OSFA Past President’s Report

from Oklahoma Firefighter Aug-Sept-Oct 2022

by Oklahoma State Firefighters Assoc

OSFA Executive Director’s Report

Ringwood FD

Hello everyone! I hope you all are getting to enjoy the summer break with your kids and grandkids. As we all know, family is one of the most important parts of our lives and should always be one of our most important priorities. I want to thank everyone who attended the convention in Enid, and I hope everyone had a great time. My number one objective was to make it as fun as possible. There where so many people that helped plan and organize and I can not thank them enough for their time and effort. I will not try and mention names because I know I would miss one or two. So, I will just say thank you to everyone who helped with convention. As with every convention, a new board member is elected to the board, and I want to welcome Cary Provence to the board. Cary has always been involved with committees and has always worked for the betterment of firefighters across the state. I believe you all made a great choice in electing him to represent you. As we start this new year, I encourage you all to get involved and be a part of your organization. You are the reason this organization exist, and it is here to serve each and every one of you. In my four years on the board, we have been faced with several tough issues. I will admit there have been days that it would have been easier to have stayed home to not have to deal with some of them. But I always realized that you elected me to represent you, and that it is our responsibility to try and make the best decisions for the organization. It is my hope that we can all work together to reach the goals that we all set out to achieve. There are many new changes being made to help the organization to be more efficient and effective for its members. There will be glitches and hiccups along the way, but we will work through them and get the organization where it needs to be. I realize some of these new changes are not popular with everyone, and I understand your concerns. I have been in the fire service long enough to know firefighters usually balk at change. But the end goal is to get the organization to serve its members efficiently and effectively. If you have any issues with any of the changes, you can reach out to the staff or your Executive Director and they will be more than happy to help you resolve the issue. Thank you all for your support the past four years and I look forward in working with you in the future.

Convention Photos by Greg Roberts, Norman FD Retired

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