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OSFA Executive Board Members’ Comments............................................................. 5-7 OSFA Executive Director’s Report - Tippy Pierce .......................................................... 7 ORFA Report - President George Fina ........................................................................... 8 Women’s Auxiliary Report - Courtney Thompson ........................................................ 8 Firefighter Near-Miss Report - Greg Lindsay ............................................................... 10 In Memoriam .................................................................................................................. 15 Museum News - Gene Brown ......................................................................................... 16 Memorial Wall - Panel 55 .............................................................................................. 26 Executive Board Meeting Highlights ............................................................................. 32 Oklahoma Fire Spotlight -- Valley View FD .................................................................. 33

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Eric Harlow

Guthrie FD

ericharlow200@gmail.com • 405-520-2893 Greetings Oklahoma Firefighters! Wow, it is amazing how time flies! I cannot believe that it’s been three years since I was given the humbling opportunity to represent you all in our awesome organization. It’s even more amazing that for the next year, I’ve been given the chance to lead this organization. While convention may be over, your OSFA Executive Board and staff are already hard at work laying out the future of this great organization. We will choose a new Executive Director to lead the OSFA as we go forward. The board is currently working on this project and expect a job posting for it soon. We are also evaluating our current office organization and looking at any changes that might be necessary to optimize the work flow. The board is striving to provide our members with the best in service, while still being as efficient as possible with your funds. Even with the pandemic that continues to alter our everyday lives, our OSFA membership numbers continue to grow. We have several new departments that have joined this year and we wholeheartedly welcome them to our organization. If you know of a department that’s interested in joining, please call the office and we can get them in touch with the right people and information. Speaking of the pandemic, our state is now a hot spot with hundreds of new cases each day, according to the Oklahoma State Department of Health statistics. We have to remain diligent in our efforts to keep our personnel safe. Our cleaning and disinfecting procedures shouldn’t be allowed to be relaxed at all. We must continue to take whatever steps are recommended in order to maintain safe service to our citizens, whether we fully agree with them or not. Remember to track any expenses related to your response to COVID-19. This includes personal protective equipment including gloves, gowns, safety glasses/ goggles, etc. These items are reimbursable via the federal CARES Act stimulus funding. Contact the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services for more information on how to apply for reimbursement at www.omes.ok.gov. While many training events have been canceled or postponed due to the pandemic, there are still many going on, both in traditional and online delivery formats. Seek those out and encourage your firefighters to seek those out. Just because we are restricted in many ways, it doesn’t mean we need to slack off on our training. Social distance and wear a mask if necessary, but try and continue to train. We still have Firefighter 1 academies going across the state. Contact Sheri Nickel at sherin@osfa.info if you need information on these. In closing, please remember to wash your hands often and practice your social distancing when possible. We will get through this, but it will take time and effort on our part. Thank you again for the opportunity to lead our group throughout this difficult time.

2020-21 OSFA Executive Board PRESIDENT Eric Harlow • 405-520-2893 ericharlow200@gmail.com 1ST VICE PRESIDENT

2ND VICE PRESIDENT

Cliff Davidson • 580-554-1886

Jim Ed Nimmo • 918-557-8379

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PAST PRESIDENT

Tony Lopez • 405-739-1343

Mike Kelley • 405-623-4338

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OSFA’s new President was born and raised in Stroud. He attended Stroud HS and Oklahoma State University. While in college, Harlow joined Ripley FD as a volunteer and worked in Stroud for the local EMS service. He joined the Oak Cliff Fire Protection District, holding both volunteer and paid positions and rising to the position of Training Officer. He then became Assistant Chief at the neighboring Deer Creek Fire Protection District, a position he held until moving into his current position as Fire Chief for the City of Guthrie. During many of his years at both Oak Cliff and Deer Creek, Harlow also worked as an Airport Firefighter at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City. And he is currently a Reserve Police Officer for the Guthrie Police Department. In a recent question-and-answer session with Oklahoma Firefighter, Harlow, 40, shared the following: When did you know you wanted to be a firefighter? At a very young age. My parents tell me it was around 3 or 4 years old. How’d you go about getting into the fire service? I attended OSU, majoring in fire protection and safety engineering while also becoming a volunteer firefighter. What do you like best about being a Firefighter? I enjoy being able to be take care of a citizen on what may very well be the worst day of their life. Just having the opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life truly makes you have pride in your work. What have been some highlights of your fire service career so far? My favorite is having the opportunity to serve our organization and represent our fire service. The many large Oklahoma Wildfires will forever be etched in my memory. Our large downtown fire in Guthrie back in January 2019 will also stand out as memorable, even though it was a tragic loss. What are your hopes for the future? That we make the Oklahoma Fire Service and our organization better for those that will come after us. What was the highlight of the 2020 OSFA Convention for you? The amazing job the OKC group did at overcoming the COVID mess and putting on a stellar convention!

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Cliff Davidson

Ringwood FD

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Well hello everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed convention. I know that is the goal of every board member that hosts one. I know that I enjoyed the Retirees convention and the golf tournament. And I was looking forward to enjoying brother Mike’s convention, but unfortunately I had other issues going on that caused me to miss it. From what I hear, everyone had a great time. I know personally that is what brother Mike had in mind for everyone. We are dealing with some very trying times. It was a wonder that we even had a convention. I would like to take a minute to congratulate a very good friend of mine, Mr. George Fina, on his David Bain Award. I can’t think of a more deserving person for this award. George works pretty much nonstop for the firefighters of Oklahoma. He is a great advocate for all of us who serve. Thank you, George, for all that you do. I can only hope that I have your energy and drive at your age. Also, I would like to congratulate another friend of mine, Mr. Tom Marcum, on being awarded the First in Last Out Award. I can’t think of a more deserving person for this award. Tom has served the members of the OSFA for many years and will continue to do so. I am very honored to call him a friend. This guy retired from one job and started a new career training firefighters. I would call that dedication. I hope all of you are doing well and I look forward to serving you all in the future. I have a lot of people to thank this year. First off is Jim Ed Nimmo for covering for me in my absence this year at convention. Brother, you are awesome. Thank You. I want to say a special thank you to Mike Kelley. It has been an absolute joy working with you in your year as president. Thank you for your dedication to the members of the OSFA and your dedication to the fire service. We are all very fortunate to have you represent all of us in the fire service. It has been a pleasure working with you, and I wish you the best with your retirement from Oklahoma City Fire. I want to also say congratulations to Eric Harlow as the new president of the OSFA. I know we are all going to be in great hand with you at the helm and I looking forward to working with you. I also want to welcome Tony Lopez to the OSFA Board. Congratulations on your win. I look forward to working with you in the future. And last but not least, thank you Dereck Cassady for your dedication to the OSFA and the fire service. I wish you the best of luck in the future. I want to say thank you to all of the board members and the OSFA staff for all your hard work this past year. We had one primary mission, and with the membership’s help, we got it done. On a final note, I want to wish Steve Lumry a welldeserved retirement. Thank you for your many years of dedication to the OSFA and Oklahoma fire service. Thank you all for your support to the organization. I look forward to working for the organization another year. Everyone stay healthy.

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Tulsa FD

jimnimmo7@gmail.com 918-557-8379 I never have liked the old fire service saying that goes something to the effect of, “### years of tradition unimpeded by progress.” Over my time, I have seen changes, as we all have -- some for good reason and some for no real reason at all. If I were to coin the phrase, I would say (depending on what date you attribute the beginning of the American Fire Service) the fire service is close to 300 years of tradition, generally unimpeded by change for the sake of change. I don’t think any of us should be ashamed of our traditions, especially the tradition of being resistant to hollow changes. It doesn’t mean that change isn’t necessary occasionally, but when necessary change walks through the door, I think everyone recognizes it. I can’t say that I’ve seen any real resistance to it. That is not the kind of change I’m talking about. The changes I’m talking about are the ones for the sake of change, and the change agents that push for those changes. We all know them. They often congregate in groups and are quick to recognize each other as leaders and innovators, regardless of the real impact of their innovations. When I first went to OSU-FST to get FFI in 1999ish, the SCBA I brought with me had an old aluminum or steel cylinder. It was heavy and big. Couple that with an old set of black bunker gear with the old saddle blanket liners, and it was a long hot week for me in Stilly. I know, I know, you old timers wore steel bottles around all day, uphill both ways, liked them so much you never even noticed them. I was on a volunteer department and there were some guys there from Muskogee FD who had some new composite bottles (I’m going to go ahead and call them bottles, because that’s what we call them; I don’t care what FST says, if that is even still a debate). In my mind looking back they were about the size of an O2 bottle. I’m sure they were bigger in reality. I was happy the first time I slung one on when I went to work at Muskogee. That was a change that I can say I never heard anyone complain about, but I haven’t

been everywhere and firemen do love to complain. A few years later, I slipped the same model on at the Academy in Tulsa. Fast forward 16 more years and yesterday I slipped on our current composite SCBA in Tulsa. It’s bigger, it’s heavier, it isn’t as bad as aluminum or steel, but I can’t say it was an improvement. It does hold more air so I can work a little longer without switching out bottles, but that’s about it. So how do changes like that happen? Were firemen asking for bottles that lasted longer, and when I say firemen here, I’m talking about folks riding trucks and getting dirty not the folks spec’ing out new equipment at HQ? I don’t think so, but there were a couple of tragedies that pushed it along, largely because air management was what was sighted as a contributing factor in a couple of fatality incidents. Policy wise, the idea was to create a reserve for escape, but culturally I don’t think I’m too far off the mark when I say the net effect has been members staying in longer and pushing deeper than their air supply. Who benefited? I’m not sure, but basically every fire department in the U.S. had to completely upgrade if they wanted to be NFPA compliant. That is a lot of money. My point is this: I’m sure a lot of work went into this change, and I think intentions for this change were positive, but intent and result are two different things. Sometimes being resistant to change is practical. Sometimes I think we could use more of it. If you are a formal leader in your department, I’d encourage you not to insulate yourself from naysayers by surrounding yourself with sycophants and cheerleaders. Get honest buy in from your naysayers, even though it is hard. If you do, you have a recipe for real cultural change, and you’ll have a pretty good reading on the value of that change. Be proud of our tradition. Hell, be proud of your pride in it. I am.

George Fina receives David Bain Award from Mike Kelley & Seve Lumry

Tom Marcum receives First In Last Out Award

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If you have not heard, OSFA Executive Director Steve Lumry retired as of the last day of the OSFA Convention. I would like to thank Steve for his years of service as the Executive Director. His leadership of this organization and direction will be felt for many years as his goals are achieved. He has helped build this organization to the highest membership of all time. He helped me prepare for this transition by letting me follow him for three weeks before his retirement. I hope he enjoys his retirement. I would like to thank the OSFA Board for the opportunity to service as Interim Executive Director. We are trying to make this transition as painless as possible. We have been able to keep the many parts of the organization moving to serve the membership. Just a little about myself. I was born in Guymon on March 1, 1951. I graduated from Texhoma High School in 1970 and attended Panhandle State in Goodwell, and I received a degree from Pike’s Peak University in Colorado Springs. I was the Fire Chief in Texhoma before joining the Moore Fire Department. I achieved the rank of Training Major for the Moore Fire Department. I spent 17 years working on my days off here at the OSFA doing all kinds of jobs -- from mowing grass all the way to being the comptroller for this organization. All total, I spent 31 Year and 10 months as a firefighter before retiring in 2009. After that, I went to work for Warren Caterpillar in Oklahoma City as Training Instructor II and became a Certified Cat Instructor, one of only 200 all time for Caterpillar Corporation. In 2019-2020, I served as the President of the ORFA and now I am also the Executive Director for the ORFA. We have been working hard to be able to start the first phase of the Museum Expansion which is the new building for storing fire apparatus and to be able to work on them. This will be a six-bay structure so we can make room in the museum for the children’s public fire education area. This building will be on the east side of the museum building and will have access from NE 50th Street. We will have a new parking area that will be part of this construction. The ORFA’s Cornerstone Committee has a sub-committee called the Museum Expansion Committee, and they are doing a fundraiser. We are raffling off a Kubota ATV side-by-side. One ticket can be purchased for $25 or you can get five (5) tickets for $100. Tickets can be purchased on the OSFA website under the museum heading. We will be giving this ATV away at the OSFA Convention next year in Guthrie. You do not have to be there to win! This fundraiser is to help your museum. Don’t wait until the last minute, buy tickets today! The OSFA Museum has been closed due to the coronavirus but the staff has been working to repair, clean and polish the floor in the building. This has been a good thing for museum and this will make thing look much better when we open back up. This time has also given the Museum staff time to paint, fix lights and work on cleaning things over at the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial. We hope to finish and fill the pool very soon. Sheri, Gene and I have been driving across this state to deliver all the 100 year plaques. This has been a great opportunity for us to visit with members of this association and to make new friends. I feel that any department that has been a member for that long is a very powerful statement of support of this organization and we need to thank them in person. The FDs we visited were Ada, Altus, Anadarko, Antlers, Ardmore, Atoka, Caddo, Chandler, Checotah, Coalgate, Davis, Fairfax, Hartshorne, Healdton, Henryetta, Hinton, Hobart, Hollis, Hugo, Kiefer, Marietta, Miami, Muskogee, Pauls Valley, Poteau, Ringling, Roff, Snyder, Stilwell, Tishomingo, Vinita and Wilburton. The board is working on committee selection for all the committees. We are starting up with the first committee ASAP. I would like thank everyone who signed up to be on one of these committees. The David Bain Memorial Golf Tournament is going to be held Sept. 16. in Oklahoma City. Please remember to sign up and play in this golf tournament, as it is always a fun time and great time to get to know other firefighters. If I can be of service or if you need anything from this organization, send me an e-mail at tippy@osfa.info or call me at 405-424-1452 (office) or 405-924-1104 (cell).

