tracey Smithwick Christopher Railey Terry Turner Thomas Young George Beeby Eldon Showalter James Kinard Shawn Presgrove Elmer Campbell James Wood Paul Mendell Ewell Booth Charles Hamner Eric Hendrickson Jarett Metheny Kevin Goodnight Jason Hensley Roger Roberts Chester Carty James Crater Ted Smith Donnie Sullins George Price Richard Vinson Greg Walters Matt Lorenz Donald Halfhill Robert Moore James Schaefer Donald Barnes Robert Cannon Wilton Adams Wibert Adleman Theo Avant Bill Bailey Louis Bunch Russell Burkhalter Rocky Burt James Carr Todd Chapman Denny Clark Corbin Colson
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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. OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY OLUSTEE OWASSO PAWNEE PEGGS PERKINS PERRY PICHER
Alvin Cops Ralph Crawford Jeffrey Davenport Oren Dowdy James Dunn Furman Earnest William Edgmon Jerry Edwards Otis Fain Kern Freeman John Greene Keith Hamburger Richard Hamilton Thomas Hamilton Claude Hamon Robert Hampton Melvin Hanson Marvin Harvey Sheila Hays Gregory Heard Fred Jones Jere Korthanke Tommy Lawrence Sandra Lawson Lisa Little David McCuddy Ronald McCummins William McDonald Robert Mitchell Andre Munsey Michael Nettleton Henry Nitzel David O’Kresik Matthew Pempin Delbert Ramsey Raymond Richards Forest Rippee Fred Rucker Arey Sawyer Craig Schultz Leroy Shannon Bryan Story Antoinette Thompson
Martin Thorne Shawn Tidwell Curtis Tinsley Charles Wells Peter Whitbeck John Williams Steve Wilson Teddy Wolfe Richard Womack Charles Wright James Zike Howard Zwirtz Paul Brown John York Forrest Reed Brannon Holman David Helton Alvin Cockrum Harold Cawyer
PINK Randall Ivey PONCA CITY Dennis Bearskin Danny Marchesoni POND CREEK Herbert Bailey PRAGUE Glen Kerby PRYOR Marvin Odle PURCELL Joseph Heck QUAPAW Bill Garrison Roxann Teeter QUINTON Patrick Stanfield RALSTON Sammy Renfro RATLIFF CITY Johnny Brown RAVIA Andrew Love RINGLING Bobby Doss Billy Morris RINGWOOD Mark Davidson Tracy Davidson SALLISAW James Farmer William Stavely SAND SPRINGS William Carnahan Barry Molencupp Richard Storm SAPULPA Willard Glenn George Main Dean Wise SAVANNA Charles Buckner SAYRE James McBane Randy Sanders SEMINOLE Gayle Goad SENTINEL John Farris SHAWNEE Donald Lynch Kenneth Nixon Ernest Yates SHIDLER Danny Alexander SLAUGHTERVILLE Wilbert Edwards Robert Smith SPIRO Harmon Harper STERLING David Woods STILLWATER John Dilley Glenn Hadley STONE BLUFF Jamie Bevard STONEWALL Bencie Lillard Gene Williamson SULPHUR Jack Ballinger James Day TAHLEQUAH Lester Ball TEXHOMA Ronald Wagner TIPTON Albert Lane TISHOMINGO Mickey Chaney Paul Wilson TRIBBEY Kimberly Adams
TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA TULSA TUSHKA UNION CITY VELMA VICI VINITA WALTERS WANETTE WASHINGTON WAURIKA WEATHERFORD WELLSTON WESTVILLE WETUMKA WHITEFIELD WILBURTON WILLOW WILSON WOODWARD WYNNEWOOD YALE YUKON
Michael Conley Ralph Dorris Brenny Dunlap J. Duty Paul Gibbons Michael Hamby Kenneth Harlow Joseph Harris Richard Henderson Marvin Hopkins Bob Hurst Glen Kennemer Charles Knight Sr. Theodore Lamb Paul Mauldin Alvin McIntosh Ronald Meeker Archie Melrose Clifford Osburn Floyd Pannell Howard Reese Jack Sanders Jed Scammon Jack Smith Gregory Stevens Scotty Stokes Dennis White James Wickersham James Wood Don Young James Zickefoose Ronald McIninch Bill Sanders Danny Lynn Eric Peoples Eddie Reed Stacy Abbe John Penn Stephen Dubler John Wilk J. Helton Henry Latta David Morris W. Park David Hamilton Kevin Becker Gary Connelly James Horton Troy Roberts Charles Pasley Curtis Bray Aaron Carl George Cuzalina Robert Watson Jeffrey Stearns Floyd Calkins Elmer Hosier Roger Camp Thomas Lilly Paul Carpenter
