OKFF June/July 2018

June/July 2018 Volume 35, Issue 5

Official publication of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association

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OSFA Executive Board Members’ Comments............................................................. 5-7 Chaplain’s Corner - Danny Ringer ................................................................................. 10 ORFA Report - President Dana Cramer ........................................................................ 11 OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Report - President Diana Cramer .................................... 11 Firefighter Near-Miss Report - Greg Lindsay ............................................................... 13 2018 OSFA State Fire School Photos .................................................................... 18-19 Museum News - Gene Brown ......................................................................................... 20 In Memoriam ..................................................................................................................22 Memorial Wall - Panel 70 .............................................................................................. 25 Executive Board Meeting Highlights ............................................................................. 31 Oklahoma Fire Spotlight -- Orlando FD ........................................................................ 33 OSFA Snapshots .............................................................................................................34

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CLIFF DAVIDSON CANDIDATE FOR OSFA 3rd VP After serious thought and deliberation, I announce my candidacy for 3rd Vice President of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association Executive Board.

A licensed electrician for 26 years, my brother, Tracy, and I started our small business in 1995.

From the years of hard work and determination, we have been blessed and rewarded with a successful company.

I am at a stage in my career where I can and want to serve and dedicate my time and energy to my state and the OSFA board.

I have the utmost respect for all who serve in any fire department, whether it is paid, volunteer, or retired.

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I have served myself in the Ringwood Volunteer Fire Department for over 15 years. I have almost 1000 hours of documented training. This training includes, Fire Fighter I, Fire Instructor I, HAZMAT Ops, and Fire Fighter II. I received my Fire Fighter I training in my first year of service, and I completed Fire Fighter II in 2015.

I served as Assistant Fire Chief for ten years, and I currently started my third year as Fire Chief.

In my time serving the Ringwood Fire Department, I have assisted on numerous wildfires, even the largest in our state. I helped organize the Major County Task Force, a task force which has been deployed across NW Oklahoma, and even the Oklahoma City area in times of need.

Recently, I collaborated with all Fire Chiefs in my county to pass a one-cent sales tax for our Major County Fire Departments. As a leader, I demand professionalism from all those volunteers serving with me.

Currently, I serve the OSFA on the Legislative Committee, and I have recently requested to serve on the Museum Expansion Committee.

If I am elected to serve on the board, I will serve with commitment, dedication, and honor to all my fellow fire fighters in our great state.

Thank you for your time and support! God Bless!

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matthewlay@icloud.com • 918-760-9065 As I begin to write this article, it occurs to me that this will be my last as President of the OSFA. That carries with it a bittersweet mix of emotions.

On one hand, there is a certain amount of relief that comes from stepping out of the top spot. On the other, there is a certain … awareness that role I have played is coming to end. An end which seemed so far away when I was elected, but has arrived in the blink of an eye.

For me, this moment of reflection generates a great many questions. Some of these questions have answers, some will be answered in time, others that may never be quantified by posterity and belong only in the memories of those faced with the decision of those days.

For those of you watching these articles month-by-month, year-by-year, you have walked with me through some of my highest highs and lowest lows.

I mean it folks, the last four years have resulted in moments where I felt 10 feet tall and bulletproof to wounded and broken.But God showed himself faithful over and over again. His grace was more than sufficient.

Yet I know that what I experienced was a mere reflection of the collective tragedy endured and triumph achieved by our brothers and sisters out on the line each and every day. For them, we carry on. We work, we labor, we endeavor to raise up a standard.

It has been one of the greatest honors of my life to serve as part of this incredible organization. I would be remiss if I didn’t take time to thank all of our OSFA Staff, past and present board officers, the more than 200 members that serve on OSFA Committees, and the 16,000 firefighters all over this state that made this possible.

For myself, I must go a step further and thank Tulsa Fire Chief Ray Driskell and my fellow Tulsa Firefighters for their support during my term of service.

But I’m not finished just yet!

The 124th Annual OSFA Convention is back in Tulsa. Whether you’re coming to see what has happened in the fire service this last year, or for the fish, golf, guns, poker runs, pub crawling, or just to see your buddies for the first time since last convention – I can’t wait to see you, and have a great time.

Lastly, I want to extend this challenge to each of you again: use this opportunity to reach out and see how you can be a part of what comes next.

If it involves the Oklahoma Fire Service – emergency response, funding, recruitment & retention, benefits, training, etc, then the OSFA has a role to play and that’s your ticket. Use your membership, your participation in committees, and the relationships you make to advance your individual development, your department, the whole of the fire service.

If you ever need any assistance in how to plug-in and make that happen, don’t hesitate to let me, another board member or an OSFA staffer know.

I am so excited to see what the future of this association looks like. Even though I am stepping aside, I am not stepping away. Thank you all again for one helluva ride.

Take Care and God Bless.

OSFA AWARDS

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

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

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

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

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

www.osfa.info • (405) 424-1452

OSFA / Museum Staff Executive Director Phil Ostrander • phil@osfa.info Administrative Director Steve Lumry • stevel@osfa.info Volunteer Recruitment/ Retention Coordinator Sheri Nickel • sherin@osfa.info Administrative Assistants Amy Hall • amyh@osfa.info Trisha Chain • trishac@osfa.info

Special Projects Tim Bartram • timb@osfa.info Publications Penelope Soldan • penelopes@osfa.info Museum Manager Gene Brown • geneb@osfa.info Museum Assistants Quintin James • quintinj@osfa.info Robert Noll • bobn@osfa.info

Nominations for OSFA Awards may be made by any association member by presenting documentation (letters, pictures, newspaper clippings, etc.) of the deed to the OSFA Executive Board for approval.

n DAVID BAIN AWARD: Recognizes any individual who has provided service both to their community and to the OSFA and who possesses attributes that coincide with involvement in youth programs through church, school, and/or community, provides a role model for other leaders, and has proven to be a person of courage and impeccable character.

Nominations for next year must be received by April 2019 n MEDAL OF VALOR: Any firefighter: who performs acts of courage, bravery and/or valor: who goes above and beyond the call of duty: who performs an extraordinary act of bravery: who shows exemplary action while on or off duty.

n MERITORIUS SERVICE AWARD: Any person who has performed a service or deed beyond their normal duty in saving or attempting to save the life of another person or contributing to the safety and welfare of the general public. n DEPARTMENT/ UNIT CITATION: Presented to a Department/ Unit that has displayed gallantry, determination, and esprit de corps in accomplishing its mission under extremely difficult and hazardous conditions. n HEROISM AWARD: Any non-fire fighter who voluntarily risks his or her life in saving or attempting to save the life of another person.

n SHEY P. FRANCIS AWARD: Presented to persons who are deemed worthy of his example, who have made a sincere dedicated effort to improve working conditions, funding, training opportunities, and salaries and/or pensions for the firefighters of the State of Oklahoma. n FIRST IN LAST OUT AWARD: Presented to an OSFA member who has demonstrated excellent service to the entire membership by and through attendance at annual conventions, committee work for the Association (Convention and/or Standing Committees), volunteer work for the Association (in the Museum or for OSFA in general), and exemplifies what it means to be a firefighter and a member of OSFA.

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Once again, we had a very successful OSFA State Fire School.

I want to thank all the individuals that put countless hours of time and effort into making it another great event. I would like to give a special thanks to the Tulsa Fire Department, Tulsa Community College and OSU-FST for once again going above and beyond.

As I do many times in my monthly articles, I am going to continue this month discussing the need for education to personnel about behavioral health issues such as anxiety, depression, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), addiction and suicide.

A new awareness of the need for behavioral health in the fire service is finally emerging and getting the long awaited spotlight that it deserves.

There are new budding resources that abound to give information, provide questionnaires and put personnel in touch with services that are geared specifically to the work that we do on a daily basis.

Articles are being written monthly in our organizational magazines about the need that, up until now, has been so under recognized.

The Firefighter Health Alliance (FBHA) has recently approved grants for no-cost workshops to fire departments on suicide prevention and awareness. The departments that apply and are accepted for these no-cost workshops will get two 4-hour training sessions on signs/symptoms, communication, stress and firefighter PTSD. According to Fire Engineering, there are many community and nationwide resources for someone with suicidal thoughts, plans or intent, such as 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-SUICIDE. But a new hotline has been created and put into place using resources whose personnel are better prepared to assist first responders.

Safe Call Now (www.safecallnow.org ) is a hotline geared toward and staffed by first responders trained to work with the specific situations that we see on a daily basis.

Ponca City FD

Mike Duncan

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Dewey FD

Hello All!

do in the summer.

Summer is here. Kids are out of school, so watch for them in the neighborhoods.

Time for vacations, going to the lake or whatever you like to

OSFA Convention time is here. I hope to see everyone there. It will be my last Convention being on the Executive Board, and it has been fun and a very learning experience.

It was great working with the different people on the OSFA Executive Board. Scott VanHorn was a very big help to me when I first got on the Board. And all of the Board members have been great.

The OSFA Staff is incredible. They were always so helpful, and they do a great job.

Phil Ostrander was good to work with, as well as

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The IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery has created an in-patient residential facility exclusively for its members to get the support that they need by experienced staff that are familiar with the specific culture of the fire service.

The IAFF has also created an online behavioral health awareness course that is a self-paced 2-hour course tailored for the fire service.