Tony Lopez

Midwest City FD

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First off, I would like to thank Mike Kelley and the Oklahoma City Fire Department for hosting this year’s convention. They did a great job at putting it together with all that has been going on. I would also like to thank everyone for their support in my run for 3rd Vice President. It was great to see four candidates running this year. I hope we will continue to see so many people wanting to be involved. And I want to thank all the candidates for running, as it was great to get to know you. I have already been busy. We have had three executive board meetings and two pension board meetings since I was elected. I have a lot to learn over my next five years on the board. During convention this year, our department had a tragic event occur and we lost an active member due to an accident. I would like to thank everyone for their support during this difficult time. Please continue to keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Stay Safe and God Bless.

Q&A with Tony Lopez OSFA’s new 3rd Vice President was born in Moore and attended Moore HS, OSU-OKC and OCCC. He’s been with Midwest City FD for 30 years -- the only FDS he’s worked for. In a recent question-and-answer session with Oklahoma Firefighter, Lopez, 54, shared the following: When did you know you wanted to be a firefighter? I was 23 and sitting behind a desk working for Hibdon Tire Centers. I did not know anything about the fire service, but I had some friends that had been applying at different departments. So I look in the help wanted section and saw that Midwest City FD was hiring. I applied, tested and was fortunate enough to get hired my first try. Why did you decide to run for the OSFA Executive Board? I had thought about running for several years, but I finally decided to do so last December. I hope to do the best job possible as an executive board member and retire in five years.

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Oklahoma City FD mkelly@local157.org

We were able to hold the 126th annual OSFA Convention in June in Oklahoma City, and I would like to thank everyone who was able to attend. Despite the changing guidelines and moving targets, we had a successful convention due to the hard work of many. A big thank you to my convention committee, the sponsors, the OSFA staff, the Oklahoma City Fire Department and IAFF Local 157. All of these groups demonstrated what each of you do every day -- overcome adversity and create a successful outcome! Congratulations to Tony Lopez, your new OSFA 3rd VP! I was encouraged by the quality candidates and their willingness to serve. This is your organization and it is only successful because of the willingness of members to be involved. I’d like to personally thank Steve Lumry for his years of dedicated service to the OSFA. Enjoy your retirement brother! Thanks to Tippy Pierce for stepping in to the role of Interim Executive Director. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the board has decided to keep the museum and office closed to visitors at this time while your staff continues to work hard. The staff has been able to perform needed maintenance and complete projects that would be impossible during normal operations. They continue to make your Museum and Memorial one that we should all be proud to call our own. The legislative session, although altered, was a successful one. We were able to achieve our number one objective by securing a much-needed COLA. Although it wasn’t as much as we would have liked, it was a major victory in these uncertain times. Thanks to everyone that was instrumental in its passage! Stay safe and stay strong!

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ORFA REport

George Fina Oklahoma City FD Retired I would like to begin this article by telling you all how humbled I am to have received the David Bain Award. There are many people more deserving than I. I am very excited about this coming year. We have a lot of work ahead of us to do. Tippy left a great plan for the future with Corner Stone. He is a hard act to follow. These are hard times with the virus. We all need to stay safe, but that does not mean we can’t keep busy and stay in touch with firefighters, active retirees and volunteers. We are a powerful group and that power should be used to improve benefits for retiree’s, volunteers and active firefighters. When we attack a fire, we have one goal in mind and that is to extinguish the fire. Just what would happen if we did our own thing? Nothing, and that is just what has been happening. This year, we all worked together and received our long-deserved COLA. We have a good start and let’s keep it going. If you talk to a firefighter, retired firefighter or volunteer and he or she are not members of OSFA or ORFA, tell them how important this is for us to be together. We need more chapters. Chapters can be very beneficial to its members. I will have more information about this in the future. In closing , I want to thank you for the honor to serve. I will work hard to make ORFA stronger and better than when I got here.

Q&A with George Fina ORFA’s new President was born in Chicago and moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1955. He graduated from Northwest Classen in 1957 and was hired by the Oklahoma City Fire Department in 1962. During his 23 years at OCFD, Fina worked his way up from firefighter to driver to captain. He was active in Local 1524 IAFF and served two terms as president. In a recent question-and-answer session with Oklahoma Firefighter, Fina, 82, shared the following: Other jobs/titles/positions? Served as councilman and Mayor for the City of Piedmont for 20 years. On School Board of Canadian Valley Technology Center. Currently serving as President of Oklahoma City Retired Firefighters Association. Broke NHRA record three times in one day and was named 1969 World Drag Racing Champion. When did you know you wanted to be a firefighter? After learning about the job from a relative who was employed by the OKC Fire Department. I learned quickly that it was a way of life, not a job. What did you like best about being a firefighter? The Brotherhood! Why did you decide to run for the ORFA Executive Board? It gives me the opportunity to help leave things better for the fire service.

2020-2021 ORFA Executive Board PRESIDENT George Fina, OKC gomsoc38@gmail.com 1ST VICE PRESIDENT A.K. “Yogi” Cole, Tulsa ycole@ipa.net 2ND VICE PRESIDENT James Fullingim, Norman nfdchief@hotmail.com

Women’s Auxiliary Report Courtney Thompson Jr Board Member

Hello, my name is Courtney Thompson and I am your new Junior Board Member for the OSFA 3RD VICE PRESIDENT Women’s Auxiliary. Mike Duncan, Dewey My father is David Thompson, and he is curmduncan51@aol.com rently the chief at Slaughterville Fire Department. My brother, Terrell Thompson, is a corporal at PAST PRESIDENT El Reno Fire Department. Tippy Pierce, Moore I am very excited to serve on the board of this fftip@swbell.net great organization. I really hope to be able to bring in new members for the auxiliary during my time on the board. 2020-2021 Women’s Creating a support system within the fire comAuxilary Executive Board munity with an auxiliary is a great way to deal with the ups and downs of living in a first responder home. PRESIDENT Growing up in a fire family, I can say Michele Cole that there were missed holidays and momachel@aol.com school plays, too. But that it comes with the territory. VICE PRESIDENT I also remember my local auxiliary Ashley Corbett putting Halloween parties together, ashleyc814@att.net having cookouts on the Fourth of July and organizing fundraisers to benefit SECRETARY/TREASURER our department. Kendra Engle The department my father is at holds kedamo10@yahoo.com annual picnics that were an intricate part of my childhood. JR BD MEMBER I grew up in a fire family, but the local auxiliary Courtney Thompson made the fire department feel like another family. courtneythompson524@gmail.com I really hope to be able to bring this community to the new spouses and children of OSFA’s dediPAST PRESIDENT cated firefighters. Susan Walker I cannot wait to see the changes and growth sw233821@gmail.com that I hope will happen over the next four years.

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Question & Answers

Chuck McDade

Oklahoma Firefighter asked last issue’s readers this question:

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“What’s the best event you’ve attended?” Here is what they said: w Bre Horn, Marshall: I would say the Volunteer Caucus. Getting together with other volunteers and discussing important things that we all face. It is a great place for our voices to be heard by each other and the OSFA Board. w Clifford Lewis, OKC Ret.: One I can think of is the Changing of the Guard of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. w Robert Noll, Yukon Ret.: My wedding! w George Fina, OKC Ret.: My first OSFA Convention in 1963 and this year’s OSFA Convention. It was humbling to receive the David Bain award this year. w Tom Marcum, Mooreland: Promise Keepers in Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands of men gathered in our nation’s capital for a day to pray for our nation. It was awe inspiring! w Sheri Nickel, OSFA: The funniest thing I have ever done is work EMS as part of the REEMS strike team at the Rocklahoma music festival in Pryor, OK. We had unlimited access to every bit of the festival venue. Pictured is with Aaron Lewis of STAIND. This is the most appropriate picture that I can send! w Eldon Henderson, Enid Ret.: The birth of my daughter. w Juan Rodriguez, Lawton Ret.: When I learned the World Cup was coming to USA in 1994, I bought tickets for every game I could get to. I attended 6 matches. The best match that I saw was eventual winner Brazil vs. Netherlands in the semifinal. w Aaron Burns, Broken Arrow Ret.: Green Day concert in Dallas. Not sure what happened after that :) w Donnie Bennett, OKC: I’ve attended many great events, but the first thing that came to mind (I’m missing sports) was Bedlam 2001! Rashaun Woods over Derrick Strait in the corner of the end zone. Pokes won 16-13! w Jeremy Goodrich, Yukon: My first Chicago Cubs baseball game at Wrigley. GO CUBS GO!! w Greg Roberts, Norman Ret.: A huge outdoor mass with Pope John Paul II in Paris, France, in 1997. Over a million people were in attendance. w Bruce Anthony, Tuttle: Hands down, my wedding on Dec. 8, 1988. It was the start of many great things and too many good times to count. w Tippy Pierce, Moore Ret.: I went to the National Jamboree in Valley Forge, Pa., in 1964 with Boy Scouts. There were 50,000 Boy Scouts in attendance and I got to meet President Johnson in person. w Bert Norton, Midwest City: Well, I think my wedding is the first. But second would be the OSFA conventions. I really enjoy seeing everyone and catching up over the year. Also making new friends.

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Chaplain’s corner

When Will It End? Despite the best efforts of the medical and scientific community, the Covid 19 menace is still with us. As I write this article, it appears that the second wave has hit with a vengeance. Leadership is struggling with impossible questions and decisions. While others debate the best solutions, you as first responders will continue to do what you have always done. You will get up, leave your homes and families and go to the station. From there, you will respond to help those in need. Whether the cause of crisis is natural disaster, man-made carnage, or medical pandemic, you will remain on the frontline of response. It is who you are there, and for that I am very grateful. On behalf those who fail to recognize the sacrifice you are willing to make, let me say THANK YOU. Thank you for accepting the challenge of the Fire Service. Thank you for the countless hours of training and study. Thank you for responding to the tone regardless of the hour, day or night. Thank you for responding, regardless of

how many calls you have already made on that shift. THANK YOU. While you did not become a fire fighter for praise, your devotion to duty makes you worthy of it. I titled this article “When Will It End?” I used the word “when” because I know that it will end. One of my favorite expressions is, “This, too, shall pass.” The day will come when they announce the defeat of Covid 19. Until that happens, I encourage you to stay the course. When we win this fight, you will still have a job. Mankind has a talent for getting into one crisis or another. I begin each day praying for divine protection for the personnel of the department I serve, as they respond to people in crisis in our community. Today I extend that prayer to all of you who serve in our great state.