Looking For a Name on the Firefighters Memorial Wall? There are more than 10,000! By Penelope Soldan Oklahoma Firefighter Editor Unfortunately, there are 217 names on the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial Wall of Valor. That’s how many firefighters have died in the line of duty in Oklahoma. That’s why they are prominently remembered at the Memorial site located across from the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum and OSFA office. Many more Oklahoma firefighters are also recognized on the mahogany granite walls that surround the Wall of Valor and Memorial Statue. More than 10,000! These are the names of OSFA members -- all Oklahoma firefighters -- who either have 20 years of service (whether retired yet or not) or retired with a disability in the line of duty (regardless of years of service). The most common name on the mahogany granite walls? Richard Smith. There are seven total with that first and last name. As a matter of fact, there are four with the same middle initial, too. More names are continuously being added to the Memorial database as eligible firefighters are found while going through OSFA records. So if you or someone you know meet the requirements (from an OSFA member department with either 20 years on or retired with disability in the line of duty), there is a good chance that you or your friend is honored on the wall. Come by the Memorial when you can and check it out! If, by chance, you don’t see the name you are looking for, records can be checked and the database can be updated. Here’s hoping that 10,000+ names are added to the mahogany granite walls and none to the Wall of Valor.
22April 2020Oklahoma Firefighter ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Chase Rankin
Member Services Coordinator
Terri Williams
Executive Director
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
Martha Pierce Vicki Mulbery
Executive Secretary
Accounts Payable Administrator
Than Dinh
Thelisha Clark
Tim Van Horn
Controller
Assistant Director (CFO)
Keely Swonger
Records Administrator
Latoya Battle
Assistant Controller
Data Processor
n CONSENT AGENDA (March 20, 2020) CHECKS TERMINATED IN FEBRUARY 2020:
APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE:
Alva Canton Chandler Clinton Commerce Cyril Edmond Enid Goltry Gotebo Guthrie Helena Hennessey Marietta Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Shawnee Talihina Tulsa Tulsa Tuttle
02/04/2020 Kildare
Doris Huguley John G. Gray Thomas A. Pepper Bob Byrd Carol A. Eddings Dwight Woodward Patsy L. Barber Robert L. Elliott Dorothy M. Campbell Harmon F. Walker William H. Martin Doris L. Doll Earline Riddle Wilton B. Allen Charlotte I. Jones Ruth C. Stephens Irma M. Gearhart Elsiephine L. Elliott Bennie H. Arney Nell D. Stickles Patricia M. Long
Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased Deceased
Nila Brandon, Widow Of Virgil M. Brandon Deceased 02/03/2020
APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR CONTINUATION: 03/01/2020 Eufaula Marilyn K. Luna, Widow Of Leonard J. Luna 03/01/2020 Fairfax Janice Weston, Widow Of George E. Weston 03/01/2020 Helena Elmira Bridgforth, Widow Of Norman W. Bridgeforth 03/01/2020 Meeker Cheryl A. Smith, Widow Of Jerry D. Smith 03/01/2020 Oklahoma City Bonnie Merrick, Widow Of Clinton L. Merrick 03/01/2020 Oklahoma City Fred O. Roberson, Widow Of Carla S. Roberson 03/01/2020 Oklahoma City Mary F. Rowe, Widow Of John A. Rowe 03/01/2020 Picher Alice E. Garner, Widow Of Lonnie J. Garner Jr. 03/01/2020 Prue Donna Matlock, Widow Of Frederick T. Matlock 03/01/2020 Tipton Judy Q. Herring, Widow Of Tommy N. Herring 03/01/2020 Tonkawa Phyllis Pedigo, Widow Of James L. Pedigo 03/01/2020 Tulsa Angela F. Caldwell, Widow Of Tray Caldwell Sr. 03/01/2020 Tulsa Patricia Garrison, Widow Of Dewey A. Garrison 03/01/2020 Vinita Fay A. Charles, Widow Of Leon Charles 03/01/2020 Waurika Carolyn Watkins, Widow Of Starriett B. Watkins
$5,000.00 DEATH BENEFIT:
APPLICATION FOR SERVICE PENSION:
Agra Alfalfa Rural Broken Bow Chandler Chandler Chouteau Cyril Cyril Cyril Eufaula Grandfield Haskell Minco Mountain View Perkins Purcell Sharon Tulsa
03/01/2020 Ardmore Carey S. Richards 03/01/2020 Camargo Mark E. Ward 03/01/2020 Capron Keith D. Roberts 09/01/2019 Chouteau James T. Key 03/01/2020 Elk City Damon Culver 03/01/2020 Holdenville James E. Turner 02/01/2020 Luther James T. Langston 03/01/2020 Marland Roger D. Mooney 03/01/2020 Medford Keith D. Hawkins 03/01/2020 Mooreland Robert L. Haller 03/01/2020 Oklahoma City Lorri L. Davis 02/27/2020 Ringling Todd S. Wilson 09/01/2019 Sapulpa Gregory L. Tallman 03/03/2020 Sentinel Johnny E. Werhan 03/01/2020 Springer Billy A. Lawson 03/01/2020 Stillwater Howard N. Moore 03/03/2020 Tribbey Mickey K. Fullingim