Personally, I would like to see behavioral health training required for every firefighter across the country.

Further, I find that it is necessary to ensure that our EAP providers are also trained in the fire culture and are thus able to respond appropriately in a moment of crisis.

There are many resources at each of our personal disposal that are free. Many times bringing about awareness and establishing a peer support network within the department can be a strong first line in early care.

By putting together resources and a plan of action within your department, you may be able to take the guess work out of what you might say or how you might respond to a brother or sister in need.

Behavioral health needs to be a topic that we all bring out of the shadows and take part in to help with retention, strengthening our departments and raising up our fellow brothers and sisters.

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Steve Lumry and Gene Brown.

I have my last meeting with the National Volunteer Fire Council on June 1 and 2. I made a lot of great friends and learned a lot about Volunteers across the United States. I will miss those meetings.

The NVFC has a lot of online classes available, so take advantage of them.

Memorial Day is a sad but great time to remember those who have served and those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we may be free.

The State Fire School was a great success with a lot of great classes. Thank you, Educational Advisory Committee members, for all the work that you did.

And thank you, OSFA Staff, for all the work you put into the State Fire School. Your help made it happen.

Everyone have a great summer and be safe in what

you do. See you at Convention in Tulsa!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Hello OSFA 1st VP Dereck Cassady!

Great article in the May 2018 Oklahoma Firefighter newspaper (Vol. 35, Issue 4).

Glad to see someone raising the issues of Suicide/PTSD for firefighters at all levels. It’s PTSD -- Suicide is as real as it gets.

I look forward to seeing more of this in future issues or reference points in the OSFA newspaper.

It has to be discussed.

We all didn’t run through a physical/written tests, interviews, climb the officer ladder, to exit abruptly for whatever internal/external factors that are held on to by events or situations no one saw coming or unearthed in the subconscious brain.

I’m curious to see where the Line of Duty Injured FF as a classification/study in PTSD/Suicide ranks.

There are therapeutic modalities such as EMDR, hypnotic meditation, Neuro-Bio Feedback or other mental health therapies that were created just for PTSD humans.

The US Military are throwing many resources to navigate recovery or management for the PTSD brain. Many soldiers have lost a few of their fellow brothers/sisters in the theater of battle. When the US Soldier arrives home, the internal fight no one sees or speaks of begins.

One soldier said, “I’ve been to more funerals at home from my brothers/sisters taking their own life than the ones lost in military operations.”

Being firefighters, brains don’t sleep beyond Rapid Eye Movement (REM) 2 while on a 24-hour shift to be alert for fire tones during their duty shift.

The normal REM sleep is 4. This means the firefighter’s brain maybe stuck in the “ON” position when they are off-duty or have trouble sleeping being up a full 24 hour shift consistently.

I can’t recall the study that I read this at. I want to say this was a sleep study in Florida. Meaning, line of duty accidents, injuries, exposures, are likely to take place or will go up because of the lack of quality body and brain rest.

Let’s just say I’ve identified with all these characteristics and took a class under the direction of Dr. Jefferey Mitchell M.D. Another side note: physicians are seeing a large rise in suicide rates. Dr. Pamela Wimble MD (www.

IdealMedicalCare.org) said the last count was 757 physician suicides in one year all confirmed.

This is the equivalent of two large medical student classes ... gone. She has championed legislation in Missouri to allow any physician to seek help without the egotistical peer beatings that happened previously.

Words of “Suck it Up” or “You know what you signed up for” are killing our physicians. Doctors are human, too.

I remember the cadaver/body recovery dogs that were used in 9/11 searching for dead bodies throughout the crumbled Twin Towers. The highly trained cadaver dogs could only be used one week at a time for body recoveries or discoveries.

Why? The specialized dogs become truly depressed and are cycled out to maintain their health.

My question: Are humans not any different?

I’m rambling with a bunch of knowledge.

It’s OK to ask for help. We are not Superman or Wonder Woman firefighters.

Thank you for bringing this forward.

Bobby Gosvener Ret. Owasso Paramedic, Captain & ORFA member

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OSFA EXECUTIVE DIRECtor Greetings!

I am writing this on May 23, 2018. There are 38 days remaining until my official retirement date with the OSFA. I think I surprised a few people when I shared my plans with the Board and staff a few months ago. Some asked about my health, some wondered if there was a problem here that they weren’t aware of. It was none of those.

While I have had a few health issues, I am fine. The main reason is that today is May 23 and I am sitting in my office in OKC on my 37th Wedding Anniversary, 125 miles from home and my loving wife and family.

Our four amazing children and the six most beautiful grandchildren on earth all live within 15 minutes of our home. At age 61, it is just time to go home.

This amazing journey with the OSFA has been an educational experience, opening my eyes to areas of the fire service that I was aware of but didn’t actually know. I still can’t claim to fully understand everything there is to know, but what we have done is surround ourselves with a knowledgeable, experienced staff to provide the OSFA with direction and accurate information on the needs of the diverse Oklahoma Fire Service.

Mike Kelley

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Over the last 10-20 years and based on input from both large and small departments across the state, some seem to have developed mission creep and are wandering out of their lane. Some appear to be trying to take more of a leadership or supervisory role as opposed to a support role.

This isn’t always a bad thing as many small departments want and need assistance but they may not want to turn over the keys. There are some wanting to make changes in the rural fire service that could ultimately change the way you operate, or perhaps even receive funding, and you need to be a part of that discussion.

Do you know what resources are available through -- and what the roles are -- for Risk Management, the Firefighters Pension System, OEM, Forestry and the State Fire Marshal?

Have you ever seen a copy of the contract between forestry and your COG that outlines the duties of your rural Fire Coordinator?

If you answered no to any of these, let us know and we will try to help you get the statutes, rules or information so you can better understand how to utilize the resources available to you.

As I move on, I want to again say “Thank You all” for your service and dedication. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve you.

3rd vice PresidenT

OKC FD

mkelley@local157.org

Phil Ostrander

With the expertise and diversity of our Executive Board and the professional staff, the OSFA will be left in good hands when I leave.

I can’t say enough about the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association and the positive impact that my predecessors had on the entire fire service since 1894.

The OSFA is truly unique in our makeup and diversity. Nationally, other state firefighter associations have shared their envy of the model we have created where volunteers, paid and chiefs all work hand-inhand in the same organization for the overall good of our citizens.

They do not always agree on every issue, but there is always room for a compromise.

After 10 years of representing the OSFA, I have some parting thoughts and observations I would like to share with you.

The OSFA was not created to tell you what to do, but to support you in your mission, protect your benefits, ensure adequate training is available, work for adequate funding and to serve as the traffic director on your behalf when others get out of their lane and into yours.Today, the Oklahoma Fire Service is at a busy crossroad.

There are many entities with ties to the fire service that have clearly defined roles as support and as resources for the fire service.

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We had another successful OSFA State Fire School the first weekend of May. Many thanks to your Educational Advisory Committee, OSFA staff, the Tulsa Fire Department and TCC. Thanks to these dedicated individuals, we have one of the premier training events in the nation. If you have never attended, make plans now to attend next year’s event. There is no cost to participants and there is training for everyone.

Hopefully I’ll see you in Tulsa at our upcoming OSFA Convention! The 37th Annual ORFA Convention will be held June 12 in Tulsa in conjunction with the 124th Annual OSFA Convention June 13-16 and the 86th Annual OSFA Women’s Auxiliary Convention.

Join us in Tulsa to honor those that have gone before us and conduct the business of our association. This is one of the best opportunities to fellowship with our brothers and sisters from around the state. President Matt Lay and his team are working on giving the membership a convention to remember.

My final reminder that your pension system mailed out letters to those members that will be required to take their interest distribution from Plan B June 30. Anyone receiving a letter please return it ASAP to insure this interest continues to work for you.

If you haven’t registered for the new self-service feature for the pension website do so now at www.ok.gov/fprs. This is a great opportunity to look at your actual information and project potential retirement dates.

Your OSFA committees are active and working to enhance the service that we provide to you our members, provide free training and expand your museum. Anyone who has any interest in serving on a committee, please sign up at convention, let a board member know, or contact the office.

We are an all-inclusive organization, and there is a place for every member to serve and give back, leaving the fire service in Oklahoma better than we found it.

Stay safe brothers and sisters!

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Guthrie FD

ericharlow200@gmail.com Greetings fellow Oklahoma Firefighters!

Wow, I can’t believe it’s already been a year since I was elected to serve on the OSFA Executive Board of our wonderful organization.

I am still extremely humbled by this opportunity you all have bestowed upon me and am continually honored at the ability to continue to serve our great organization.

I think summer is officially upon us. The heat and humidity is definitely here. Keep this in mind when preparing for your day and remember to HYDRATE, HYDRATE, HYDRATE! I know we all are glad it’s greening up all over our state. It’s a much-welcomed reprieve from the wildfire danger we’ve been experiencing.

Please try and use this needed downtime to check your equipment, do any needed maintenance, review your training and prepare for the drying out that will come later this summer.

Filters are a huge maintenance item that’s sometimes overlooked. One thing I personally didn’t think to check in my vehicle was the cabin air filter. When I removed the cover for the filter, I literally had dirt, soot and ash fall out of the filter compartment. Once I pulled the filter out, it was literally dark grey and black.