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FSIO REPORT

Mark Murdock FSIO President

Moore FD

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FSIO 39th Annual Conference Oct. 1-3 It might be the middle of summer and the heat is blistering down on us, but we’re ready to kick off our annual fall conference in October. Enrollment begins Aug. 1. FSIO’s 39th Annual Conference is scheduled for Oct. 1-3 in OKC at the OSU-OKC campus and OKCFD training grounds. Cost to attend the event is $150 for all three days, a one-year membership and a banquet ticket. Daily tickets are also available for $75. To enroll, go to www.fsio.org and fill out your registration. By the way, you don’t have to be an instructor to attend! Get all the knowledge you can anywhere you can! We are excited to have several speakers, including several FDIC instructors. Thursday and Friday will be a general session instruction at OSU-OKC. And Saturday at OKCFD training grounds, we will have HOT for VEIS and Fire Ground Saws A-Z. So bring your gear. A train the trainer for Instructor 1 and Resource One will also be offered. Friday night, we have our banquet and announce the instructor of the year. So, if you know someone who you believe is worthy of nominating for the instructor of the year award, submit your nomination at the FSIO website. You must be a member of FSIO to nominate someone, but that is an easy fix. Just join up today for $20. What an honor you‘ve bestowed on them by just recognizing their work. Be sure and don’t delay, because the nomination deadline is Sept. 15. I look forward to seeing you there! Stay safe! And Remember to Lead with Passion and Train with a Purpose!

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Consider the following statements as it applies to the first few minutes of a command role. â&#x20AC;˘ Incident commanders generally are experienced fire personImagine, if you could know the outcome of an event before it nel that can shift their attention back and forth between the tactical happened or see how changing one thing could turn it for the betdetails and overall strategic goals. How should we begin an incident as ter. That is the focus of the Nearmiss project; to share experiences the first arriving officer? and outcomes with the North American fire service. â&#x20AC;˘ Situational awareness is our ability to perceive an incident accurately. This can occaPersonal stories can affect our immediate group but sharing sionally be a reality check once we arrive on the scene. When our perspective is based on them with a larger audience will help more people. partial or incomplete information, what we believe the incident is doing can be inaccurate. 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SAFER Grant Sheri Nickel

Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighters who have completed training and passed the IFSAC test for Firefighter-1

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Coordinator Four years ago, when the great minds came together and turned a vision into reality, it is doubtful that they even considered having to administer a grant in the midst of a global pandemic. To say it is challenging to spend $740,000 this year on training, bunker gear and physicals is perhaps an understateYear-4 of SAFER Grant ment. Opened Nov. 29, 2019 Aside from being quarantined, OSUFST has an array of university policies that have had to be dealt with in order Funds dispersed to resume classes, the doctor providing on a first-come physicals has implemented policies that first-served basis has slowed down their process and now bunker gear construction has slowed down all because of the dreaded COVID. But we are firefighters, right? No measly virus will slow us down. Or will it? Odds are that it already has and we are all adapting to the new normal as policies and procedures change everywhere. I have been fielding questions for Sheri Nickel months about different aspects of how this is affecting the volunteer firefighters. Grant Coordinator Anything from contracting the virus on a medical call and taking it home to your www.OSFA.info families to what protection is available to sherin@osfa.info volunteers if in fact they contract COVID 405-424-1452 office on a fire call and have to miss our full580-554-7123 cell time job for two weeks. Right now, everything we do is a personal decision and making those deciBecause of the success of this grant, OSFA was awarded a new sions aren’t an easy task. We all know the SAFER Grant for 2020-2024 danger of germs yet we also know the to sustain and enhance what protection provided to us by using PPE is already being done! properly. We are all at risk unless we live in a bubble and never leave it. What to do? The show must go on. The calls are still coming in and we have obligations. As far as the SAFER grant is concerned, we have to keep training. OSU-FST has a COVID policy in place. If you take a class, you will have your temperature scanned and you must sign a document assuring that you are asymptomatic. Paddy and his gang of trainers has kept the ball-a-rolling while we are all in quarantine and got Firefighter 1 classes completed in Durant, Poteau and Ponca City. We currently have classes in Dewey and Shawnee and another one to begin in El Reno in August. Firefighter 2 classes are coming soon to an area near you thanks to the 2018 SAFER Grant that the OSFA was awarded, with the first one beginning in Ardmore on July 20. In order to qualify for the free tuition, you must be an Oklahoma Volunteer Firefighter who has completed Firefighter 1, Haz-Mat Awareness and Haz-Mat Ops. Great things are happening in the Oklahoma Fire Service and because of your dedication to your respected department, we will continue working for everyone. Stay safe and wash your hands!

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The firefighters listed at right are considered new recruits as defined by the terms of the FY2015 SAFER grant and have completed the requirements to receive bunker gear for their fire departments. Some of these students have since moved into positions in career fire departments, but thanks to the bunker gear benefit, the gear remains in the fire department that they were associated with at the time of receiving the award. There is still time left to receive this benefit for your volunteer fire department.

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NFPA REPORT

Bob Sullivan

Steve Lumry and Mike Kelley present OSFA’s Unit Citation to OCFD’s E15B crew

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National Fire Protection Association NFPA Resources and Changing of the Guard Hello OSFA! I hear that your Convention in June was a great event, and congratulations to all the award winners! Unfortunately, I was not able to attend because of travel restrictions associated with COVID-19, and I’m sorry to hear that the number of cases in Oklahoma is rising. I hope everyone is staying safe, and thank you again for all your efforts throughout this pandemic. Just a reminder that NFPA has a full page on our website dedicated to providing useful COVID-19 resources for fire departments and other agencies, located at www.nfpa.org/ coronavirus. Another resource available on our website is the newly-released NFPA annual report titled “Firefighter Fatalities in the U.S. – 2019”, which can be found on the NFPA website at www.nfpa.org by following these steps: www.nfpa.org > News-and-Research > Dataresearch-and-tools > Emergency-Responders > Firefighter-fatalities-in-the-United-States. The page where this report is located also includes the older copies of this annual report from previous years. The 2019 report reflects some significant milestones in the continuous effort to reduce the number of firefighter fatalities each year. In 2019, there were 48 firefighters who died while on-duty in the United States, which is the lowest number of deaths reported since NFPA began conducting this annual study in 1977. In addition, there were no multiple-fatality incidents, which also represents a first for the report. Other important achievements include the lowest number of deaths of volunteer firefighters, deaths in road vehicle crashes and cardiac deaths. Unfortunately, we are already approaching that number of firefighter fatalities in

2020, however, the overall number of onduty firefighter fatalities has been moving downward for several years. It is important to note that the data reported in the annual NFPA report does not include deaths that occurred when the victims were off-duty, which is a different reporting process than those used by other organizations including the U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Lastly, I wanted to explain a “Changing of the Guard” occurring at NFPA. Recently, NFPA has re-structured its Regional Operations Division, and with that re-structuring comes a change that affects Oklahoma. Effective July 1, 2020, Kelly Ransdell is your new NFPA Regional Director. Many of you know Kelly from her previous role for several years as the NFPA Regional Education Specialist for OK, and her work with the OSFA Public Education Committee. She now joins our Regional Operations staff as the Regional Director for our new South Central Region, which includes the State of Oklahoma. Please offer a warm welcome to Kelly as she takes the reins, and she will also be writing this monthly NFPA article in the Oklahoma Firefighter newspaper from now on. Kelly can be reached at her email address at kransdell@nfpa.org . With this change, I will still be the NFPA Southwest Regional Director, however, my region will no longer include Oklahoma, and therefore, this is my final article. I will miss working with all of you. I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet many of you and participate on various projects over the past few years. Hopefully we can cross paths again in the future, and I wish all of you the best in health and safety in your Fire Service careers. Thank you for your continuing service to the citizens and visitors of Oklahoma!

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OSFA Unit Citation Presented to Oklahoma City FD’s E15B Crew For their actions on New Year’s Eve 2017, OCFD’s crew of Engine 15B were presented with the OSFA Unit Citation. They worked together to help deliver a set of premature twin girls. The mother of the twins had just found out hours earlier that she was pregnant with twins. The twin girls were born 13 weeks premature (3.25 months). The firefighters of E15B were the first to arrive on scene immediately after the babies had been born and discovered two tiny little babies with a purple appearance, and they immediately assessed the twins and began CPR. They knew that the babies needed to get the NICU as soon as possible. Working in conjunction with EMSA, E15’s crew members wrapped the babies in blankets to keep them warm on that cold night and Corporal Timothy Radford held one of the babies all the way to the hospital, keeping her close to his body for the warmth. There were many miracles in the survival of these twins that began with the actions of E15B. OSFA commends the actions of the E15B crew on that night: Travis Fryrear, Timothy Radford, Nathan Vandervort Chad Grant.

educational Advisory report Cary Provence

Yukon FD

Educational Advisory Committee Hello Oklahoma firefighters! Your OSFA State Fire School 2021 Committee was just selected and will be meeting soon to pick up where last year’s non-school committee left off! I say non-school because, like most everything else in 2020, it was forced to cancel. Don’t let that get you down, though, because we are going to do our best to make up for it in 2021. We have already been in contact with the great group of instructors we had lined up, and they are all excited about pushing forward. That being said, be proud of yourselves and your fellow firefighters for attending and being great students. You are the reason these national level instructors keep coming back! Not only do they ask to come back, but they do it for free! That’s what the Oklahoma Fire service means to them. This school being free to all firefighters is extremely important to the OSFA. Your continued turnout, your willingness to work and get better makes it worth their investment! If you are an instructor with some knowledge you’d like to share, be on the lookout for the call for presentations. We’d love to have you. Get better every day and stay safe!

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in memoriam Charlie Brice, Midwest City FD

The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Retired Midwest City Fire Chief Charlie Brice on July 5. He was 93. Shortly after graduating from Coalgate HS (the first of his siblings to do so), Charlie moved to the bustling town of Midwest City seeking employment. He was directed to the local fire house where he was granted a bed in exchange for responding to emergencies. A few months later, he joined MWC FD as a full-time paid firefighter. Charlie worked his way through the ranks, holding almost every position within the fire department, and he retired as Fire in 1968. But his civil duty was not yet finished, as he then joined the Tinker Air Force Base Fire Department as a firefighter. He again worked his way through the ranks to become a Fire Investigator with the Tinker Fire Department. After being medically retired from Tinker due to hearing loss, Charlie became the Oklahoma County Civil Defense Director, retiring in 1995.

Byron Keely, Dibble FD The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Dibble firefighter Byron Keely on June 2. He was 45. Byron owned and operated B&T Automotive for many years and was an ASE Certified Technician. He attended Dibble Free Will Baptist Church. Byron was a Captain on the Dibble Volunteer Fire Department and served for 10 years. In his spare time, he enjoyed hotrods, racing cars, and fishing.

Eddie Ellis, Midwest City FD The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Midwest City firefighter Eddie Ellis on June 12. He was 42. Eddie (a.k.a. Cousin Eddie) began his career with MWC FD in September 2003. He was promoted to the position of Apparatus Operator and worked most of his career on red shift. In October 2014, he was promoted to Lieutenant. When Eddie was away from the fire department, he enjoyed spending time with his wife, girls, family and friends. His skills for carpentry and home-building were the genesis of his company, Redstone Construction. His eye for design could be seen in the highlight of a project as large as someone’s home or in ta personal project for a loved one. Eddie had a heart of gold and was always willing to lend a helping hand even at a moment’s notice; he continued that in death through the gift of organ donation.

Larry Benson, Wann FD The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Wann volunteer firefighter Larry Benson on May 21. He was 62. Larry lived his whole life in rural Wann where he made his way in life as a rancher. He also spent numerous years serving on the Wann Volunteer Fire Department. Larry was a man of strong Christian faith. He worked at Watco for 20+ years. He enjoyed fishing and having a yearly hunting trip in Colorado, talking with family and friends and loved being surrounded by his grandchildren.

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Firefighters Museum Expansion Fundraiser Organized by ORFA

Museum news Gene Brown Museum Director geneb@osfa.info 405-424-3440

Grand Prize: Kubota RTV‐XG850 1 ticket for $25 or 5 tickets for $100 Tickets can be purchased at: www.osfa.info/gift‐shop/donations/

Drawing will be held the Saturday of the 2021 OSFA Convention (dates to be decided). Winner will not have to be present to win. Deadline to enter is the Sunday before the 2021 OSFA Convention. Sales are online only.

Hello Everyone! The Museum is still closed to the public due to COVID 19. We are unsure when we will reopen. The Board will discuss it next board meeting in August. While we are closed we will keep working on your Museum and Memorial. We have been working on repairing all the lights at the Memorial, as well as painting around the Memorial. We will also plant new shrubs around the Memorial to replace the trees that were removed. And we are still working on the 54 LaFrance. It is coming along slow but sure. We expect to fire it up and drive it soon. ORFA is having a fundraiser for the Museum Expansion. They are raffling off a Kubota RTVXG850 Side By Side. Tickets can be purchased at www.osfa.info/gift-shop/donations. Cost is $25 for one ticket or $100 for five tickets. Please help support your Museum and Memorial. Be Safe!