Palmer Marler Funeral Home On Behalf Of Glen V. Britton Ray & Martha’s Funeral Home On Behalf Of Todd L. Willis Bunch Singleton Funeral Home On Behalf Of Ronnie Sharrock Thomas Pepper Co-Death Recipient Of Thomas A. Pepper Virginia Pepper Co-Death Recipient Of Thomas A. Pepper Donna E. Newton, Widow Of Charles D. Newton Sr. David D. Woodward, Child Of Dwight Woodward Lan K. Woodward, Child Of Dwight Woodward Chris Woodward, Child Of Dwight Woodward Dayna Foresee, Widow Of Thomas Allen Foresee Virgie McLain, Widow Of Sidney McLain Dowdy Marker Funeral Home On Behalf Of Roy M. Jones Huber-Reynolds Funeral Home On Behalf Of Jerry D. Chilton Melissa Marschall, Child Of Michael Davis Strode Funeral Home On Behalf Of Johnny M. Bowyer Hazel Herell, Widow Of Lowell Herell Billings Funeral Home On Behalf Of Leonard W. Hayes Devin Masin, Child Of James C. Mastin
APPLICATION FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE PENSION SYSTEM: Blackwell Chickasha Chickasha Del City Enid Guymon Harrah Harrah
Cody Yeager Jordon Long Logan Scheer McKay Rorabaugh Shaun Kinsey Brian Higgins Braydon Archer Adam Kramer
Lindsay Oklahoma City Pawnee Ponca City Poteau Shawnee Tecumseh Walters
Tyler Gordon Jake Elvik Roy Nichols Nicholas Fulton Alex Patton Jeffery Mccabe Justin Hamby Ren Griffith
APPLICATION OF CHILD FOR PENSION: 01/01/2020 Chandler Stephanie Pepper, Guardian Of Caroline Pepper, Child Of Thomas A. Pepper Deceased 12/09/2019 01/01/2020 Chandler Stephanie Pepper, Guardian Of Claire A. Pepper, Child Of Thomas A. Pepper Deceased 12/09/2019 01/01/2020 Chandler Stephanie Pepper, Guardian Of Kiegan G. Pepper, Child Of Thomas A. Pepper Deceased 12/09/2019 01/01/2020 Chandler Stephanie Pepper, Guardian Of Kiera D. Pepper Child Of Thomas A. Pepper Deceased 12/09/2019
APPLICATION FOR VESTED BENEFIT: 05/05/2019 04/19/2020 02/01/2017 01/06/2022 03/15/2040 05/27/2028 03/30/2018
Calumet Oak Grove Okemah Rattan Stillwater Taloga Waynoka
Mike D. Haydon Dewayne K. Phillips Jeff K. Titsworth John E. Dillishaw Trenton D. Mitchell Cory J. Megli Dustin Rankin
REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS: Hired William B. Bowles Damon Culver Darin Hayden Matthew Burns Jacob Weaver
Elk City Elk City Lindsay Norman Owasso
Terminated
03/14/2017 09/20/2002 06/01/2011 09/12/2012 01/03/2012
02/18/2020 07/16/2003 11/01/2019 01/30/2020 02/21/2020
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n MEETING (Feb. 21, 2020) Members Present: Mike Kelley, Cliff Davidson, Dana Cramer, Jim Ed Nimmo, Brent Bryant, Eric Harlow, Brent Baggett, Ron Kreiter, Janet Kohls, Matt Lay, Dereck Cassady, Brandy Manek. Member Absent: Tippy Pierce. Others Present: Chase Rankin, Executive Director; Timothy Vanhorn, Assistant Director; James Reynolds, Assistant Director; Terri Williams, Executive Secretary; Marc Edwards, Legal Counsel; Troy Brown, Tim Nash, &CO; Warren DeKinder, INTECH: Samantha Scher & Brian Foerster; Lord Abbett; and Pat Malcom, Earnest Partners. Reginard K. Henry/Broken Arrow - Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Nimmo to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective February 1, 2020, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried Jason Wall/Chouteau – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective October 10, 2018: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded to modify to “Disability Not in the Line of Duty” and send to State Doctor. Ayes; Kelley, Manke, Kohls, Lay, Kreiter, and Cramer. Nayes: Cassady, Baggett, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, and Bryant. Motion failed. Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Davidson to deny the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective October 10, 2018. Ayes: Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: Cramer. Motion carried.