I point this out because this piece filters the air in your vehicle’s heating and air conditioning.

This is the air you breathe while riding in your vehicles. Please check this filter and replace it if needed. They aren’t very expensive and could truly improve the air you breathe.

Convention time is upon us! By the time you

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read this, convention will literally be days away.

I know President Lay and the Tulsa firefighters have an awesome, activity-packed event planned for us.

I hope you all take advantage of the offerings that are available this year, such as the fishing tournament, golf tournament and the all-new tactical shooting event. A special thank you is in order for the Tulsa Police Department staff for helping coordinate this new event.

I personally am looking forward to it and hope you all take it in. With that being said, I hope to see you all there in Tulsa.

The pension staff is working hard this summer as we approach the new mandatory Plan B interest disbursement that was put in place over the past year.

While I know many are not happy with this requirement, it’s vital to the health of our pension system. If you must contact the pension office to discuss this process, please try and be as respectful as possible. They are doing a wonderful job to guard our pension system and they are working as diligently as possible to make this new process as seamless as possible.

In closing, I want to extend best wishes and happy retirement to our outgoing OSFA Executive Director Phil Ostrander. Phil has become a dear friend of mine and I have garnered a lot of knowledge from him over the past year on the OSFA Executive Board.

Phil has devoted his entire adult life to the fire service and the citizens of this state, serving on the Tulsa Fire Department and in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He will be greatly missed and I wish him and Memory the very best!

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Question & Answers Oklahoma Firefighter asked last issue’s readers this question: ““When was the last time you used a fire axe?”

Here is what they said: w Travis Fortune, Fairview: The last time I used an axe was in training, because we all know they try to keep the tools out of the Chief’s hands so they won’t hurt themselves! w Jeremy Goodrich, Yukon: At the lake to break up a tree stump. w Larry Bogges, Lawton Retired: It has been about 23 years or more since I used one. w Bert Norton, Midwest City: Wow, it has been over 3 years. w Greg Lindsay, Oklahoma City: I used a fire axe last week -- as a door wedge to capture the gap, and as a striking tool with a Halligan for forcible entry training. w Juan Rodriguez, Lawton Retired: It’s been a long time, so this is a guess. I was a captain at Fire Station 4, so it had to be 2001 or 2002.

I was second in engine company and the house next door caught fire. Crews were working on the first house, and I had to break into the second house.

June’s question -“What is your dream vehicle?”

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OSFA STAFF REPORT Trisha Chain

Administrative Assistant

I’ve learned many things in my

year and a half here at the OSFA. I’ve learned that there is a sense of magic in a statewide and nationwide brotherhood.

I’ve learned that the “Oklahoma Standard” -- that is so well known -- is exhibited each and every day by people who consider it part of their jobs.

And I’ve learned that you should never let your coworkers know what donut you like best so they don’t take it before you get to the kitchen. (I guess I already knew that last one. I do have three older sisters, after all).

the gear for the training. I’m sure it was pretty comical!

The first morning of the school was shrouded in tragedy due to the passing of Billy Leach Jr., who was due to teach the Big Rig Rescue class at the school all four days.

Despite the challenges faced, the staff, Tulsa’s IMT, and the Educational Advisory Committee worked to make sure the school ran as smooth as possible.

Before noon, we had three offers to teach the Big Rig Rescue class from vendors and other instructors. The sum truly is greater than all its parts, and therein lies the magic I referenced at the beginning.

My condolences to Billy Leach Jr.’s family and friends – it was apparent he loved what he did and his passion was contagious.

But on May 4th, I experienced the most valuable lesson I’ve learned at my time here.

I had the privilege of gearing up and doing some live fire One more thing and I’ll go. Last year in March, a contact training in a flashover chamber during the John F. Futhey II form came through my email that was unlike any other. I State Fire School. knew it had the potential to be something truly great, and I I want to thank Chief Driskell, Chief Lloyd and all of the decided to do everything in my power to make it possible.

Tulsa Fire Department staff who made this possible and safe A firefighter named Markus Kostmann, who is from Ausfor us civilians. It couldn’t have been easy, and their patience tria, would be studying here for a semester and wanted to and vigilance with us was phenomenal. know if he could temporarily join a local department.

While I only made it through two out of the three or four Today, I was visited by Markus, who wanted to thank us rounds the others did before getting the heck outta Dodge, for finding him an opportunity at Deer Creek Fire Protection I don’t regret it. I think it’s a District while studying here. great idea for us “common He has experienced Oklafolk” to experience the world homa firsthand, including the firefighters work in (although recent wildfires unlike any maybe not THAT immersive). other, and I want to thank Chief Perhaps one day, we can Cory Beagles, the rest of the provide a virtual reality experimembers of the Deer Creek ence with real gear at the OklaFPD and everyone who has homa Firefighters Museum! shown Markus around this This year’s State Fire School great state and included him in was certainly one for the our family. books. The flashover chamber And thank you to Markus experience has taught me that himself for reaching out to us I am content to be behind-thewith a wonderful idea. We The Oklahoma State Firefighters Association and the Tulsa Fire scenes and even more apprehope you have enjoyed your Department mourn the passing of North Carolina first responder ciative of those who endure the stay and experiences here, and Billy Leach Jr. on May 2 in Tulsa. frontlines. we wish you the best of luck in Billy, who was set to teach Big Rig Rescue at State Fire School, And my bosses (Steve, Phil, your travels. Stay in touch! passed peacefully in his room the night before classes began.

Gene) are what I like to think Billy was a distinguished lifelong contributor to the fire service.

I will leave you with one of of as the best of both worlds -He began his 40-year career in 1976 and was published both my favorite quotes: they provide opportunities for nationally and internationally in such publications as Firehouse, “Courage is not the absence of International Firefighter, Technical Rescue and Fire Engineering. once-in-a-lifetime experiences fear, but rather the assessment that Billy was a member of the Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad and are always there to support something else is more important in North Carolina. me. A special thanks to Steve, than fear.” -FDR who helped me assemble all

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Chaplain’s corner Danny Ringer Listen To God II Chronicles 20:14-19

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Lord, the Lord answered through the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit revealed God’s plan to a man. The Spirit revealed to the man that God would fight the battle for the kingdom of Judah.

Firefighters hear a lot The king listened to the Spirit and of voices. People want firefighters to listen to obeyed. The king bowed down and the peothem. Some cry out in fear and need help! ple of Judah worshipped God and obeyed.

But what about when a firefighter needs to The people basically cry out? Who does a firefighter took the choir to war and cry out too?

God fought the battle for He can be defused! He can them. The kingdom of Jugo through a debriefing! He can dah won the battle without share with a fellow firefighter. fighting the battle.

Sometimes everyone -- inSometimes the life of cluding firefighters -- need to a firefighter can be diffilisten to God. cult. You will have eneIn II Chronicles 20. an enemy mies. You will have battles. is attacking the king of Judah You will want to react. You To post prayer and he doesn’t know what to will want to fight. do except call upon God for requests and I want to encourage help! His enemy is attacking you to wait and ask God find up-to-date the kingdom of Judah. The king to speak to you! I want to knows who his enemy is and information on encourage you to let God knows he can’t defeat them. fight your battle. the Oklahoma The first thing the king did How do we hear God Fire Chaplains, was get in a position to lisspeak? God may tell you… ten. He seeks God. He turns his go to www.ok “I don’t expect you to eyes to Him. fight the battle, but I do firechaplains.org.

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Safety Stand Down resources and materials will increase awareness among firefighters of how to educate their physicians on risks, where to go for the latest information on the IAFC occupational hazard profile, and how to access available resources regarding annual medical/physicals.

This important event allows everyone to refresh or learn new skills and techniques based on today’s research into firefighter annual medical/physicals. Firefighters have a responsibility to be fit and ready to answer the call, and this year’s Safety Stand Down aims to provide the tools to make that happen and reduce line-of-duty deaths.

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ORFA REport Dana Cramer

Norman FD Retired As my year as Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association President wraps up I would like to thank all of you.

It’s been a true privilege to serve each and every one of the retired firefighters across this state. What a great group of professionals.

No COLA this year, a stipend is what the legislature passed. Many of us are starting to work on a COLA for retirees next year.

So what I ask of you is when you go to the polls, please choose to support candidates that support firefighters both active and retired. Participate in those campaigns that support us and are willing to grant COLAs to retirees.

I hope to see many of you at convention. It is always a lot of fun to see many friends, but it’s also great to make new ones, as well.

Downtown Tulsa is always a great venue to host convention. I’m sure this year will be no different. Matt and his fellow TFD cohorts are working hard to make convention a good time for all. Thanks for all their hard work!

Matt’s theme for convention is “Invictus.” What an unbeatable theme that is.

Sorry I couldn’t resist. This is such an apropos theme for firefighters.

It reminds me of the old Timex watch commercials. “Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” That’s just the way firefighters are. Whether on duty or at the Capitol. We don’t give up.

So keep up the good work. It will pay off.

What a great fire school again this year. The Educational Advisory Committee did a fantastic job. Also, the OSFA Staff pulled everything together so all participants got a fabulous experience. Thanks again to all who made it happen.

To close out my last article as your ORFA President, I would like to give a big thanks to Herb Bradshaw for representing retired firefighters on the Pension Board this past year.