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OSFA STAFF REPORT Trisha Chain

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The winds of change have adjusted life at the office lately – between a virus and a retirement, things look and feel a little different. However, we have done our best to continue serving our members and provide help and resources to all of our essentials out there. We hope those of you who made it to the ORFA and OSFA Conventions found them informative and beneficial to confer with comrades. We hope we can resume events as usual soon, but “soon” is certainly a relative term as more and more months go by. As for our Executive Director Steve Lumry retiring, I cannot thank him enough for his years of dedication to not only the OSFA, but also the Oklahoma fire service in general. It is so difficult to know how much work goes into that job unless you are the one in it – even sitting at my desk right outside his office door, I couldn’t even tell you everything. It’s hard to convey the hours of work he put in every day, both he and Gene Brown arrived much earlier and stayed much later than I. Of course, we didn’t always see eye to eye on matters, but that didn’t stop him from asking for my input or respecting me.

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Steve and I first met many years ago when I was helping out with the local fire department’s annual calf fry fundraiser. He remembered a kid running the food from the bays where it was cooked to the food line, and I remembered when “the boys from the city” arrived. I didn’t connect the dots until I was talking to my mom about my upcoming interview with Steve Lumry at the OSFA and she said, “You know who that is, right?” Thankfully, he and Phil Ostrander seemed impressed with my background in food-running (or maybe it was something else) and hired me. I have them to thank for the opportunity to work for the great firefighters of Oklahoma. Although my role and responsibilities have slightly changed each year, Steve never became frustrated at my endless amounts of questions or my struggle to manage multiple roles at once. I want to thank him for his patience, his loyalty and for believing in my strengths when I was only learning to use them. I will do my best to keep my red pen sharp! I know this won’t be a goodbye and I am always thankful for the opportunities to gather with former Executive Directors and Past Presidents I have served. Steve, I hope you enjoy your well-deserved retirement! Until we meet again, your friend Radar.

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Scott VanHorn receives Shey P. Francis Award

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Meet the 2020 Stavros Scholarship Recipients The Pete and Lela Stavros Scholarship Foundation was established in 2002. And when the first scholarships were awarded in 2004, five recipients received $500 to help with college expenses. This year, five $1,000 scholarships were awarded. The deserving five were picked from a total of 48 applicants.

Kylee Akehurst • Tecumseh HS • Daughter of Robert Akehurst, OKC FD • Major: Pre-Law at OU “People often ask me how I handle knowing that my dad’s job is so dangerous. I typically reply with ‘He is working with some of the best men I have ever met. If something happens to him, they will help him in every way they can.’ They are like extended family.”

Breanna Guthrie • Classen Advanced Studies • Granddaughter of Wayne Renfro, MWC FD (Retired) • Major: Biology at SWOSU in Weatherford “ I am extremely proud to have ties to the Oklahoma Fire Service because they spend every day saving lives and helping others. I aspire to one day help others the way these men and women have done every day of their careers.”

Quincy Jackson • Pauls Valley HS

• Son of Aloysius Jackson Jr., Pauls Valley FD • Major: Engineering at OSU

“I feel honored to be a part of an organization that is dedicated to helping the many communities in Oklahoma. Just knowing that I am the son of someone who is devoted to saving lives is honestly fulfilling. I hope to somehow impact my community the same way.”

Caleb Laverty • Shattuck HS • Son of Shaddon Laverty, Shattuck FD • Major: Pre-Medicine at OSU “My dad has been a volunteer fireman for 12 years, and I couldn’t be more proud of his dedication. I feel it is important to continue to give back to our community and hope to someday be able to volunteer on a fire department, also.”

PAST STAVROS SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS 2004 (79 applicants) -- • Lance Williams, Carnegie (Dad Orval Williams, Carnegie FD) • Sean McMahon, Yukon (Dad Michael Burris, Ret. OKC FD) • Leanna McNally, Guthrie (Dad Thomas McNally, Ret. Guthrie FD) • Madison Clark, Carl Albert (Dad James Clark, Midwest City LODD; Step-Dad Charles Killgore, Norman FD) • Rachel Winters, Konawa (Dad Richard Winters, Konawa FD) 2005 (51 applicants) -- • Jaclyn M. Cosgrove, McAlester (Dad Henry Cosgrove, McAlester FD) • Chad A. Gassett, Yukon (Dad Bryant Gassett, Yukon FD) • Nikole L. Kelley, Oklahoma City (Dad Michael Kelley, Oklahoma City FD) • Tanner K. Stewart, Vici (Dad Keith Stewart, Vici FD) • Dannie H. Whitehouse, Sapulpa (Dad Dannie Whitehouse, Sapulpa FD) 2006 (30 applicants) -- • Kyle D. Brown, Broken Arrow (Dad David Brown, Tulsa FD) • Torie A. Fuller, Carl Albert (Dad Mark Fuller, Ret. Midwest City FD) • Celina D. Haney, Ketchum (Dad Robert Haney, Ketchum FD) • Casidy Hawkins, Mount St. Mary (Dad Kirk Hawkins, Oklahoma City FD) • Patrick A. VerSteeg, Oklahoma School of Science & Math (Dad Fujio VerSteeg, Cheyenne FD) 2007 (31 applicants) -- • Angela Bell, Lawton (Dad Russell Bell, Lawrton FD) • Cody Cramer, Norman (Dad Dana Cramer, Norman FD) • Guy Evans, Spiro (Dad Philip Evans, Spiro FD) • Michael Willingham, Broken Bow (Dad Russ Willingham, Broken Bow FD) • Kyle Wood, Stratford (Dad Jay Wood, Oklahoma City FD) 2008 (30 applicants) -- • Brandon D. Blevins, Hilldale (Dad Henry Blevins, Muskogee FD) • Bryce W. Davis, Duncan (Dad Brent Davis, Lawton FD) • Amy N. Harper, Spiro (Dad B.J. Harper, Spiro FD) • Bradley A. Levescy, U.S. Grant (Granddad David Levescy Sr, OKC FD) • Kolton W. Pratt, Valliant (Uncle Paul Kurtis, Broken Bow FD) 2009 (30 applicants) -- • Miranda Claxton, Ada (Dad Billy Claxton, Ada FD) • Justus Davenport, Harrah (Dad Jeffrey Davenport, Oklahoma City FD) • Jacklyne Manning, Sayre (Dad James Manning, Sayre FD) • Diane Scheuerman, Broken Arrow (Dad Dane Scheuerman, Ret. Tulsa FD) • Benjamin Tripp, Watonga (Dad Mark Huff, Watonga FD) 2010 (35 applicants) -- • Joseph Boak, Beggs (Dad Evert Boak, Ret. Beggs FD) • Tyler Iago, Newcastle (Dad Thomas Iago, Oklahoma City FD) • Bradley Lowden, Fort Supply (Dad Michael

Lowden, Fort Supply FD) • Jodie Neal, Stroud (Dad Randy Neal, The Village FD) • Jarred Stockton, Mangum (Step-Dad Kent Gambill, Mangum FD) 2011 (34 applicants) -- • Graham Billeg, Newcastle (Dad Robert Billeg, Oklahoma City FD) • Jordan Gaither, Davidson (Dad James Gaither Jr., Frederick FD) • Danielle Logan, Fort Supply (Dad Marty Logan, Ret. Woodward FD) • Holly Wilson, Broken Arrow (Dad Brian Wilson, Broken Arrow FD) • Jacey Wallace, Hugo (Dad Patrick Wallace, Hugo FD) 2012 (17 applicants) -- • Taylor N. Cypert, Purcell (Dad Gregory Cypert, Purcell FD) • Erica L. Garcia, Covington-Douglas (Dad Benito Mike Garcia, Marshall FD) • Emily Lehman, Mooreland (Dad Todd Finley, Woodward FD) • Jillian F. Rider, Newcastle (Dad Tracy Rider, Oklahoma City FD) • Ciarra D. Stapleton, Norman North (GrandDad Donald Stapleton, Bartlesville FD) 2013 (36 applicants) -- • Jenna McManus, Choctaw (Dad James McManus, Del City FD) • Haley Sparks, Davidson (Dad Gary Sparks, Davidson FD) • Preston Williams, Edmond North (Dad James Williams, Oklahoma City FD) • Riley Wilson, Davis (Dad Shane Hale, Ret. Dougherty FD) • Lain Wright, Tahlequah (Dad Mark Wright, Tulsa FD) • Candice Yochum, Wister (Dad Dennis Yochum, Ret. Poteau FD) 2014 (86 applicants) -- • Marissa Adams, Lawton MacArthur (Dad Raanon Adams, Lawton FD) • Kati Boshers, Bixby (Dad Keith Boshers, Vian FD) • Andrew Daniel, Byng (Dad Joe Keith Daniel, Byng FD) • Austin Fielder, Tuttle (Dad Ronald Fielder, Midwest City FD) • Barrett Karlin, Weatherford (Dad Mike Karlin, Weatherford FD) • Casandra Rider, Newcastle (Dad Tracy Rider, OKC FD) 2015 (75 applicants) -- • Easton Fenton, Piedmont (Dad Evan Fenton, Oklahoma City FD) • Kristen Fullbright, Sallisaw (Dad Mike Fullbright, Sallsaw FD) • Blair Peoples, Vici (Dad Eric Peoples, Ret. Vici FD) • Kylie Vanderslice, Pryor (Dad Kevin Marlin, NW Fire Protection District) • Jacob Wallace, Hugo (Dad Patrick Wallace, Ret. Hugo FD) 2016 (95 applicants) -- • Brianna Bush, Coweta (Dad Daniel Bush, Broken Arrow FD) • Tucker Clem, Big Pasture (Step-Dad Wade Lewis, Randlett FD) • Makenna Downing, Deer Creek-Edmond (Brother Tyler Downing, Elk City FD) • Dylan Melton, Morris

McKenna Wright • Stroud HS • Daughter of Randy Wright, Stroud FD • Major: Nursing at NSU in Tahlequah “On April 29, my mom was fatally injured in a car accident just 4 days before I was given my gold tassel. I will forever be grateful for receiving this honor and knowing my mom would be so proud of the hard work I put in to achieve this. ”

Pete & Lela Stavros Scholarship Foundation From Oklahoma City Community Foundation To Make Secure Donation With Credit Card: www.occf.org/stavros To make contribution with check, call OSFA office at 405-424-1452 for donation card & return envelope Tell your Seniors-to-be to apply online next year for 2021 Stavros Scholarships! (Dad James Henry Melton, Ret. Okmulgee FD) • Brant Wade, Stratford (Dad Santee R. Wade, Stratford FD) 2017 (67 applicants) -- • Seth Davis, Altus (Dad Kyle Davis, Altus FD) • Chason Hurt, Carnegie (Dad P.K. Hurt, Ret. Carnegie FD) • Ashley Martinez, Westmoore (Dad Steve Martinez, OKC FD) • Ava Park, Bartlesville (Brother Cole Park, Tulsa FD) • Tailor Schwab, El Reno (Dad Bryan Schwab, Calumet FD) 2018 (75 applicants) -- • Tristan Adams, Lawton MacArthur (Dad Raanon Adams, Lawton FD) • Brynnan Duncan, Edmond North (Dad Shane Duncan, OKC FD) • Madison Goff, Tulsa Union (Dad Wesley Goff, Tulsa FD) • Bailey McCuistion, Blanche Thomas (Uncle Rider Campbell, New Cordell FD) • Parker Schmidt, Fairview (Grandfather Jimmie Dale Schmidt, Fairview FD Ret.) 2019 (78 applicants) -- • Kennedy Killingsworth, Checotah (Dad Jeff Killingsworth, Checotah FD) • Sydni Merrell, Davis (Dad Greg Merrell, OKC FD) • Dason Morris, Vici (Dad Larry Morris, Vici FD) • Logan Palomino, Caney (Stepdad Richard Bess, Caney FD) • Sara Young, Lone Grove (Dad Rodney Young, Lone Grove FD)

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n 39th convention of the oklahoma retired firefighters association Presentation from President Tippy Pierce to New President George Fina

PHOTOS BY GREG ROBERTS, Norman Ret.