Craig A. Fletcher/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify the “Application for “Disability in Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Justin Gomez/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective January 29, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty” to “Disability Not in the Line of Duty” and send to State Doctor. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Chris Thompson/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty” to “Service” and send to the State doctor. Ayes: Manek, Kohls, Lay, Kreiter, Cramer. Nayes: Cassady, Baggett, Bryant, Davidson, Nimmo and Harlow. Motion failed. Motion was made by Nimmo and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Cassady, Manek, Kohls, Lay, Kreiter, Baggett, Cramer, Davidson, Nimmo and Harlow. Nayes: Bryant. Motion carried.
Charles L. Hansen /Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Roy A. Wolf/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: Bryant. Motion carried
Kenneth Holman /Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Baggett to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: Bryant. Motion carried.
Daniel R. Hesson/Ponca City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective January 18, 2020: This item was tabled.
Darin Hodges/Midwest City - Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and Bryant to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Joseph E. Johns /Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Casey W. Yochum/Midwest City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 8, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Bryant to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 8, 2020 and request him to be recalled in six months for follow-up. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Robert C. Jenner /Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Jeffrey Harris/Norman – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective January 25, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”,to “Disability Not in the Line of Duty” and send to State Doctor effective January 25, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. John Archer/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Bryce L. Brent/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Baggett to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Ayes: Lay, Kreiter, Baggett, Bryant, Davidson. Nayes: Cassady, Manek,, Kohls, Cramer Nimmo, and Harlow. Motion failed. Motion was made by Ms. Kohl and seconded by Cramer to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty” to “Service”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Kohls, Lay, Kreiter and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Carlton Neal/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: Bryant. Motion carried. Richard Scroggins/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify the “Application for “Disability in Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Weldon Sharp/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Joshua L. Stark/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: Bryant. Motion carried.
Alan C. Griffey/ Tulsa – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Harlow to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Bryant, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Randy L. Steed/ Tulsa – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Harlow to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Bryant, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried Scotty R. Stokes / Tulsa – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Cassady to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Bryant, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Kent E. Long/Yukon – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective February 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to modify the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective February 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Bryant, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried Clinton Mowdy/Coalgate – Application For “Disability Not In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective August 4, 2019: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Harlow to deny the “Application for “Disability Not in the Line of Duty”, effective August 4, 2019. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Bryant, Kohls, Kreiter, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Joel Bain/Midwest City - Request To Modify Pension From “Disability Not In The Line Of Duty” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the request of Bain to modify from “Disability Not in the Line of Duty” to “Disability in the Line of Duty”. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Davidson, Pierce, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Manek, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried.