His knowledge and dedication to the pension system is a tremendous asset. I know I speak for many on the Board that it does not go unnoticed. Thanks Herb!

Once again thanks to all of you for showing your faith in me this past year as your ORFA President. Be a Leader!

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2004 & 2017 President Hello Everyone! It’s time -- Convention is here, plans in Tulsa have been made.

Hyatt Regency Downtown is the place to be with registration starting the afternoon of Wednesday, June 13th and continuing Thursday and Friday mornings. So don’t forget

to bring door prizes.

Meetings will start on Thursday morning again this year. Remember the Ladies Luncheon on Friday -- you can purchase tickets when you register. Friday is “Red, White and Blue” day with those colors to be worn by all.

We are still in need of silent and live auction items. All monies raised are put back into scholarship funds such as the Pete and Lela Stavros Fund and the Firefighters Memorial/Museum, among others.

Something that most of you were late getting notice on, or maybe didn’t hear about at all, was the “Ride to Remember” (Photos on Page 20).

The event stopped at the Firefighters Museum, and proceeds benefited the Memorial. It was held the Saturday before the Memorial Run. And though it rained, about 300 bikers participated with Susan Foughty, Marti Carpenter, Charmion Rose and Erica Koch jumping in to help when the call went out.

And I’m told by Gene Brown, it couldn’t have happened without them. “They stepped up and saved the day,” Gene said.

And about $5,000 was raised.

This is something that the Auxiliary will be asked to help with every year around the mid to late April time frame. Since this was the first year, it is expected to be bigger and better next year with 1,500 to 2,000 bikers.

The Oklahoma Firefighters Memorial and Museum is not just a water stop.

There will be raffle ticket sales, door prizes, cards marked for poker hands and more to come.

I know this is a project the ladies will be happy to help with.

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NEAR-MISS REPORT

By Greg Lindsay

Back on the Same Job Responding to a residential fire is one of the most challenging things we do. Everything about this type of fire call tells us to be at the top of our game.

Fires in a residential setting have the greatest expectation for life hazards and are most likely where we will experience unusual obstacles to performing our jobs.

When the fire call involves a structure that has rekindled from a recent event, other selective indicators begin to flood the decision process.

The featured report this month was first published in 2005. The event discusses a rekindle in a residence where crews from the previous shift had battled a significant fire. It does not mention the specific obstacles encountered by the previous shift but does indicate the home was occupied before the fire by saying the doors and windows have been secured.

This case study indicates how the decisions made in the first few minutes onscene can dictate the next few hours of work. The complete report, Rekindle Fire Flashes Over is available on the Firefighternearmiss.com website at http://firefighternearmiss.com/Reports?id=1397.

Rekindle Fire Flashes Over Event Narrative We were called to a fire that rekindled from the previous day. The weather was very cold 5-10 degrees. Upon arrival, smoke was visible coming from C/D corner roof area. Windows and doors had been boarded up from a previous fire.

Our engine was first on scene with three personnel. We decided to enter Bside entrance door to extinguish the fire. A discussion was conducted regarding opening up the roof for ventilation prior to entry. It was stated that previous crews on the initial fire had done this.

An opening was cut in the wood entry door to enable me to reach in and unlock the door, which I did with an ungloved hand. I told the crew standing with me that it felt hot inside. A positive pressure ventilation (PPV) fan was set up and ready to go when the door was opened. Upon entry, the fan was started.

Heavy smoke could be seen exiting. Two firefighters and I entered a small landing that led to the basement, turned right and entered a kitchen area. I had a thermal imager with me, but the lens kept fogging over because of extreme cold outside and heat inside.

Within a matter of one minute, and entering into the structure approximately 15 feet, the whole interior of home ignited. It seemed to start from the “D” side and headed towards us. All I remember was fire at my face and falling backward.

Someone pulled me out towards the door that we had entered. I was first in, and two other firefighters behind me made it out with one of the firefighters being the person pulling me to safety.

Upon exiting, the battalion chief on scene asked if everyone was OK, and he stated that he was on the “A” side when he saw the whole interior of the home flash. He then came running down to our location on the “B” side. Later he stated that this was the closest call he had ever seen in his 23+ years.

Three hydrants at the scene were frozen, and water supply was delayed approximately 15 minutes.

Upon extinguishing the fire, we discovered that half of the main floor had burned through. If we had made it much farther in before it flashed, we would have been in the basement anyway. Investigation showed that wire in the basement ceiling caused our rekindle.

Before reading this reporter’s Lessons Learned section, consider the size-up indicators from this event.

• What were the initial observations from the first arriving engine company?

• Since there had been a previous fire, what would you expect the conditions to be?

• High heat inside the door and heavy interior smoke indicate a ventilationlimited fire. What strategies are applicable for attacking this type of fire?

• Using a Positive Pressure Ventilation fan is a possible tactic in a house fire but not for every fire. What are the contraindications for using a PPV fan?

• What would a risk/benefit analysis indicate for this type of fire?

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• Discuss with your crew some of the possible reasons for a structure to rekindle.

From this case study, we have been able to do several things. We have identified size-up indicators, compared reported conditions with what should have been expected, and applied our own knowledge to understand what may have occurred at this incident.

This base level for recognition-primed decision-making fine-tunes our recall memory for conditional thinking. Because this firefighter submitted this report 13 years ago, we have the opportunity to learn and understand more about our work.

These are the lessons this firefighter shared from this experience.

Lessons Learned • A rekindle needs to be thoroughly investigated before entering the structure.

• With minimal staffing, you need to take more time and not rush into any situation.

• I should have made sure that the vent in the roof was still open from the previous fire; it could have been boarded.

• Not to start a positive ventilation fan so quickly and observe the smoke conditions exiting the door.

• I should have recognized the high heat when placing my hand through the door on initial entry.

• All doors/windows that were boarded from the previous fire should have been pulled before entry to assure easy egress.

• I should have realized that the home had already burned and we were not saving much if anything.

A rekindle can be anything from smoldering insulation to a well-involved structure fire. Additionally, the conditions inside the structure can be completely unexpected. Information from the previous shift can be very descriptive or may just mention the call.

The author of this report recommends a slow, deliberate approach with a risk/ benefit analysis incorporated into the decision process before committing to an interior attack.

The author also mentions using a PPV fan upon initial entry. While a PPV fan can be a valuable tool, there are a few conditions where a fan is not recommended.

The “AEIOU” pneumonic can help remind us when the fan is contraindicated:

A – Attic fire

E – Exhaust opening too small

I – Imminent Rescue

O – Over pressurized structure

U – Unknown fire location When this report first published, there was very little research on ventilationlimited fires and controlling the flow-path. Now, available on the web, there are many strategies for managing ventilation-limited fires; using door control and transitional attack to cool the thermal environment before introducing oxygen are two that come to mind.

Several research articles are available that explain how and why these fires are different from other fires. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST.gov) and Underwriters Laboratory (UL.com) produced the research, and firefighters across the country have embraced these tools within their tactical decisions. A search of “ventilation-limited” on the web will help you find these resources.

The final point the author makes for this report is about the boarded doors and windows. Removing these obstacles before entering can provide a margin of safety for the interior crews, and normalize the incident for establishing natural ventilation and lighting. When the conditions are so far removed from what is expected, our situational awareness should be examined very closely. This also exemplifies the decision for a methodical approach.

This report provides a case study we can use to identify the conditions that shape our decisions. Graphic accounts of any event, recent or older, are always useful in this context. There is no statute of limitations on gained experiences.

If you have an experience that shares the lessons you have learned, take a moment to contribute to the growing database of real events shared by other firefighters. The website can be found at www.Firefighternearmiss.com, and your knowledge could make a difference in the safety of other firefighters.

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Volunteer Fire Service

Travis Fortune

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Volunteer Fire Service Committee Hello Oklahoma Fire Service!

First off, I wanted to give thanks for the much needed rain that helped control the areas of Oklahoma impacted by these disastrous wildfires that occurred. And continued prayers for everyone impacted by these horrible wildfires.

The 2018 OSFA State Fire School was held in Tulsa May 3-6, and it was a huge success. If anyone has never attended this fire school, please make it a priority because you are definitely missing out.

Hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars go into making this event successful, and the best part about this event is it’s at no cost to the firefighters.

The instructors and the facilities are top notch and bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table.

I want to urge all firefighters to please look into all the classes that are provided and try to attend this event next year, because you definitely won’t be disappointed!

Whether you’re paid or volunteer, active or retired, I would like to encourage everybody to attend the 2018 OSFA Convention!

OSFA President Matt Lay, along with the staff and board, have worked really hard into planning this year’s convention, and it will be a great time to fellowship with our brothers and sisters from around the state!

I would like to encourage all members to attend and be a voice in the Oklahoma Fire Service and cast your votes for upcoming board members and resolutions. It’s also a great time to learn what’s happening within the OSFA and the great benefits that are available when becoming OSFA members.

If anyone is interested in participating on one of the OSFA Committees, please contact one of the OSFA staff members and they can lead you in the right direction.

Serving on a committee is a great opportunity to network with our fellow firefighters and work on issues within the OSFA and the Fire Service in general.

Please continue to be safe and God bless!

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The time has come for the Oklahoma Firefighters Museum to expand!

Your Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum has outgrown its current facility, as evidenced by how much artifact has been archived and stored out of view of the public.