Oklahoma City Fire Department Honor Guard State Senator Darrell Weaver

Larry Bogges during Memorial Service

New ORFA 3rd Vice President Mike Duncan

Governor Kevin Stitt at ORFA Convention with attendees

ORFA Norman Retirees

Induction of 2020-21 ORFA Executive Board

Mike Bower (right) with wife DeAnn and brother Jerry

22August 2020Oklahoma Firefighter

GEAR UP for the 24th Annual David Bain Oklahoma Fallen & Living Firefighters Memorial Golf Tournament Items at left are available online now -- extras (if any) will be available for sale on the day of the tournament

Pictured above is David Bain with son Jesse at the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum. Pictured below is Jesse (left) with mom Ann and brother Joel in the Museum prior to the 2019 David Bain Memorial Golf Tournament. David Bain, who succumbed to cancer in 2003 at age 47, spent 22 years on the Midwest City Fire Department. He served in many roles at OSFA, including 1996 OSFA President, Memorial Committee Chairman and Director of Administration. “My dad’s passion for this profession and how me and Joel were brought up around it and both ended up in the same career (Joel at Midwest City FD and Jesse at Broken Arrow FD) is pretty awesome,” Jesse said. “There’s no better feeling than having a servant heart and knowing what you’re doing can truly make a difference in someone’s life.”

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Volunteer Fire service Committee report n

Lee Johnson

Liberty FD

I hope that all of you have survived the COVID 19 Pandemic so far. Our department does medical first response and we have not yet had to respond to any COVID 19 patients. We fortunately have been able to obtain medical PPE from FEMA through Oklahoma Emergency Management and TEMA. For volunteer departments like us with limited budgets, the PPE supplied has been a blessing. For years, medical first responders have been taught to assume that any patient they treat, when bodily fluids contact might take place, has both AIDS and Hepatitis and protect themselves accordingly. Now we must also protect ourselves against potential COVID 19 exposure and we will have to continue to do so in the future. The long-term weather forecast for August does not look good for the summer wildland fire season. Even though some areas received beneficial rain the second week in July, the very high temperatures forecast for most of the rest of the month, coupled with dry conditions, could produce ideal conditions for wildfire spread. Review your plans and training and prepare for the worst while hoping for the best. Do not unnecessarily tear up your equipment off road when you can utilize natural breaks such as roads, streams, plowed fields, etc. to help contain the fire. With the hot ambient temperatures, carry lots of drinking water to keep firefighters hydrated. Avoid high caffeine drinks and provide for breaks to let firefighters cool down. A break can be as simple as the time a truck goes to fill up with water and the firefighters are away from direct contact with the fire for a few minutes. Always remember that your personal safety and that of your fellow firefighters is the most important consideration! Things can be replaced but people cannot. On wildland fires, the grass and trees will grow back relatively quickly when rain returns. Always fight fires by thinking and planning ahead rather than just rushing in to put the wet stuff on the red stuff. Take the time on any incident to size it up and make a workable plan to control the situation before going in to action. Stay safe and work smart.

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

August 2020 CLASS SCHEDULE Current as of July 19, 2020

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

All courses are FREE unless otherwise noted

NIMS ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (78659) Aug. 1-2 (16 hours) Spencer Fire Department 8310 NE 36, Spencer, OK 73084 Fire Officer I: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (77943) Aug. 3-7 (48 hours) • $3000 - All Participants Northwest Rogers County Fire Prot, 6601 E 400 Rd, Oologah, OK 74053-3216 Fire Officer II: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (78270) Aug. 3-6 (40 hours) • $3000 - Oklahoma Emergency Responders • $5000 - Out-of-state Public Responders Midwest City Fire Department 8201 East Reno, Midwest City, OK 73110-7503 Emergency Services Instructor (Instructor I) (78587) Aug. 3-6 (32 hours) • $3000 - All Participants Owasso Fire Department Training Center Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (78850) Aug. 4 (8 hours) Broken Arrow Fire Department 3201 N 9 St., Broken Arrow, OK 74013-0610 NIMS ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (77634) Aug. 5-6 (16 hours) Muscokee (Creek) Nation Health System 1804 Mission Ave., Okmulgee, OK 74447-6957 Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (78851) Aug. 5 (8 hours) Broken Arrow Fire Department 3201 N 9 St., Broken Arrow, OK 74013-0610 Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (78852) Aug. 6 (8 hours) Broken Arrow Fire Department 3201 N 9 St., Broken Arrow, OK 74013-0610 Certification: Fire Officer I (77944) Aug. 7 (8 hours) Northwest Rogers County Fire Prot 6601 E 400 Rd, Oologah, OK 74053-3216 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (75998) Aug. 8 (8 hours) Guymon Fire Department 402 NE 24 St., Guymon, OK 73942-4713

Certification: Fire Fighter I (78047) Aug. 8 (8 hours) Dewey Fire Department 411 E. Don Tyler, Dewey, OK 74029-2315 Wildland Incident Commander’s Toolbox (78516) Aug. 8-9 (16 hours) • $550 - All Participants Watonga Fire Department 111 N. Weigle , Watonga, OK 73772-0564 Certification: Hazardous Materials Operations (78535) Aug. 9 (8 hours) Piedmont Fire Department Station #1, PO Box 240, Piedmont, OK 73078-0240 NIMS ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (78657) Aug. 12-13 (16 hours) Autry Technology Center 1201 W. Willow, Enid, OK 73703-2506 EMS Instructor Update (78877) Aug. 12 (8 hours) • $500 - All Participants Ellis County EMS P.O. Box 591, Shattuck, OK 73858-0591

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (76001) Aug. 19 (8 hours) Norman Fire Department Training Center 2207 Goddard Street, Norman, OK 73069-8412 Hazardous Materials Operations: Core Competencies (78845) Aug. 21-23 (24 hours) Owasso Fire Department Training Center Rope Rescue Technician Level 1 Part B (76750) Aug. 22-23 (16 hours) Coalgate Fire Department 3 South Main, Coalgate, OK 74538-2838 Fire Officer II: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (75691) Aug. 24-27 (40 hours) • $3000 - Oklahoma Emergency Responders • $5000 - Out-of-state Public Responders Sand Springs Public Safety Center Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (76002) Aug. 24 (8 hours) Stillwater Fire Department 1510 S. Main St., Stillwater, OK 74074-7931

Rope Rescue Technician Level I Part A (76749) Aug. 15-16 (16 hours) Coalgate Fire Department 3 South Main, Coalgate, OK 74538-2838

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (76003) Aug. 27 (8 hours) Stillwater Fire Department 1510 S. Main St., Stillwater, OK 74074-7931

Swiftwater Rescue Operations (78759) Aug. 15-16 (16 hours) • $3400 - All Participants Copan Fire Department PO Box 511, Copan, OK 74022

Pipeline Awareness for Emergency Responders (78660) Aug. 27 (4 hours) Green Country Technology Center P.O. Box 1217, Okmulgee, OK 74447-1217

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (75999) Aug. 17 (8 hours) Norman Fire Department Training Center 2207 Goddard Street, Norman, OK 73069-8412

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (76005) Aug. 28 (8 hours) Stillwater Fire Department 1510 S. Main St., Stillwater, OK 74074-7931

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (75850) Aug. 18 (8 hours) Altus Fire Department 509 S. Main, Altus, OK 73521-3916

Swiftwater Technician Level II (78760) Aug. 29-30 • $3400 - All Participants Copan Fire Department PO Box 511, Copan, OK 74022

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher Part B (76000) Aug. 18 (8 hours) Norman Fire Department Training Center 2207 Goddard Street, Norman, OK 73069-8412

EMS Instructor Workshop / Bridge (78878) Aug. 29 (8 hours) • $650 - All Participants Hitchcock Fire Department PO Box 199, Hitchcock, OK 73744-0199

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (75851) Aug. 19 (8 hours) Altus Fire Department, 509 S. Main, Altus, OK 73521

Certification: Hazardous Materials Operations (78847) Aug. 30 (8 hours) Owasso Fire Department Training Center

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fire service training Caroline Reed OSU FST Director creed@osufst.org 405-744-5727

CoVid-19 Protocols for in-person training delivered by Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training General Protocols: OSU FST will follow protocols from the CDC, while conducting in-person course delivery to include: health screening of students, maintaining recommended social distancing measures of 6’ or greater with exception of equipment training requiring participants and instructor be within 6 ft. distance, enforcing self-hygiene, and cleaning and sanitizing shared equipment between each use. If masks and gloves are recommended by CDC at time of delivery, we will ensure adequate supplies are available for students and instructors. Many locations where we train, host agencies are EMS providers and have equipment and supplies to assist in supporting these precautions. When no local resources are available, OSU FST will provide the resources necessary. Health screening questionnaire and response protocols have been developed with OHD. This process will be updated as required according to CDC guidelines and/or other best practices. Faculty must agree to participate with no instructor assignments made without consent. Class sizes vary, with as few as 8 students and up through 20 on average. Classes where the combination of students and instructor are greater than 10 must be subdivided into smaller cohorts. Situation 1: Field delivery courses Statewide locations – local delivery. No course would be delivered where local restrictions are in place, unless approved by the local authority. No more than one concurrent delivery at any location. Protocol: Classes would follow general protocols as outlined above. Interaction required on site: This will vary dependent upon the course to include classroom and hands-on sessions. We will continue to follow general protocols as outlined above. Situation 2: Live Fire and Rescue Training No course would be delivered where local restrictions are in place, unless approved by the local authority. Courses would be delivered to first responders who have passed both health survey and pre-screening exam. Protocol: Classes would follow general precautions as outlined above. Only one staff member/ Instructor would be required to transport props and will be restricted to one per vehicle to reduce exposure. Vehicle interior surfaces will be cleaned and sanitized between use at end of each workday. Interaction required on site: All safety briefings would be conducted outside maintaining 6’ CDC social distancing guidance. Training requires live fire activities where full firefighting gear is required. Firefighters are assigned to small groups of 3-6 with one instructor per group. Since we are a state agency task to serve all of the state, we will respect the local municipalities decision to move in and out of the phases of the pandemic response. We are here to support emergency responders and their communities. Please review our web site for class locations and times. If you would like to request training, please call our office at 1-800304-5727.

live long & prosper Melanie Colvin

Lexington FD

Safety & Health Committee Greetings! I hope every-

one is well and staying safe in these uncertain times. There are many challenges we face as firefighters. Some have been in existence for a long time and others are newer and evolving. Changes in social attitudes and beliefs have forced us look at how we respond to incidents, and questions have become necessarily raised about firefighter safety, crowd control and how we keep the public from interfering with or endangering firefighters during calls. This isn’t a political article. It is the reality of what is happening now and raises new concerns about how we train for and are prepared to deal with unruly crowds at responses in the event it happens.

Our safety and health are important topics and deserve our attention. It is easy to become complacent and not keep an eye on our own health or not be cautious and do things in a safe manner. Our jobs are obviously not without risk, and continued training to mitigate risks and become competent in our abilities to do our jobs is vital. If we aren’t continually training and trying to learn, then we need to ask ourselves why not? There are constant updates in technology and materials used in our everyday lives that can have an impact on how we respond to an incident and what we do in our decision-making processes once we get there. There are so many opportunities to learn and grow our skill sets. Are you taking advantage of them or are you sitting on the sidelines and hoping you will know what to do when the need arises? If you are sitting on the sidelines, fix it. Do something to increase your knowledge and skills. There are multiple risks to our health and well-being in the fire service. A heathy diet and exercise are important as well as taking precautions and pre-screening for health issues. The Healthcare Provider’s Guide to Firefighter Physicals is a great resource you can give your physician that aids in creating testing and baselines for your health care plan. If you are able to get baseline data on your health, then you are able to find deviations or diagnosis earlier verses later. In a lot of cases, early detection of disease can lead to better outcomes and recovery verses allowing diseases to wreak havoc on our systems. If you don’t have a copy of the guide and want one, you can find it at IAFC’s website or you can email me (mdcolvin72@gmail.com) and I will send you a copy. Cancer prevention is something that needs to be implemented in your departments if it hasn’t been already.

Does your department have a cancer prevention SOP or SOG? Does your department have ways to decontaminate after calls or trainings? Do you shower within at least an hour of your call ending? Studies show that even showering post call can reduce your risk factors for cancer. If you don’t have showers at your station, do you have somewhere to shower before returning to work?