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OSFA Executive Board Highlights
Roll Call: Mike Kelley, present; Eric Harlow, present; Cliff Davidson, present; Jim Ed Nimmo, present; Dereck Cassady, present; Tippy Pierce (ORFA), excused. Others: Steve Lumry, Gene Brown, Trisha Chain, Eric Hamilton, Caroline Reed, Chase Rankin, Tom Bradley, Steve Bashore, Mike Bower. Correspondence: Praise of Volunteer Caucus by a member. COMMITTEE REPORTS n Legislative: Lumry The COLA bill will not be heard until the end of the session. Lumry discussed updates on SB1794. n Safety and Health: Lumry Committee is working on PFAS research; members attended a conference call with research scientists to discuss the subject. A podcast has been sent to the committee to review for distribution to all members upon approval. n Educational Advisory: Chain, Lumry After one week of State Fire School registration being open, there are 231 students in 795 classes and some classes are maxed out or nearing maximum. Committee is discussing limiting the amount of students from one department enrolled in a single hands-on class. Board discussed creating an automatic waiting list for the classes instead of immediate enrollment. EDITOR’S NOTE: The OSFA State Fire School has been postponed until May 2021. n Volunteer Fire Service: Davidson, Lumry The Volunteer Caucus went very well and members enjoyed the meet and greet the night before; there were 99 attendees. n Benevolent: Lumry Committee has not met; there were two more AD&D checks delivered to families since the last meeting. n Membership: PennyMac mortgage will be backing out of our contract and will no longer be a benefit for members. n County Sales Tax: Still waiting for the AG’s office to approve the answers from the state auditor. n Financial Advisory: Kelley Committee will be submitting a resolution for convention to recommend studying issue of raising membership dues. n Public Education: Brown Summit registration is nearing maximum. The Public Education trailer has been reserved for a date in October 2020 and more departments have inquired. Museum Report: Brown The Museum received a grant from Fire Protection Publications to use for membership to the Oklahoma Historical Society in order to store our pictures on their database. The Society has offered to let the Museum purchase preservation supplies from them directly. Brown is working on adjusting pricing in the gift shop and is researching more items to sell. Work is continuing on the Ward LaFrance, including polishing and adding period correct accessories. Pictures the Museum has in storage are being archived by Greg Roberts; a train set was donated and the goal is to have it running in the Museum. KOCO 5 created a news piece on the Museum that has since been shared on its Facebook page. Brown is working on getting 500 of the 1000 smoke detectors that are stored at Tulsa Fire as a donation from Vision 20/20 to help disseminate them to departments that request them. n Museum Expansion Committee: Lumry A fundraiser for the expansion is the soccer game on May 12 with OKC Energy vs. Tulsa Roughnecks.
February 20, 2020
Fire Service Training Report: Reed The Destry Horton fire school went well with 247 students; Camp Gruber is coming up Feb. 21-23; REMS conference in March, Durant regional fire school in April 4-6. The organization is busy updating classes to coincide with standard changes; they have received a new semi to haul their training trailers. Reed discussed funding needed for statewide training.  Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Report: Lumry The grant is still going well with classes starting in Poteau and Ponca City; some classes are having to start without their books or access to Resource 1. NVFC Report: Davidson, Lumry NVFC has asked Sheri Nickel to attend FDIC on their behalf; she will be participating in a conference call discussing changes to the language of NVFC’s articles of incorporation. OFCA Report: Lumry The OFCA Conference is April 8-10 and will feature bowling and golf tournaments happening simultaneously. EDITOR’S NOTE: The OFCA Conference has been postponed until Aug. 12-14 (tentatively). ORFA Report: Lumry Still working on building chapters; a subcommittee is working on obtaining an item to raffle, with proceeds donated to the Museum expansion; a letter has been prepared discussing changes in tax laws and will be sent to retirees upon approval. Executive Director’s Report: Lumry OSFA membership totals: 418 departments, 6 new (Freedom Hill, Isabella, Lamar, Lula, Rattan, Taft) with 9,185 total members. ORFA membership 4,399; Brent Hatcher membership 119; digital Oklahoma Firefighter 910 subscriptions. Event totals: Pre Conference Workshop 67, Winter Workshop 117, Volunteer Caucus 99. Registration for the Public Education Summit is at 92.
OSFA AWARDS n DAVID BAIN AWARD: Recognizes any individual who has provided service both to their community and to the OSFA and who possesses attributes that coincide with involvement in youth programs through church, school, and/or community, provides a role model for other leaders, and has proven to be a person of courage and impeccable character. Nominations must be received by April 29, 2020 n MEDAL OF VALOR: Any firefighter: who performs acts of courage, bravery and/or valor: who goes above and beyond the call of duty: who performs an extraordinary act of bravery: who shows exemplary action while on or off duty. n MERITORIUS SERVICE AWARD: Any person who has performed a service or deed beyond their normal duty in saving or attempting to save the life of another person or contributing to the safety and welfare of the general public. n DEPARTMENT/ UNIT CITATION: Presented to a Department/ Unit that has displayed gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions.