And the proposed $9.5 million expansion -- announced at the 122nd OSFA Convention held in June 2016 in Lawton -- will double the square footage devoted to the museum.

New renditions of the proposed Museum expansion are featured on the cover. At right and below are 2017 drawings of the Museum project.

In addition to the updates to the grounds, the Museum will also feature updates to the current portions, contain interactive displays and an event center for additional museum space when not being used for events.

There are two ways to help support your Oklahoma Firefighters Museum Expansion: The first way is through Tax Deductible Donations.

Either go online to www.osfa.info and click on “Donations” under the Museum tab. Or send donations to OSFM Expansion, 2716 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111.

The second way to help the cause is to purchase an Oklahoma Firefighter license tag.

Money received from the purchase of each tag goes directly to financing upkeep on the Oklahoma Fallen and Living Firefighters Memorial and Oklahoma Firefighters Museum.

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

Tags can be purchased from local tag agents any time during the year -- not just with your regular plate.

And they can be customized to 6 letters as approved by the Tax Commission.

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Another OSFA State Fire School is in the books.

I want to take a minute and say thank you to all those that helped, instructed, attended, or supported in any way.

I especially have to give a huge thank you to OSFA and the members of the Educational Advisory Committee that worked many, many hours to put this event together.

The official total of participants at the 2018 State Fire School was 775.

We ran 130 classes over the 4 days and had people from all over the state attend -and from as far away as Connecticut.

The majority of people who attended were able to walk away with multiple different classes under their belt and different viewpoints on many subjects.

This year, we started off the week with the annual OSU FST Golf Tournament, helping raise money for different training events throughout the year.

And this year’s event was the largest tournament for FST yet (and will hopefully continue growing in conjunction with the OSFA State School).

I also need to give a Thank You to Blue Card Command and John Brunacini for helping not only provide classes, but also being a sponsor for our Welcome Reception Thursday night at the host hotel.

Mr. Brunacini was very impressed by the school and what we are doing for emergency responders in Oklahoma.

Lastly, to the Green Country FOOLS and their FOOLS Bash Friday night at Woody’s Bar, Thank you. Fun was had by all.

The Educational Advisory Committee is already actively planning for the 2019 OSFA State Fire School, and the dates are already set. It will be May 2-5, 2019, and will be kicked off again by the OSU FST Golf Tournament on Wednesday, May 1.

We hope everyone will plan to attend next year and make the school even bigger than it was this year.

Thanks again to all those that made this a great event.

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Ride to Remember Oklahoma’s First Responders Raises Thousands for Firefighters Memorial

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Gene Brown Museum Manager geneb@osfa.info Hello Everyone!

The Ride to Remember has come and gone. And the weather was very bad.

But the ride held April 21 was a success.

Many Riders braved the cold and rain to participate.

And they were able to raise almost $5,000 for the Oklahoma Firefighters Memorial.

Thank you to all that helped make this a success. I have to give a special shout-out to the following for their help: Susan Foughty, Erica Koch, Marti Carpenter and Charmoin Rose from the OSFA Women’s Auxiliary.

Also, Clifford Lewis (Retired OKC), Larry Bogges (Retired Lawton) and Richard Walts (Retired Ft. Sill and Sergeant At Arms).

We couldn’t have made this happen without your help. Thank you!

The OSFA State Fire School was a great success.Thanks to all who attended. The Museum staff is very proud to be part your training.

Please mark your calendars for next year’s State Fire School. The dates have already been set: May 2-5, 2019.

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Willie passed away in the Line of Duty at the scene of a structure fire. Despite the efforts of his fellow firefighters and Grove EMS paramedics already on scene, he never responded to treatment.

Willie was an invaluable volunteer with Cowskin Rural for nearly nine years.

Dale Genn, Springer FD The Final Fire Alarm sounded for Retired Springer Volunteer Fire fighter Dale Genn on May 14. He was 79.

Dale was a volunteer for the Springer FD for 19 years and received his retirement in 2017.

Dale, who received an Honorable Discharge from the Army in 1963, was always there when someone needed help or a cold drink on a fire scene.

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Share the Load: Behavioral Health Support for Fire/EMS Firefighters and EMS providers are expected to run in when everyone else is running out. Fires, traffic accidents, domestic abuse, shootings, medical emergencies – first responders see and hear it all.

Yet what many overlook is the mental and emotional toll these incidents can have on those who answer the call.

Every department and emergency responder is impacted by behavioral health concerns in some way or other. Firefighters and EMS providers are frequently placed in dangerous and life-threatening circumstances, and are on the front-lines of the worst situations.

At the same time, they juggle the needs of the fire department, their families, outside interests, and for volunteers, full-time jobs.

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Behavioral health can cover a wide variety of health issues for firefighters and emergency responders, such as stress, anxiety, sleep problems, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and drug or alcohol addiction, to name a few.

In some cases, unaddressed behavioral health issues can lead to suicide – the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance receives more reports of firefighter and EMS suicides each year than on-duty deaths.

Behavioral health needs to be at the forefront of the conversation in the fire service. A key step in prevent-

ing tragic outcomes is for personnel to be able to talk openly about behavioral health issues.

Behavioral health is just as important as physical health and needs to be treated that way.

Departments should train their members on why behavioral health is important, what risk factors they face, how to recognize signs and symptoms, and what to do if they or a fellow firefighter or EMT needs help.

The National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) provides tools and resources to help bring behavioral health to the forefront.

Through the Share the Load™ program, the NVFC is working to break the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues, open up the dialogue in departments, and provide resources departments and emergency personnel can use to prevent tragedy.

Resources available through the Share the Load program include the following: • Fire/EMS Helpline: First responders and their families can call the free, confidential Fire/EMS Helpline at 1-888-731-FIRE (3473) any time day or night for help with any behavioral health issue. The helpline is run by NVFC partner American Addiction Centers.

• Helpletter: This newsletter features articles from subject matter experts and fire service veterans who provide tips, tools, and resources to help first responders and departments take a proactive approach in addressing behavioral health issues.

• Outreach Materials: Posters and flyers are available to help departments promote the Fire/EMS Helpline and to remind responders to seek help if they are struggling.

• What to Expect – A Guide for Family Members of Volunteer Firefighters: This guide for family members provides an introduction to the basics of the volunteer firefighter life, guidance for keeping family relationships strong, and tips and resources to help first responder families adjust to this lifestyle.

• Behavioral Health Awareness and Suicide Prevention Report: This guide explores various firefighter/EMS behavioral health concerns and identifies resources and best practices for mental wellness and suicide prevention in the fire and emergency services.

• Behavioral Health Training: The NVFC offers courses in its Virtual Classroom on behavioral health, preventing suicide in the fire and emergency services, balancing fire service duties with family life, and dealing with stress.

• Behavioral Health Resource Center: This compendium of fire and emergency services behavioral health resources includes organizations, programs, helplines, reports, and training.

The key to addressing behavioral health is to take action. Those experiencing behavioral health issues are not alone. Help us Share the Load and show our brothers and sisters in the fire service that together we can face these challenges and build a stronger, healthier, more resilient fire service.

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oklahoma fallen and living firefighters memorial -- PANEL 70

In this issues and future issues, Oklahoma Firefighter will print the names of those honored on the Memorial Wall. This issue features Panel 70.

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.

TULSA J.R. Chambers A.D. Chapman V.E. Charlton E.D. Chilcoat B.G. Chilton I.W. Chilton Pete Christensen Chad A. Cline Thomas D. Cline Jimmie D. Clubb Mike S. Coble K.L. Cole H.L. Collier Ronald M. Collins G.E. Combs M.E. Conley Timothy W. Cooper Larry J. Coulson Jr. K.R. Cranke D.R. Crawford Chris C. Creekmore W.B. Crosswell Bob L. Cunningham O.B. Damron Zell Davis R.D. Dawson Jeffrey M. Dean Reggie O. Demery S.H. Dennis W.B. DeWitt Mark A. Dix R.E. Dorris William Douglas Jr. Gus Dugan Jr. Ronald R. Dunlap Darrell G. Eckles Jr. J.C. Elder Robert B. Ellis Frank A. Etter Wendell I. Evans Larry N. Felkins Geoffrey B. Fitts Timothy L. Fletcher Jess W. Forest S.P. Francis Keith A. Fry Lyle C. Fulton Joseph A. Garzone II James L. Gerhardt Larry G. Gibbons P.C. Gibbons Donald R. Gibson R.P. Gill Kevin A. Gilliam A.E. Givens W.J. Goike Dennis F. Goins Patrick J. Goggin Bryan S. Goins James W. Graham D.D. Grandstaff Ross G. Granger Donald R. Grant Johnathan S. Gray R.E. Gray Don Mike Graves Kerry L. Grisham W.C. Guevara G.W. Guthrie