For volunteers, we need to be cautious of returning to work after a call without showering and putting on clean clothes. You spread contaminates to those you work with if you don’t shower following calls. There are sample SOPs or SOGs you can use to help your department create their own cancer prevention program. Most things are fairly simple to do but require effort on our part to make them a consistent habit that we follow after each call or training. I have had the privilege of becoming friends with Vicki Quint and speaking to Dr. Graham Peaslee. They are both leading the way in research and getting information to fire departments and firefighters about the risks of PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Dr. Peaslee has released his studies on PFAS in fire fighting foams and has just released his study on PFAS in our fire fighting gear. If you aren’t aware, PFAS are forever chemicals. They don’t degrade or go away. PFAS have been in use since their invention in the 1930s. They are found in many products because of their water resistant and heat resistant properties. Studies find that even mothers are passing these contaminates to their unborn children. PFAS has been linked to causing testicular and thyroid cancers among other diseases. We are at an increased risk due to the use of PFAS in our equipment and fire fighting foams. There have been studies on non-fluorinated foams and their efficacy. Findings have been released on non-fluorinated foams that work just as well as non-fluorinated foams except in petroleum type fires.

Studies are on-going and continue to give us details on our cancer risks and ways we can mitigate the risks. OSFA’s Safety & Health Committee has been working on gathering information on these topics and more. We are viewing ways we can utilize the information to protect ourselves and our fellow brothers and sisters. Risk reduction, injury prevention, physical and mental health are the primary topics the Safety & Health Committee researches and provides to assist with firefighter safety and wellbeing. Our goal is to be able to vet the information and pass it on to others in the fire service so that we can all Live Long and Prosper. May you stay safe, train continually and enjoy long careers in the fire service.

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oklahoma fallen and living firefighters memorial -- PANEL 55

In this issue and future issues, Oklahoma Firefighter will print the names of those honored on the Memorial Wall. This issue features Panel 55. 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. LAWTON Rene Agostini Larry Carr Mike Carter Randy Carter Richard Catlin George Fisher Bart Hadley William Hutchins Mark Jenkins Terry Johnson Kenneth Klein Larry Klein Lonnie London Marion Malone Wendell McCrary Mark Mitchell Lawrence Morgan Mark Pack Edwin Penland Mikeal Phillips William Red Elk Juan Rodriguez Robert Sones Charles Taylor Leonard Turner Ralph York LEEDEY Willie Bailey Dennis Kauk Monty Kauk Kenneth Wohl LENAPAH Jerry Kimrey LEXINGTON Danny Cooksey Harry Grider Robert Hellams David Lehman Melvin Lynn James McGregor LIBERTY AREA Lee Johnson Bill Lynn Clyde Lynn LINDSAY Harvey Clark Holmes Hamit Joe Huckby Vernon Hudson Lindell Milligan Thomas Rollings Kenneth Scruggs Emery Selzer Justin Smith Lindle Smith

LOCUST GROVE Doyle Downing John Holman LONE GROVE Billy Christian Terry Ferrell Jackie Lee Troy Loard Steven Rice LONE WOLF Dennis Boelte Larry Boelte Robert Boelte David Haynes Ray Rogers John Thur LONGDALE Michael Colvard Earl Dow Kenny Fortune LOYAL Phil Wehrenberg LUTHER Billy Jackson Matt McRay Steva Pickle MACOMB Terry Middleton MADILL Arthur Ables Lawrence Ables Earl Balch Harold Brown J. Creekmore Carl Culbertson Marion Danner Carl Dillingham Larry Hilscher Michael Minor Carl Reed MANCHESTER Max Hess Ronald Kloefkorn Charles Rader MANGUM Carl Anglin James Brooks Preston Cooley J. Cruse Paul Doolen J. Elledge Glen Ervin Steven Slaton

MANITOU Sidney Arnold MANNFORD Donald Abercrombie Arthur Boone Jeffrey Schad MANNSVILLE Michael Eddings Eddie Willis MARIETTA Michael Cohoon Charles Martin Dennis Presley Paul Riley MARLOW Steven Dobey Terry Jones Bret Kimbro James Kizarr Daniel Luttrell Jerome McCalvin Marvin Smith

Autry Dunn Michael Durant Roger Duvall Donny Howard Larry Ketchum Michael Knight Paul Lalli Pete Manschreck Johnie Martin James McLellan Mark Parker Robert Patton James Poder Stephen Reed Jerry Rivas Edgar Sanders Richard Shipley Harold Stewart John Stipe Bobby Tucker Darrell Wilson McCURTAIN Mary Lane Raymond Lane Kennith Watts

MARSHALL Joe Cromer Dillon Davis Julius Diedrich Edmund Earnheart Ernest Earnheart Oliver Rudd Bradley Shelby Ronnie Streck Rick Weathers

McLOUD Joseph Bouse Ronnie Carico Charles Lawson Larry Lawson Curtis Stanford

MAUD Melvin Long Barry O’Daniel Jack O’Daniel

MEEKER Randy Adams D. Anderson Kenneth Arthur Tommy Bowen Dickie Brown Leon Buckhanon

MAYSVILLE Michael Allen Johnnie Barrett Rickey Southard McALESTER Jordon Austin Douglas Basinger Richard Beams Steven Belcher Danny Bennett Joe Benson Richard Black Brett Brewer Benny Brooks Ronald Burks B. Busby Gene Campbell Randell Clifton

MEDFORD Lynn Boyd Donald Curl

MENO Ronnie Decker Richard Koehn David Mueller Donald Mueller Timothy Mueller MIAMI Terry Atkinson Roy Blizzard William Cooper Glenn Edwards Robert Fansler Rodney Harnar Donald Goettel Keith Manion

Curtis McBrien Joe Morgan Michael Payton Hiram Price Garrett Reynolds Richard Siegrist Sam Vanhoose Lewis Walker Donald Willy James Worley

MILL CREEK Jack Maxwell MILLERTON Mark Houser

MICHIE Ernest Jackson Stephen Johnson David McQuaig

MOORELAND Leland Hensley Ronald Ramey

MIDWEST CITY Dudley Bell Richard Bost Glenn Brown Douglas Browning Fred Beecham Thomas Canfield Tom Canfield James Clark Michael Converse Brian Day David Fogle Lester Franks Mark Fuller Steven George Harvey Harper Kenneth Heitzman Jonathan Herndon John Holinsworth Charles Jeffery Roy Jenkins Ronnie Jiles Robert Jordan Randall Kohl Charles Kuettel Jerry Lojka Jason Martin Steven Masoner Billy Mayes Rex McGee Steve McManus Randy Olsen Keith Phelps Doug Renfro Orval Richey Alan Sanders Gerald Stuckey Steven Uselton Burrel Wilburn Michael Womack Mark Zeckser Tony Zink MILBURN James Gregg Stanley Elkins

MINCO Ronnie Bass Jerry Chilton Johnny Verser Calvin Woodworth

MORRIS William Casey Jimmy Darnell David Porter Kenneth Vaughan Larry Vaughan Johnnie Wiley MOUNDS Christopher McNabb Ralph Greer MOUNTAIN VIEW Orvel Butler Michael Davis John Fairless Lester Hobbs MULDROW Frank Farmer MULHALL Richard Andrews Dennis Bussard Gary Cyphers Leeroy Cyphers Willis Doggett Glen Fillmore Herman Flasch Clarence Frey Clarence Fry Mickael Gorrell Chris Harman Tracy Phillips Dennis Uhrig MUSKOGEE Donald Adair Robert Adair Connie Amerson Connie Beaver Dean Busch Roy Barnett John Barnette Miles Beverage

Henry Blevins Arvie Capps Michael Capps Roger Carter J. Cason Nick Clark Roy Derebery Mark Doughty Randy Doughty James Etchison Donald Fielder Philip Foster Charles Frazier E. Goodman Jeffery Gullett Steven Hill H. Hibbard Rick Holcomb James Hull James Hunzeker Robert Hutson Curtis Jackson Alan Jones Derrell Jones James Keasling Todd Lacey Clifton Lacrone James Ledbetter Brian Lee Gordon Lee Homer Martin James Martin Thomas McKinney Byron Moore William Moore Dan Mullins Ronald Nichols Stanley Perkins Robert Rhoden Jack Shackelford Wayne Shiew David Sinyard Arthur Smith William Sturgeon John Tipton Danny Tracy Phil Trussell Toby Webb Jeffery Weldon David Young MUSTANG Alvin McClung Jerry Rice Tom Strother Roy Widmann NASH Carole McCart Dale McCart

NESCATUNGA Kim Dale NEW CORDELL E. Barrett T. Brown Treber Butler D. Craig Otis Creamer Romie Denton Raymond Dudgeon Tommy Merrill NEWCASTLE Kevin Self NEWKIRK Lyle Binkley NICHOLS HILLS Keith Bryan Ray Chapman Newell Elrod Kenneth Farber Brad Knol NICOMA PARK Matthew Maly Richard Muse James Shonts Ron Wiegert NOBLE Dennis Clark David Donihoo Joe Easley James Farris Eddie Richmond Sherwood Snively James Stufflebean James Tate NORMAN Darrell Longhorn Gilbert Vaughn

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28August 2020Oklahoma Firefighter ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Chase Rankin

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n MEETING (May 15, 2020) James L. Bauder/Broken Arrow - Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Bagett to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective May 1,2020 Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Robert J. Bukofzer/Guthrie – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Pierce to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes; Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Ryan J. Greb/Meno - Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and Cassady to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Grant Deason/Norman – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Pierce to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Bagget. Nayes: None. Motion carried Bryon Cass/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried Luther G. Cummings/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried Marcus L. Evans/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Davidson to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Harlow, Cramer, Cassady, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried Chad W. Everett/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Cassady to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay Harlow, and Baggett. Motion carried Jimmy L. Kruta/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty

Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cassady and seconded by Davidson to modify the Application for Disability in the Line of Duty” to “Service”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Cassady, Cramer, Bryant, Pierce, Lay, Harlow, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Farril A. Summers /Oklahoma City – Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cassady and seconded by Davidson to modify the Application for Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Pierce, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Lay, Harlow, Kohls and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Ray Driskell/Tulsa – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Pierce to modify the Application for Disability in Line of Duty”, to “Service, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Nimmo, Davidson, Pierce, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Lay, Harlow, Kohls, Kelley, Harlow and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Matt T. Stewart/Tulsa – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective May 1, 2020: Motion made by Lay and seconded by Pierce to modify the Application for “Disability in Line of Duty”, to “Service, effective May 1, 2020. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Pierce, Bryant, Cramer, Lay, Harlow, Cassady, Kohls, and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Steven Gales/Blackwell - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”:Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Lay to approve the request of Gales to modify from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty”. Ayes: Kelley, Harlow, Nimmo, Pierce, Cramer, Cassady, Lay, Harlow, and Baggett. Nayes: Davidson, Bryant, and Kohls. Motion carried. Reginald K. Henry/Broken Arrow - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In Line Of Duty”: Motion made by Davidson and seconded by Cassady to approve request of Henry to modify from “Service” to “Disability in Line of Duty. Ayes: Kelley, Davidson, Lay, Baggett, Cramer, Cassady, Harlow, Lay, Nimmo and Pierce. Nayes: Kohls. Motion carried. Jeffrey Harris/Norman - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the request of Harris to modify from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Pierce, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Lay, Kreiter, Kohls and Baggett. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Justin Gomez/Oklahoma City - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In Line Of Duty”: Motion made by Cramer and seconded by Davidson to approve the request of Gomez to modify from “Service” to “Disability in Line of Duty”. Ayes: Kelley, Nimmo, Davidson, Pierce, Bryant, Cramer, Cassady, Lay, Kreiter, Kohls, Harlow, and Baggett. None. Motion carried.