DATES TO REMEMBER June 9, 2020 39th ORFA Convention in Oklahoma City June 10-13, 2020 126th OSFA Convention in Oklahoma City June 10-13, 2020 88th OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Convention in Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City Convention and Visitors Bureau is rebranding as a ‘modern frontier’ and their new advertising features the Firefighters Memorial. The Legislative Committee’s subcommittee on mental health has asked representatives from the Safety and Health and Educational Advisory Committees to participate in the subcommittee. Consensus of the Board to accept Tim Bartram as primary representative and Sheri Nickel as secondary representative of the OKTIMS coalition. Board consensus to approve receptionist job posting. Board consensus to disband the Building Corporation. Lumry updated Board on legislative cosponsors of federal bills: HB141, SB521, HR4540, HR4527. Kristen Horton will be leaving the organization after today. New Business Board consensus to replace Greta Hurt with Barrett Cramer on the Educational Advisory Committee. Board consensus to appoint Shaun Pryor to the Safety and Health Committee. Steve Bashore addressed the Board. Adjourn: 12:56 p.m. Next meeting: March 19, 2020
n SHEY P. FRANCIS AWARD: Presented to persons who are deemed worthy of his example, who have made a sincere dedicated effort to improve working conditions, funding, training opportunities, and salaries and/or pensions for the firefighters of the State of Oklahoma. n HEROISM AWARD: Any non-fire fighter who voluntarily risks his or her life in saving or attempting to save the life of another person. n FIRST IN LAST OUT AWARD: Presented to an OSFA member who has demonstrated excellent service to the entire membership by and through attendance at annual conventions, committee work for the Association (Convention and/or Standing Committees), volunteer work for the Association (in the Museum or for OSFA in general), and exemplifies what it means to be a firefighter and a member of OSFA.
Nominations for OSFA Awards may be made by any association member by presenting documentation of the deed to the OSFA Executive Board for approval. Documentation may be letters, pictures, newspaper clippings, etc.
OSFA Snapshots
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Webbers Falls FD Receives Help After Fire Oklahoma Firefighters Museum hosted Oklahoma Fire Pipes & Drums for its interview with KFOR-4 regarding the band’s aspirations to compete at Worlds in Scotland
Hitchcock, Mounds and Yale fire departments received bunker gear for their firefighters who completed the FF1 program as part of the SAFER grant. Congratulations!
On March 4, a fire broke out at the Webbers Falls Fire Department. Crews from Vian, Gore, Porum and Warner responded to help Webbers Falls put out the fire. The FD’s main building is considered a total loss after the roof caved in. So were many items inside, including two brush trucks, two rescue boats and most of the equipment and gear for Webbers Falls’ 16 volunteer firefighters. OSFA got in contact with Webbers Falls Fire Chief Shawn Smith on March 5 and helped get the word out that helmets and Wildland gear were needed if any departments happen to have extras laying around. That same day, there was an overwhelming response to help Webbers Falls FD, and arrangements were made to get the gear picked up and delivered. The good news is that Webbers Falls FD was insured with VFIS and will be able to replace everything that was lost -- building and contents. The call for equipment went out because the FD needed these things until the replacements were received. Chief Smith said his department is “100% operational with a lot of help.”
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n OKLAHOMA FIRE SPOTLIGHT BY GREG ROBERTS
Norman FD Retired
TUTTLE FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief: Bruce Anthony TFD formed: 1926 Joined OSFA: 1939 Paid members: 12 Volunteers: 10 ISO rating: 3/3Y Population: 7300 (Approx.) Fire district square miles: 65 EMS district square miles: 400 Number of calls: 1500 (Average) Stations: 2 Brushpumpers: 4 Ambulances: 3 Engines: 3 Tankers: 2
Tuttle is located east of the Chisholm Trail and was originally developed as a farming and ranching community. Land was purchased and the town was platted in 1901. Tuttle is named after area rancher James H. Tuttle. The post office was established in 1902 and the town was incorporated in 1906. Tuttle is part of the Tri-City area of northern Grady and McClain counties, and is one of the fastest growing communities in Oklahoma. Since 2000, Tuttle has seen a population increase of more than 60%. Tuttle is also the hometown of Alfred P. Murrah, namesake of the federal building in Oklahoma City that was destroyed in the April 19, 1995 bombing. Also, former Oklahoma University quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, Jason White, grew up in Tuttle.
BP-503 1986 Chevrolet 200 pump/300 tank
Tanker 1 2008 Kenworth/ Pierce 500 pump/2000 tank
Chief Bruce Anthony
EMS-2 2019 Ford/Frazer
C-500 2018 Chevrolet Tahoe
E-1 2009 Kenworth/Pierce 1250 pump/1000 tank
Rescue 1 2009 Kenworth/Pierce
E-3 2009 Kenworth/Pierce 1250 pump/1000 tank
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