R.W. Hallowell David J. Hancock J.O. Hardcastle O.H. Harkey Edwin G. Harper Charles E. Harris J.W. Harris James Michael Harris Shem Harris Jr. Jim W. Harvey David A. Hayes James R. Hayes Bert Hayman Aaron J. Haynes Jerry M. Hensley Gregory J. Hewin Bryan E. Hickerson Leonard H. Hinton J.W. Hodges Warren G. Hoff H.O. Holloway William E. Holman J. R. Holt Donald G. Hopkins Wilbur G. Hopkins Christopher R. Horn C.G. Horton W.L. Howell J.G. Hubbard Jr. Orvis J. Huddleston Dale E. Hudson Russell W. Hudson B.A. Huggins H.L. Hughes Stephen L. Hulsey Tommy M. Hulsey Jr. C.H. Hyde B.S. Johnson Lesley D. Johnston James C. Joice Master L. Jones Jr. Maurice D. Jones W.V. Jones David A. Kannady Charles Ridge Kayser B.H. Kelley Kevin A. Kelsey Steve N. Kendrick Dean D. Kerr Joe D. Kidwell Richey S. Kirkpatrick Dwain Kirkwood J.B. Kline J.J. Klobas C.R. Knight Kenneth Koenigsknecht J.H. Koons Joe W. LaFreniere Gerald A. Lamb Lonnie M. Lamb J.R. Lambert Clarence H. Lane Jr. Johnny M. Lane Millard B. Latimer L.V. Lawton Don C. Lee Michael R. Lee Joe W. Leflore Kelly M. Leggett Douglas E. Leigh

Patrick W. Lemons Larry P. LeMaster K.P. Lewis Gary D. Llewellyn Roger N. Lloyd R.A. Lollar Carl A. Long Jr. H.R. Loughran Dennis E. Loveless J.H. Lovell David B. Lundy B.M. Lundy Stephen Lunsford L.R. Luton Terry L. Luttrell E.P. Mace M.A. Maddux Charlie I. Magee C.W. Mailes John D. Marlar Gary D. Marrs S.E. Marrs Ilaff Marshall G.F. Martin P.W. Martin Frank P. Mason L.B. Mason William J. Mason Vance G. Massey Jr. Randall P. Matheson Pete J. Matlock Kevin L. Matthews Mark C. Mauldin W.T. Maupin Stephen L. Mavers John M. McAllister M.D. McAnally A.F. McBride R.A. McCall Sr. Alton C. McCloud E.L. McCullough W.W. McCutchen Terry E. McGee Carl A. McGilbra James W. McGill Alvin J. McIntosh R.A. McKim Douglas D. McKisick Oscar L. McLaurin Harold McNeely J. McQuaig A.C. Melrose James A. Michie David D. Miller Douglas B. Mills R.W. Mitchell Jr. Richard G. Mitchell Tommy P. Mitts P.N. Moffett Fred J. Moore H.W. Moore Jr. Julius G. Moore W.A. Moore S.S. Morgan Dennis J. Morris Timothy Morris W.L. Morris C.C. Morrison Dennis A. Moseby H.B. Mouton

Harold H. Mueller Roy A. Mullinax James A. Murphy Harry K. Myers III James D. Nance Jr. R. Neely Timothy C. Nelson Thomas O. Nicklas Jr. David R. Olinghouse David A. Osburn William T. Osburn J.A. Owens F.H. Pannell G.N. Paris H.E. Park O.O. Park E.F. Parker J.E. Parks W.H. Parmele W.C. Parmley Levelle L. Peeples Tracy Perrin O.J. Peters Earnest R. Pettie R.E. Pfleeger Ricki R. Phelps R.E. Phillipe N.A. Phillips W.C. Phillips W.S. Phillips W.A. Pitcock V.E. Pittman V.E. Pittman Jr. B.M. Pointer C.W. Porter R.L. Poston Ricky D. Powell Donald E. Prewitt James E. Pritchard Thomas L. Pruitt Billy D. Pugh Owen W. Purcell C.C. Rains James A. Rains Richard P. Rakes Bob T. Ramey David W. Rampey Donnie L. Ramsey M.R. Ramsey Ronald L. Randolph Wayne A. Ranson Ronald V. Raulston C.E. Reavis M.L. Redick E.J. Reed Michael G. Reed Richard W. Reed Ronald D. Reed William R. Reed Frank B. Reeder Jr. Kenneth W. Reel Harold L. Reese Elmer F. Reif Bart R. Rhoades S.F. Rice R.E. Richey Jerry L. Roberts T.W. Robertson Jackie R. Robinson James D. Rodgers

Michael D. Roe Robert C. Roper Joe B. Rozell A.L. Rucker Mark M. Rudick J.B. Runnels Guy D. Rutherford Scott A. Rutherford Terry L. Rutledge A.C. Saint III J.C. Sanders R.L. Sanders Rocky D. Santucci G.L. Sartain Johnnie D. Sawyer Dane M. Scheuerman Darrel W. Schoolfield Gerard C. Schultz George O. Scott Stephen M. Scott Eugene E. Sellmeyer J.L. Selsor H.R. Shannon A.F. Shelton Joseph R. Shepard W.A. Sherrick J.W. Sherry Gordon L. Shields Ronald S. Shinnen Jimmy D. Shipman Rachel J. Shoemaker Dan J. Shook Jerry C. Simms F.E. Simpson Mark D. Sipe Jim L. Sisler P.W. Skelton C. Smith Jr. J.A. Smith Jesse Smith John E. Smith W.F. Smith R.W. Smittle George B. Snavely Dennis E. Snow Gerald W. Snow Jr. J.M. Sooter Paul Southerland J.A. Spear N.B. Spradling Paul N. Spradling James W. Stamper Steve A. Staner John J. Stapleton Delbert S. Starr Jr. G. Steele Robert K. Stern J.M. Stickles Frederick M. Stowell Merle L. Stripling L.M. Strother Ronney W. Surber Alex H. Surrell William D. Tallon Earl Taylor Kenneth E. Taylor Jonathan M. Teague Richard E. Terry J.O. Thomas Gregory W. Thompson

J.C. Thompson Robert E. Thompson J.R. Thornton Donald R. Tincup T.R. Tinker C.E. Titus Bobby L. Tollette A.D. Townes Timothy L. Trantham F.H. Truschill Thomas R. Tucker B.R. Turner R.L. VanScyoc Brian D. VonLanken C.H. Walker David A. Walker Eddie J. Walker Gary R. Walker Michael Walker R.M. Walker Harlan L. Wallace H.N. Warnock Billy D. Warren Jr. E.L. Watson Jimmy M. Watson J.W. Welch J.E. Wells Charles A. West Eddie J. West V.G. West Bradley S. Wheaton Mike M. Wheeler Stephen D. Whittle Fred C. Wiehe C. Frank Willcox Daniel A. Williams Jerry V. Williams R.L. Williams Robert S. Williams Daniel A. Williamson A.D. Willis C.W. Willis Larry D. Willis L.T. Wilmott Edgar L. Wilson Dwight L. Wilson J.F. Wilson Jimmy W. Wilson Ronald D. Wilson Thomas H. Wintle Jr. Clarence W. Wood C.F. Woodford Jack Woods Raymond T. Wright Richard A. Wright Scott A. Wright Antonio Yarbrough W.H. York Floyd L. Zinn Robert E. Zumwalt VALLIANT Clint Lininger VIAN Norman Barton

26June/July 2018Oklahoma Firefighter ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Chase Rankin

Member Services Coordinator

Terri Williams

Executive Director

Vicki Mulbery

Executive Secretary

James Reynolds

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

Martha Pierce

Thelisha Clark

Assistant Director (COO)

Controller

Duane Michael

Keely Swonger

Assistant Director (CFO)

Accounts Payable Administrator

Than Dinh

Records Administrator

Latoya Battle

Assistant Controller

Data Processor

n CONSENT AGENDA (May 18, 2018) CHECKS TERMINATED IN APRIL 2018 (Deceased): Duncan Elsie Lewis Henryetta William J. Marler Hollis June B. Cope Konawa Shirley Berry Maud Nicholas R. Silas Moore Beulah Jury Muskogee Janet Boydston Oklahoma City Laveda Brown Sallisaw Shelby Richardson

APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE:

Sapulpa Shawnee Shattuck Skiatook Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Vian

Ellen M. Ham Floyd Cranford Alvin Herber Keith O. Carter Bill D. Combs Beatrice Knight Marianne Moffett Oleta Barton

02/01/2018 So. Coffeyville Sheila Kitterman, Widow Of Jack Kitterman Jr.