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Assistant Controller

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n CONSENT AGENDA (June 19, 2020) CHECKS TERMINATED IN MAY 2020 (Deceased): Burbank Eva I. Donovan Edmond Margie M. Parker Enid Everett L. Kirkley Locust Grove Doyle Downing McAlester Judith E. Adams $5,000.00 DEATH BENEFIT: Arkoma Billings Billings Bristow Broken Arrow Colbert Del City Helena Locust Grove Mountain View Norman Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Panama Rush Springs Tulsa Tulsa Quapaw

Muskogee Okemah OKC Paoli Perkins

Mary D. Barnette Jewelene M. Duncan Mary Stevenson Juanita Mata Irma R. Redus (Lost Contact)

Betty L. Borin, Widow Of Bob Borin Regina Ketts, Child Of Danny Ketts Matt Ketts, Child Of Danny Ketts Hutchens-Maples Matherly on Behalf Of Donald L. Beach Jo Nell Cooper, Widow Of William H. Cooper American Funeral Service On Behalf Of James Hannan Florida Cremation Society On Behalf Of Hal M. Housh Bonnie L. Jantz, Widow Of Phillip D. Jantz Shipman Funeral Home On Behalf Of Doyle Downing Fort Cobb Funeral Home On Behalf Of Orvel R. Butler John M. Ireland Funeral Home On Behalf Of Roy W. Steely Ann E. Bunch, Widow Of Troy D. Bunch Ford Funeral Service On Behalf Of Todd S. Spencer Mallory Martin Funeral Home On Behalf Of Thomas C. Wagner Callaway-Smith-Cobb Funeral Home On Behalf Of Roy Crow Mowery Funeral Home On Behalf Of George A. Tumleson Smith Funeral Home On Behalf Of Eddie D. Green Weston Taconis, Child Of Richard L. Taconis

APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR CONTINUATION:

Pryor Salina Sallisaw Talihina Tulsa Tulsa

Vicki L. Odle Homer L. Coats Wesley G. Keith Gloria Y. Thomas Gladys A. Keener Stacy L. Ward

APPLICATION FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE PENSION SYSTEM: Enid Frederick Hugo Kingfisher Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Limestone Midwest City Midwest City Midwest City Midwest City Midwest City Mustang Mustang Nicoma Park NW Rogers Ponca City Tuttle

Parker K. Sims Clayton Givens Cody Pitts Taylor Farris Timothy Dansby Jesse Frantz Misty Goode Lunn Kolten Minor Tyler Perez Eric Yanulis Daniel Blair Kyler Byrd Garett Carr Samuel Davis Joshua C. Jones Cade Green Clayton Harland Joshua Balch Rider Walters Landon Carpenter Caleb Preston

06/01/2020 Arkoma Betty L. Borin, Widow Of Bob Borin 06/01/2020 Bartlesville Waldeen M. Harper, Widow Of Percy M. Harper 06/01/2020 Bristow Mary R. Beach, Widow Of Donald L. Beach APPLICATION OF CHILD 06/01/2020 Broken Arrow Laurie A. Buchanan, Widow Of Patrick E. Buchanan FOR PENSION: 06/01/2020 Broken Arrow Jo Nell Cooper, Widow Of William H. Cooper 06/01/2020 Choctaw Latreasa Lewis, Widow Of Durland R. Lewis 06/01/2019 06/01/2020 Colbert Wyota Hanna, Widow Of James C. Hannan Serena D. Hodges, Ada 06/01/2020 Custer City Eula Fortner, Widow Of Gerald Fortner Child Of Dean Hodges 06/01/2020 East Duke Karla Marquart, Widow Of Jerry G. Marquart (Deceased 3/9/2020) 06/01/2020 Glenpool Wanda J. Redford, Widow Of Nicholas L. Redford 06/01/2020 Hobart Alma C. Smith, Widow Of Donnie A. Smith APPLICATION FOR 06/01/2020 Hooker Loria M. Clark, Widow Of Russell E. Clark SURVIVING SPOUSE: 06/01/2020 Inola Delinda L. Martin, Widow Of Michael T. Martin 06/01/2020 Keota Rosanna Brand, Widow Of Kenneth L. Brand 06/13/2020 06/01/2020 Lone Wolf Janie S. Rogers, Widow Of Ray A. Rogers Tia Danielle, Midwest City 06/01/2020 Mangum Opal Hukill, Widow Of Francis G. Hukill Widow Of Eddie W. Ellis 06/01/2020 Mannford Donna J. Anson, Widow Of John F. Anson (Deceased 6/12/2020) 06/01/2020 Mt View Doris Butler, Widow Of Orvel R. Butler 06/01/2020 Nash Judith A. Wilkins, Widow Of John M. Wilkins 06/01/2020 Norman Billie D. Steely, Widow Of Roy W. Steely 06/01/2020 OKC Ann E. Bunch, Widow Of Troy D. Bunch 06/01/2020 Oktaha Wilma J. Allen, Widow Of Norman R. Allen 06/01/2020 Panama Bonnie L. Jantz, Widow Of Phillip D. Jantz 06/01/2020 Panama Susan K. Wagner, Widow Of Thomas C. Wagner 06/01/2020 Pawhuska Jo Ann McAlexander, Widow Of Paul W. McAlexander 06/01/2020 Rush Springs Sheila Crow, Widow Of Roy Crow 06/01/2020 Snyder Mary Ellen Duarte, Widow Of Ascencion Duarte 06/01/2020 S Coffeyville Barbara H. Bryant, Widow Of Carl M. Bryant 06/01/2020 Valliant Phyllis Hubbard, Widow Of Billy B. Hubbard 06/01/2020 Wilburton Billie F. Donoley, Widow Of Bill G. Doneley Jr. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE PENSION: REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS: 06/01/2020 Apache Charley W. Love Aaron Hoffman Muskogee 06/01/2019 Bernice Wayne Crouse Hired: 04/16/2012 06/01/2020 Cole Billy P. Brooks Terminated: 05/26/2020 06/01/2020 Elk City Thomas L. James 06/01/2020 Indiahoma Dennis R. Meyers Caleb Eytcheson Ponca City 06/03/2020 Joy Jason W. Rogers Hired: 05/02/2011 06/01/2020 Red Bird David L. Greeno Terminated: 01/10/2019 12/31/2018 Tushka James E. Flynn Sr. 06/01/2020 Wagoner Louis A. Sowers Dan L. Pepper Tulsa Hired: 06/10/2003 APPLICATION FOR VESTED BENEFIT: Terminated: 02/062019 06/01/2017 Adair Ernest C. Berg 11/17/2020 Dickson Eric A. Mclaughlin 01/01/2020 Grady Duane A. Perry 10/9/2023 Lone Grove Brian Bell 03/01/2028 Macomb Jackie B. Rickard 12/08/2019 Sequoyah Cnty Charles M. Shamblin

n MEETING (June 19, 2020) Billy J. Grimes/Anadarko - Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective June 1, 2017: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Harlow to approve Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2017 Messrs: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Robert M. Graham/Broken Arrow – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Bryant to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Justin Guinn/Chandler - Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective June 11, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and Harlow to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 11, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow, and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Joel L. Abbe/Lawton – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Lay to approve the “Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Terry Hansen/Lawton – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Cramer to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line, to “Service” effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. James W. Sander/Lawton – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion made by Lay and seconded by Davidson to approve the “Application for “Disability in Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Jon J. Cook – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Harlow to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Tommy Curry/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 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 June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Bryant, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Motion carried. Jay Davis/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion made by Harlow and seconded by Lay to modify the Application for Disability in the Line of Duty” to “Service”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Thomas Iago /Oklahoma City – Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the Application for Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Michael D. Kelley/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to approve the Application for Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo and Harlow. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Abstained: Kelley. Michael W. Pitts/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Davidson to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Tracy L. Rider/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Cramer to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Shawn P. Simon/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion made by Cramer and seconded by Harlow to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. David R. Tucker/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disabil-

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ity In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley: None. Motion carried. Scott Vanhorn/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to service the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Jonathan S. Wechter/Oklahoma City – Application For “Disability In Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion made by Cramer and seconded by Davidson to approve the Application for “Disability in Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. David L. Morrison/Terral – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective April 24, 2020: Motion was made by Davidson and seconded by Lay to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective April 24, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. David Beals/Tulsa – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Harlow to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Dale L. Storie/Earslboro – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective June 1, 2020: Motion was made by Harlow and seconded by Cramer to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective June 1, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Cary J. Carter/Murray Spur – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective April 15, 2020: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Lay to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective April 15, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

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Johnny L. Janzan/Adair – Application For “Disability Not In The Line Of Duty Pension, Effective January 29, 2020: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to approve the Application for “Disability Not in the Line of Duty”, effective January 29, 2020. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. 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 approve the Application for “Disability Not in the Line of Duty”, effective August 4, 2019. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Richard Fulton/Oklahoma City - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In Line Of Duty”: Motion made by Davidson and seconded by Harlow to approve request of Fulton to modify from “Service” to “Disability in Line of Duty. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

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Jimmy Kruta/Oklahoma City - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Harlow to approve the request of Kruta to modify from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Farril A. Summers/Oklahoma City - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Davidson to approve the request of Summers to modify from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty”. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. None. Motion carried. Ray Driskell/Tulsa - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Lay and seconded by Cramer to approve the request of Driskell to modify from “Service” to “Disability in the Line of Duty”. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. None. Motion carried. Todd S. Spencer/Oklahoma City – Request To Declare An In The Line Of Duty Death: Motion was made by Cramer and seconded by Harlow to declare an in the Line of Duty Death for Todd S. Spencer. Ayes: Kreiter, Lay, Lopez, Cramer, Fina, Davidson, Nimmo, Harlow and Kelley. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

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n CONSENT AGENDA (July 17, 2020)

CHECKS TERMINATED IN JUNE 2020 (Deceased): Antlers Mae K. Dellinger Byng Doris M. Barrick Canton Frances D. Eliot Cordell Helen McDaniel Cromwell Ralph L. Collins Del City Hal M. Housh East Duke Edna Thomason Frederick Mable Duckworth $5,000.00 DEATH BENEFIT: Bartlesville Broken Arrow Custer City East Duke Glenpool Guthrie Guthrie Kansas Keota Lone Wolf Mangum Midwest City Oktaha Nash Snyder So. Coffeyville Tulsa Tulsa Valliant Wilburton

Helena Holdenville Kansas Krebs Miami Texhoma Wagoner

APPLICATION OF CHILD FOR PENSION: 06/03/2020 Dibble Mandy S. Keely, Guardian Of Cooper F. Keely, Child Of Byron L. Keely 06/05/2020 Muskogee Starla Richardson, Guardian Of Natalie Brewster, Child Of Michael Brewster

Elmirea Bridgforth Ann O. Madden Richard L. Page John F. Shields Opal Cantrell Marie Wagner Sandra Lee Dale

APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR CONTINUATION:

Stumpff Funeral Home, Behalf Of Percy V. Harper Laurie Ann Buchanan, Widow Of Patrick A. Buchanan Eula Fortner, Widow Of Gerald Fortner Karla Marguart, Widow Of Jerry G. Marguart Schaudt Funeral Home On Behalf Of Nicholas L. Radford William M. Martin, Child Of William H. Martin Luke A. Martin, Child Of William H. Martin Wasson Funeral Home On Behalf Of Richard Page Mallory-Martin Funeral Home On Behalf Of Kenneth Brand Peoples Funeral Home On Behalf Of Ray A. Rogers Greer Funeral Home On Behalf Of Francis G. Hukill Ford Funeral Home On Behalf Of Eddie W. Ellis Wilma J. Allen, Widow Of Norman R. Allen Wilson Funeral Home On Behalf Of John M. Wilkins Becker-Rabon Funeral Home On Behalf Of Ascencion Duarte Barbara Bryant, Widow Of Carl Michael Bryant Russell E. Arney, Personal Represntative For The Esate Of Bennie H. Arney Glenda M. Hinkle, Death Recipient Of Terry R. Scott Miller & Miller Funeral Home On Behalf Of Billy B. Hubbard Billie Fran Donoley, Widow Of Bill Donoley

APPLICATION FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE PENSION SYSTEM: Bixby Chandler Clinton Cushing Durant Durant Mangum Muskogee Muskogee NW Fire Dist

Paden Bailey John Tschoepe William Gerstenkorn Jonathan David Aaron Jones Ruben Ramos Justin Taylor Jonathan Griffin Kyle Moffett Trent Harris

Owasso Ponca City Ponca City Ponca City Sand Springs Sand Springs Tecumseh The Village Walters

Skylar Cummings Nicholas Pigott Daniel Vap Laika Wilhelm William Garner Donna Mullally Dylan Taylor Blake Lloyd Dillon Padgett

07/01/2020 Ada Hazel Cape, Widow Of James H. Cape 07/01/2020 Altus Carolwalker, Widow Of Ralph L. Walker 07/01/2020 Hulbert Bonnie L. Kile, Widow Of Paul D. Kile 07/01/2020 Lindsay Carol M. Horner, Widow Of Richard C. Horner 07/01/2020 OKC Grace Payne, Widow Of Donald Payne 07/01/2020 Rocky Kimberly Rogers, Widow Of Clay W. Rogers 07/01/2020 Seiling Lora J. Louthan, Widow Of Mackey A. Louthan 07/01/2020 Sterling Rose Lovett, Widow Of Douglas Lovett 07/01/2020 Stonewall Karin D. Nuner, Widow Of Phillip L. Nuner APPLICATION FOR SERVICE PENSION: REFUND OF CONTRIBUTIONS: 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/27/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 06/01/2020 02/01/2020 07/01/2020 06/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 05/01/2020 07/01/2020 07/01/2020 06/01/2020 06/01/2020

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David W. Painter Philip Mead Ike E. Ray Robert D. Adney Greg P. Edwards Ronnie D. Poe Daniel R. Shrum Darin D. Terry Billy J. Connel Jr. Jason T. Palmer Dennis E. Brittain Keith A. Davis Kevin D. Warlick Carl E. Drum Jr. Frank Q. Crawley Richard Jackson Jim C. Rugeley Phillip L. Niemann Donald J. Keizor Jr. Aaron D. Williams Jerry Brown

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OSFA Executive Board Highlights

May 14, 2020

Roll Call: Mike Kelley, present; Eric Harlow, video call; Cliff Davidson, present; Jim Ed Nimmo, present; Dereck Cassady, present; Tippy Pierce (ORFA), video call. Others: Steve Lumry, Gene Brown, Trisha Chain, Caroline Reed by video, Don Armes, Julia Jernigan-Smith, Eric Hamilton, Chase Rankin, Jim Minx, Mike Bower.

the award amount in the near future. Museum Report: Brown Staff completed multiple maintenance projects, including removing dead trees around the grounds and rewaxing floors. Lumry commended the Museum staff for their hard work in maintaining and enhancing the Museum, both inside and out.