Deceased 1-23-2018 APPLICATION FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE FOR CONTINUATION: 05/01/2018 05/01/2018 05/01/218 05/01/218 05/01/2018 05/01/2018 05/01/2018 05/01/2018 05/01/218

Afton Big Cabin Byng Enid Nicoma Park Rocky Tahlequah Tulsa Tulsa

Lana Chandler, Widow Of Jerry W. Chandler Betty E. Jones, Widow Of Ernest L. Jones Doris M. Barrick, Widow Of Charles R. Barrick Glorene F. Clover, Widow Of Earl B. Clover Doris L. Wertz, Widow Of J.C. Wertz Rachel Swart, Widow Of H.E. Swart Laura L. Hix, Widow Of Tommy L. Hix Johnnie Fellinger, Widow Of John D. Fellinger Helen Moore, Widow Of Julius G. Moore

$5,000.00 DEATH BENEFIT:

Aline Aline Bartlesville Berryhill Bethany Chelsea Chelsea Chouteau Fairview Konawa Leedey Lenapah Mt. Park Mt. Park Mt. Park Noble Sallisaw Shattuck Shawnee Skiatook Sulphur Thomas Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa Tulsa

Kristy Ferrall, Child Of Harold Harmon Brian Harmon, Child Of Harold Harmon Patricia Isham Gilliland, Widow Of Gerald (Jerry) Gilliland Katrina Reynolds, Widow Of Joe Kelly Reynolds Wilson-Little Funeral Home On Behalf Of Ronald E. Lytle, Sr. Mms-Payne Funeral Home On Behalf Of Donald Lee Delozier Mms-Payne Funeral Home On Behalf Of Theodore J. Schulze Shipman’s Funeral & Cremation Service On Behalf Of Ernest L. Sellers Fairview Funeral Home On Behalf Of Jimmie D. Schmidt Swearingen Funeral Home On Behalf Of Daniel D. Khoury Shaw Funeral Homne On Behalf Of William D. Smith Donna J. Carter, Widow Of Ronny G. Carter Melissa Melton, Child Of Mark A. Shelton Amy Shelton, Child Of Mark A. Shelton Paul Shelton, Child Of Marl A. Shelton McMahan’s Funeral Home On Behalf Of James Martin Farris, Sr. Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Home On Behalf Of Shelby R. Richardson William Michael Herber, Child Of Alvin Herber Walker Funeral Home On Behalf Of Raymond George Vanzant Kimberly L. Bellmyer, Child Of Keith O. Carter Regeana C. Mccracken, Widow Of Marvin C. Mccracken Locktone Funeral Home On Behalf Of Robert D. Holmes Clint Combs, Child Of Bill D. Combs Carol Goloby, Child Of Bill D. Combs Stanely Michael Duncan, Child Of Stephen D. Dunham Stephen Lee Dunham, Child Of Stephen D. Dunham Edward Norwood Dunham, Child Of Stephen D. Dunham Barbara Krauser, Widow Of Thomas B. Krauser

APPLICATION FOR VESTED BENEFIT: 11/16/2015 05/01/2015

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Juanita Larkins John F. White

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Tommy D. Clay Lynn A. Chervenka Franklin J. Reed Jeffrey H. Bruehl Rodney W. Martin Mario C. Jaquez Malcolm D. Harden Kim A. Humphry Ronald Kloekorn Terry G. Vernon Craig A. Philpot Kevitt K. Vass Debra K. Summers

APPLICATION FOR ENTRANCE INTO THE PENSION SYSTEM: Berryhill Bixby Coweta Cushing Enid Frederick Hugo Miami Mustang

Chase Stubblefield Matthew Reynolds Aaron Culwell Jay Hale Adolph John Black Blake Burleson Rickey Rember Brett Darnell Logan Burk

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n April 20, 2018 MEETING Members Present: Mike Kelley, Scott Vanhorn, Eric Harlow, Jim Long, Craig Freeman, Dereck Cassady, Herb Bradshaw, Frank Stone, Brandy Manek.

Members Absent: Matt Lay, Dana Cramer, Michael Duncan, Janet Kohls.

Others Present: Chase Rankin, Executive Director; Duane Michael, Assistant Director; James Reynolds, Assistant Director; Terri Williams, Executive Secretary; Thanh Dinh, Controller; Marc Edwards, Legal Counsel; Greg Zavoyna, Brandywine; Warren DeKinder and Nancy Holden, INTECH; Patmon Malcom and Regina Martyanova, Earnest Partners.

S.R. Hunter/Bethany - Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 1, 2018: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Harlow to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective April 1, 2018. Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Stone, Harlow, Long, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Vincent L. Pfeiffer/Edmond – Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 1, 2018: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Kelley to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective April 1, 2018.

Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Stone, Harlow, Long, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, and Bradshaw.

Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Brian C. Seville/Okeene - Application For “Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 1, 2018: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Bradshaw to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective April 1, 2018 Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Stone, Harlow, Long, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, and Bradshaw.

Nayes: None. Motion carried.

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Don W. Thomason/Oklahoma City – Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 1, 2018: Motion was made by Kelley and seconded by Bradshaw to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective April 1, 2018. Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Stone, Harlow, Long, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Sam N. Deal/Paden – Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 1, 2018: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Vanhorn to approve the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, effective April 1, 2018. Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Stone, Harlow, Long, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

David D. Rice/Tulsa – Application For Disability In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 1, 2018: Motion was made by Bradshaw and seconded by Long to modify the Application for “Disability in the Line of Duty”, to “Service” effective April 1, 2018.

Ayes: Cassady, Stone, Freeman, Harlow, Long, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, and Bradshaw.

Nayes: None. Motion carried.

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Wilbur L. Ross/Anadarko – Application For Disability Not In The Line Of Duty” Pension, Effective April 10, 2018: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Vanhorn to approve the Application for “Disability Not in the Line of Duty”, effective April 10, 2018. Ayes: Cassady, Long, Vanhorn, Kelley, Harlow, Stone, Freeman, Bradshaw, and Manek. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Douglas P. Davis/Oklahoma City - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Bradshaw and seconded

by Long to approve the request of Davis based on the medical information provided.

Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Long, Harlow, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley and Bradshaw. Nayes: Stone. Motion carried.

Patrick V. Admire/Tulsa - Request To Modify Pension From “Service” To “Disability In The Line Of Duty”: Motion was made by Long and seconded by Bradshaw to approve the request of Admire based on the medical information provided. Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Long, Harlow, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, Stone, and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

Lee Bennett/Vinita – Request For Restoration To Active Service Pursuant To Title 11O.S. Section 49-109 (B). Due To The Confidential Nature Of The Disability Applications, Executive Session May Be Necessary Pursuant To Title 25 O.s. Sections 307 (B) (4) And (B) (7): Motion was made by Bradshaw and seconded by Harlow to send Bennett to go to the State physician for a physical. Ayes: Cassady, Freeman, Long, Harlow, Manek, Vanhorn, Kelley, Stone and Bradshaw. Nayes: None. Motion carried.

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June & July 2018 CLASS SCHEDULE Current as of May 17, 2018

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Hazardous Materials Decontamination - OK-RRS Basic Operation (66637) June 2 (6 hours) Guymon Fire Department

Oklahoma Emergency Vehicle Drivers Training (69276) June 9 (8 hours) Berryhill Fire Protection District, Tulsa

through Key Gate which is off of I-44. If you are Pre-registered your name and Department will be on a list at that Gate. No other gate can be used for this school.

Fire Officer II: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (68688) June 25-28 (40 hours) Western Technology Center - Elk City

Advanced Fire Behavior (68372) June 2 (8 hours) Northwest Tech Center - Fairview

Oklahoma Emergency Vehicle Drivers Training (69560) June 9 (8 hours) Piedmont Fire Department

Fire Officer I: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (69424) June 18-22 (48 hours) • $3000 - All Participants Broken Arrow Public Safety Complex

Fire Officer I: NFPA 1021, 2014 Edition (69430) June 25-29 (48 hours) • $3000 - All Participants Yukon Fire-EMS Training Center

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66639) June 19 (8 hours) Oklahoma City Fire Training Center

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66641) June 26 (8 hours) Sapulpa Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (69208) June 19 (8 hours) National Guard Armory, Duncan

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (69187) June 26 (8 hours) Tulsa Fire Academy

OEM-FEMA IS.244: Developing and Managing Volunteers (69150) June 19 (6 hours) Oklahoma Department of Emergency

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66642) June 27 (8 hours) Sapulpa Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66640) June 20 (8 hours) Oklahoma City Fire Training Center

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (69062) June 27 (8 hours) Midwest City Fire Department

NIMS ICS 400 (EMI) Advanced Incident Command System (68636) June 20-21 (16 hours) Department of Public Safety, OKC

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66643) June 28 (8 hours) Sapulpa Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (69209) June 20 (8 hours) National Guard Armory, Duncan

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (69064) June 28 (8 hours) Midwest City Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (69185) June 21 (8 hours) Tulsa Fire Academy

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (69065) June 29 (8 hours) Midwest City Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Operations for WMD Refresher (69210) June 21 (8 hours) National Guard Armory, Duncan

Rope Rescue Technician Level II Part B (67835) June 30-July 1 (16 hours) Weatherford Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (69186) June 22 (8 hours) Tulsa Fire Academy

Exterior Offensive Fire Attack / Structural Fire Scene Size Up (69373) July 7 (8 hours) Cleveland Fire Department

Rope Rescue Technician Level II Part A (67834) June 23-24 (16 hours) Weatherford Fire Department

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66663) July 10 (8 hours) Sand Springs Fire Department

Pump Operations (69228) June 2 (8 hours) Pink Fire Dept, Tecumseh Responding to the MAYDAY (69266) June 2 (8 hours) Broken Bow Fire Department Hazardous Materials Operations Certification (66751) June 3 (8 hours) Ponca City Fire Department Hazardous Materials Technician for WMD-HazMat Emergencies (66633) June 4-15 (80 hours) City of Owasso, Old Central Building Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (67199) June 4 (8 hours) Edmond Fire Department Swiftwater Rescue Technician (Level I & II) (67358) June 4-8 (40 hours) • $9350 - All Participants Riversport Adventures Emergency Services Instructor (Instructor I) (69428) June 4-7 (32 hours) Guymon Fire Department Structural Fire Fighter (69097) June 4-12 (48 hours) McLoud Fire Department Confined Space Rescue Technician Level I & II (67775) June 5-6 (16 hours) Durant Fire Department Wildland Training (FFT2) for Structural Firefighters, G-130 (69057) June 9-10 (24 hours) Tri-County Tech Center, Bartlesville

EMS Instructor Update (69602) June 9 (8 hours) • $500 - All Participants Jorgensen EMS Training NIMS ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (66776) June 11-12 (16 hours) Fort Sill - Snow Hall , Bld 730 Snow All participants for this school must enter through Key Gate which is off of I-44.