Museum Expansion Committee: Lumry Committee met and reviewed the proposal for storage building that included multiple bids, along with potential fundraising efforts and recommended to the Board to pay 2⁄3 of the proposal with the least expensive bid up front and finance 1⁄3. Bower and Minx expressed their support of the plan and the forward progress in the expansion project.

Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Report: Lumry FST has resumed some classes with social distancing in place; Poteau, Ponca City, and Dewey have started the book work with their Firefighter 1 classes and will complete the skills later. More gear will be delivered soon and recipients are very grateful and proud of the gear funded through the grant.

Legislative Report: Armes, Jernigan-Smith The House and Senate overrode the Governor’s veto of the budget bill that includes the loan involving the pension. Armes and Jernigan-Smith are encouraged that the COLA will be supported in the Senate. There have been a lot of displeased comments from members about the association’s support of the budget bill. Rankin discussed the Pension System’s perspective on the budget and concurred that while there were concerns over the interest rate of the loan, they are appreciative the legislature will be paying the two-year loan back over the following five years. Rankin estimated the impact of COLA on the funding ratio would be less than 1%, which should be the same impact as the loan. FST Report: Reed The office is semi-closed and they are processing grants and bracing for another budget hit. Firefighter 1 blended classes are being accomplished by completing the online portions of the class first and will complete the skills portions once available. Reed thanked the Board for their support letters on an AFG grant. Committee Reports: The Stavros Scholarship committee met and approved five scholarships for $1,000 each and anticipate being able to increase

NVFC Report: Lumry, Davidson NVFC has given out over $35,000 to Oklahoma volunteer firefighters in emergency stipend funding; if a volunteer member of the OSFA has lost their job due to COVID-19, they can get a stipend from NVFC. Davidson suggested making a donation to NVFC for their support. The spring board meeting will be held virtually, and there will be a subcommittee formed to help identify goals that the NVFC would like addressed in NFPA 1001, which is a direct result of OSFA representation and participation at the NVFC. There will be a committee helping to identify goals for the wildland committee to work towards, and also offer training for the central part of US. OFCA Report: Lumry The OFCA held a virtual board meeting to accept Sean Douglas’ resignation and appoint new officers; the new 3rd Vice President is Richard Kelley from Oklahoma City. The Conference is scheduled for August 12-14. ORFA Report: Pierce All efforts have been focused on preparing for the ORFA Convention. Executive Director’s Report: Lumry OSFA membership: 508 departments (85%), 1 new (Hogeye)

OSFA Executive Board Highlights

Roll Call: Eric Harlow, present; Cliff Davidson, present; Jim Ed Nimmo, present; Tony Lopez, present; Mike Kelley, present; George Fina (ORFA), present. Others: Tippy Pierce, Gene Brown, Sheri Nickel, Trisha Chain, Caroline Reed, Bert Norton, Don Armes, Julia Jernigan-Smith, Eric Hamilton (video call). Correspondence: Thank you card from Ione Brown; informational letter from American Income Life regarding $4,000 accidental death and dismemberment policy. FST Report: Reed FST is pursuing several grants, including one in partnership with Tesla to address extrication and hazards with alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles. Reed requested a letter of support from the OSFA in regards to the new training; Board reached consensus to provide support letter. Museum Report: Brown The centennial clock is ready and is now pending completion until originator updates clockworks. Updates around the grounds include painting pieces at the memorial and some building doors. Brown will work on gathering quotes for the lights in the memorial and will present to Board for approval. Davidson suggested gathering quotes to fill empty spaces around memorial landscape with more of the current boxwoods. Museum Expansion Committee: Pierce Pierce passed along information received about water retention plans, permits needed, and placement of sewer lines in anticipation of the full expansion. Board reached a consensus that Brown will be the main point of contact for the expansion on behalf of the OSFA, with assistance by Pierce. Volunteer Recruitment & Retention Report: Nickel There is a large balance remaining that is allotted for this grant year; Nickel requested a budget addendum to transfer funds from travel expenses to contractual/equipment expenses in order to utilize funds. There are 75 sets of bunker gear allotted for each year; 72 sets were used the first year, 57 sets were used the third year. Firefighter I classes finished include Durant and Poteau classes, ongoing include Ponca City and Dewey classes, starting include a class in Shawnee, and arranging include one set in El

DATES TO REMEMBER Sept.12, 2020 Ride to Remember OKC 2020 Sept.16, 2020 24th David Bain Memorial Golf Tournament at Lincoln Park West Golf Course with 11,466 members. ORFA membership 4,404; Brent Hatcher membership 219; digital Oklahoma Firefighter 960 subscriptions. The final billing will be sent after convention; a request to participate in the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Campus Safety and Security Task Force Summit was received. Staff has been arranging award presentations for OKCFD engine company 15B and Reese Hall. Anita Howell has been hired as the new receptionist. Board consensus reached to keep offices and Museum closed to public until next regular board meeting, June 18. The Ride to Remember has been rescheduled to September; Lumry updated Board on federal bill cosponsors for HR141, S. 521, HR4540, and HR4527; the FST certification committee has not met. New Business Meritorious Service Award Nomination: Mike Mallory, Kelly Mull, and Heath Tye of Tulsa Fire Department for the efforts in designing and supporting a mobile disinfection system around the state at no cost. Selection of Credential Committee: Chris DePriest, Mooreland; Katie Fitzpatrick, Perry; Heath Pennington, Tahlequah Tentative: Billy Sizemore, Elk City; Randal Sullivan, Eufaula; Rick Chisum, Okmulgee, Chair; Toby Shores, Midwest City; Justin Beard, Oklahoma City Next meeting: June 8, 2020 at Convention.

June 19, 2020

Reno. Nickel has received a contract for approval with SSM Clinic to help with firefighter physicals and requested Nimmo’s help to locate a clinic in Tulsa to assist. The first year of the second grant ends July 1. There are two Firefighter II blended learning classes scheduled; one in Ardmore and one in Enid. Motion to approve SSM Clinic contract by Davidson, seconded by Kelley. Motion carried. NVFC Report: Nickel, Davidson NVFC gave $24,850 of their emergency funds to 71 Oklahoma applicants; Board discussed a donation, plaque, or certificate in recognition, no action taken. Nickel has been reading AFG-S and SAFER grants and was approved for appointment to the NFPA 1000 committee, which will have virtual meetings for the remainder of the year. Davidson and Nickel both participated in a wildland committee meeting. Nickel’s proposal was accepted to present at the Recruitment and Retention Experience in Cleveland, OH September 24-27. The fall board meeting will be in Wilmington, NC October 14-16. NVFC will be disbanding 1800-FIRELINE on December 31. OFCA Report: Norton Norton thanked Kelley for hosting a great OSFA Convention. Due to scheduling complications, the OFCA Board has cancelled the OFCA Conference that was postponed to August. The Board will be meeting in July and will be discussing the 2021 Conference, scheduled for April in Midwest City and the Winter Workshop, scheduled January 20-22, 2021 in Stillwater. ORFA Report: Fina The ORFA Board is working on expanding chapters and focusing on the organization’s political future. Fina thanked the OSFA Board for presenting him with the David Bain Award. Pierce thanked the OSFA Board for attending the ORFA Convention and supporting the organization. The ORFA Board has named him their Executive Director this year and has voted to continue to the golf tournament in October. Financial Report: Hamilton Motion to approve May 2020 financial report by Kelley, seconded by Nimmo. Motion carried. Executive Director’s Report: Pierce OSFA membership: 527 departments (88%), 2 new (Berlin and Paradise Point) with 11,742 members. ORFA membership 4,410; Brent Hatcher membership 219; digital Oklahoma Firefighter 962

subscriptions. Board reached consensus to keep the museum and offices closed to public and will revisit the topic next month. Harlow reported there has been no correspondence on the FST certification committee. Event registrations: ORFA convention includes 58 delegates and 40 guests for 98 total registered, OSFA Convention includes 207 voting members and 315 total registration. Convention registration showed 44 golf teams, 22 poker run attendees, and 42 white water rafting attendees. Pierce, Brown, and Nickel are working on disbursement of the 100 year plaques that were not picked up at the 2019 and 2020 Conventions. Nimmo offered to attend the presentation of the Webbers Falls department citation. Legislative Report: Armes, Jernigan-Smith Lobbyists discussed the passage of the C.O.L.A., and would like to address state funding for firefighter training in future legislation. Recommendation to be vigilant about legislation regarding law enforcement. New Business Board discussed adding rules for 3rd VP candidates to follow during Convention, due to concerns that were brought to staff. No action was taken. MASA enrollment was for OSFA staff was discussed; no action taken. Selection of Educational Advisory Committee: Chairman Trent Bryan, El Reno; Justin Beard, Oklahoma City; Donnie Bennett, OKC; Brian Brush, Midwest City; Dereck Cassady, Ponca City; Corey Conrady, Drummond; Barrett Cramer, Tulsa; Jamie DuBose, Deer Creek FPD; Mike Duncan, Dewey Ret.; Rodney Foster, Shawnee; Larry Hansen, OKC Ret.; Julie Lynn, Tulsa; David Macy, OKC; Cary Provence, Yukon; Randal Sullivan, Eufaula; Dylan Terhune, Norman; Terrell Thompson, El Reno; Kendall Williams, Tulsa. Honorary Committee Members: Chris Barton, PennWell; David Conner, Fire Marshals; Craig Hannan, IFSTA/ FPP, Perkins; Bert Norton, OFCA Board, Midwest City; Caroline Reed, OSU-FST; Brian Stanaland, EOC Tech; Rick Umstead, Red Cross. Next meeting: July 16, 2020

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VALLEY VIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT Fire Chief: Lin Newton FD formed: 2012 Joined OSFA: 2013 Number of Volunteers: 17 ISO rating: 3 Population: 600 (Approx.) Square Miles Covered: 15 Calls Per Year: 90 (Average) Number of Stations: 1 Number of Engines: 1 Number of Tankers: 1 Number of Brushpumpers: 4 Number of Rescue Apparatus: 1 Valley View Fire Department is located in Comanche County, just east of Lawton. Formed in late 2012, the department serves an area of 15 square miles and approximately 600 residents. Chief Lin Newton has headed up the organization since the very beginning. In eight short years, VVFD has gone from an ISO rating of Class 10 to a Class 3 -- a very impressive accomplishment!

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Fire departments that have been OSFA members for 100 continuous years have been presented with plaques. Pictured are a few that received them at the 126th OSFA Convention in June, along with some that were visited by OSFA for personal plaque presentations.

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bunker gear for fulfilling the requirements of the OSFA’s SAFER grant were, left to right & top to bottom, Sneed FD, Friendship Volunteer FD, Brush Mountain FD, Crescent FD, Luther FD and Verdigris FD.

These communities will be better served with well trained volunteers.

Seeing You Around If you are out and about and see a firefighter car tag, snap a pic of it and email it to osfa@osfa.info. We don’t need an exact location, just a city or neighborhood.

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