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Emergency Services Instructor (Instructor I) (69468) June 11-14 (32 hours) • $3000 - All Participants Edmond Fire Department Structural Fire Fighter (69605) June 13-30 (48 hours) Central Technology Center - Drumright Hazardous Materials Technician Certification (66636) June 15 (8 hours) City of Owasso, Old Central Building Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (69544) June 15 (4 hours) Stroud Fire Department Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (69545) June 16 (8 hours) Stroud Fire Department Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66638) June 18 (8 hours) Oklahoma City Fire Training Center NIMS ICS 400 (EMI) Advanced Incident Command System (66774) June 18-19 (16 hours) Fort Sill - Snow Hall , Bld 730 Snow All participants for this school must enter

Oklahoma FirefighterJune/July 201829 Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66664) July 11 (8 hours) Sand Springs Fire Department

Grain Bin Emergencies - Awareness (69195) July 20 (4 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (66665) July 12 (8 hours) Sand Springs Fire Department

Helicopter Safety Landing Zone (69197) July 20 (2 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

Hazardous Materials Operations: Core Competencies (68351) July 13-15 (24 hours) Perkins Fire Department Station #2

Training Officer Tool Kit (69200) July 20 (4 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

NFA Incident Safety Officer (F0729) (67226) July 14-15 (16 hours) Salina Fire Department Structural Fire Fighter Live Burn (69233) July 14 (8 hours) Pontotoc Technology Center, Ada VFIS Traffic Incident Management System (69163) July 15 (4 hours) Buffalo Valley Fire Dept. Tuskahoma Pipeline Awareness for Excavators & Emergency Responders (69581) July 17 (4 hours) Glencoe Fire Department Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (69066) July 18 (8 hours) Midwest City Fire Department Hazardous Materials Technician Refresher - Part A (69067) July 19 (8 hours) Midwest City Fire Department

Helicopter Safety Landing Zone (69198) July 20 (2 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (68596) July 21 (8 hours) Weatherford Fire Department Certification Evaluator Training (68807) July 21 (8 hours) Weatherford Fire Department Basic Extrication/Advanced Patient Packaging (68822) July 21 (4 hours) Weatherford Fire Department Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (69196) July 21 (8 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center Grain Bin Emergencies - Operations (69201) July 21 (8 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

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Leadership for Small Departments: Tactics (69203) July 21 (8 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

Difficult Airways (69194) July 20 (4 hours) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

Pediatric Trauma (69204) July 21 (1 hour) SWOSU Pioneer Cellular Event Center

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fire service training Dr. Erick Reynolds OSU FST Director

erick.reynolds@osufst.org • 405-744-5727 (W) • 405-409-0961 (C) Greetings Brothers and Sisters!

This seems to be the time of year when things get finalized; graduations, etc. Congratulations to all the graduates regardless of what level you reside at in our educational system.

It is summertime so get out and enjoy our beautiful state! We have many hidden treasurers to experience right here at home!

I want to give a shout out to OSFA Executive Director Phil Ostrander on his impending retirement!

Our relationship has never been better with OSFA, and I suggest that it is the result of all of the OSFA staff that we work with on a regular basis, including Steve, Sheri, Gene Gene the Dancing Machine, Tim, Amy, Trisha, the entire museum staff and, of course, the venerable Dr. Phil Ostrander!

Phil has spent many hours advocating for the firefighters of Oklahoma; all Oklahoma firefighters, regardless of their OSFA membership status.

Phil’s yeomen-like work on behalf of the Oklahoma Fire Service has resulted in many improvements in the plight of our brothers and sisters, and his relationships at the Capital have resulted in many of these improvements coming to fruition to the betterment of all Oklahoma firefighters.

Go home, Brother, and enjoy your retirement! Memory has a list of honeydos for you, and the kids and grand-

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babies are ready to have you around a whole lot more! Carry on and enjoy life!

The 2018 John F. Futhey II OSFA State Fire School was a grand success, and we appreciate the opportunity to have been able to play a role in that great event!

We continue to stay busy conducting training all across the State of Oklahoma!

Grain Rescue training, Swift Water training and all of our other staples are keeping the schedule full and the FST staff hooked up and busy providing quality training to Oklahoma first responders!

I am looking forward to the Retirees and the members of the OSFA and the annual convention being held in Tulsa beginning on June 12.

It sounds like it is shaping up to be a great event, and we are pleased to be able to take part in the conference.

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OSFA Executive Board Highlights

The OSFA Executive Board met April 19, 2018 in the boardroom at 2716 NE 50th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, at 9:07 a.m.

Roll Call: Matt Lay- Excused; Dereck Cassady, Present and presiding; Mike Kelley, Present; Eric Harlow, via Tele-Conference; Mike Duncan, Excused; Dana Cramer (ORFA), Excused.

Others: Phil Ostrander, Gene Brown, Tim Bartram, Amy Hall, Don Armes, Eric Hamilton.

Moment of Silence for the Bombing Victims.

AFLAC Member Benefit Presentation – Addison Stewart.

Correspondence: Thank you card from Jen Schmidt, Norman Firefighter.

COMMITTEE REPORTS Legislative Committee: Ostrander Legislative Committee met on March 28 and discussed the updated legislation that was pending.

There were two EMS Bills that we took a position against.

Cassady discussed some information that he had sent to Lumry so he could give to Armes regarding the Department of Health rules & regulations. That Legislation allows someone to drive an ambulance but they just have to write a report and don’t have to have any qualifications.

There was discussion about the Stipend and lack of opportunity for a COLA Bill.

Title 19 Sub-Committee: Bartram /Armes The Title 19 Sub-Committee has not met, but the one bill that came out of the committee was held up by the teacher strike. It does not look like it will get through the House this year.

Safety and Health Committee: Bartram Safety and Health Committee met on April 17th and is working with the Educational Advisory Committee on some basic rules.

Bartram distributed a draft on Policy Change for Basic Training Ground Rules for H.O.T Classes for the OSFA State Fire School.

The Amendment pertains to the last paragraph, if EMS personnel determine that an individual needs immediate medical care including I.V. of fluids, that individual may not continue to participate in evolutions for the rest of the day until cleared by a physician. Discussion by the Board.

Educational Advisory Committee: Bartram Educational Advisory Committee met on April 10.

Bartram stated that everything is moving forward, they have been having e-mail conversation back and forth with the IMT Team. He feels that the logistics at the Drill Ground will be better than what they have been.

He said that they do have a commitment from the Red Cross that they will provided all the rehab in terms of water, Gatorade, and snacks at the Training Grounds. With Lay’s approval they have been added to our partner list.

The last count for Fire School is over 600 students registered.

Museum Report: Brown Brown cannot brag enough about the guys working in the Museum. They are cleaning up and getting

April 19, 2018 MEETING

Upcoming Dates to Remember: June 12, 2018 -- 37th annual ORFA Convention -Hyatt Regency, Downtown Tulsa June 13-16, 2018 -- 124th annual OSFA Convention -- Hyatt Regency, Downtown Tulsa June 13-16, 2018 -- 86th annual Women’s Auxiliary Convention -- Hyatt Regency, Downtown Tulsa Oct. 7, 2018 -- 19th Statewide Memorial Service -Oklahoma Firefighters Museum, Oklahoma City

n FUNDRAISERS The 2nd Annual Mother Road Firetruck Show & Muster June 16 in Stroud. Includes Fire Truck Show and Firefighter Combat Challenge. Cost is $20 for Truck entry. Awards for Aerial Trucks, Pumpers, Antiques, Brush Trucks, Specialty Rigs. For more info, call Adam Chace at 405-334-1059.

Yukon Fire Fighters Golf Tournament 2018 June 22 at Winter Creek in Blanchard. Shotgun Start at 9 a.m. Cost is $300 per team or $75 per individual. Free lunch, free range, cash prizes, raffles, door prizes. For more info: Jeremy Goodrich, 405-760-1795.

First Annual Emergency Services Slow Pitch Softball Tournament June 23-24 at Owasso Sports Complex. Come watch your Oklahoma Heros battle it out for bragging rights. And in between softball games, stop by and check out the different emergency vehicles and equipment that will be on display. General Admission: Adults $2, Students $1. ready for spring right now.

There are some plumbing issues with the Memorial Pool but they plan on having it up and running by Saturday for the Ride to Remember. Brown discussed the Museum’s role in the Ride to Remember.

Museum Expansion Committee: Brown Ostrander stated they have not met since the last Executive Board meeting but things are rolling along.

Brown said that the staff is on a hold right now while waiting for the rest of the art work to come in.

They did get the art work for the building and passed it along to Art Cotton and now just waiting on the renderings for inside. Once they have all that, they will schedule a meeting fairly quick.

NVFC Report: Ostrander Ostrander stated that we have staff in that meeting right now. He said in relation to that, Nickel went to the National Fire Academy to grade the AFG Grants last week, that was through the NVFC and it went real well.

Nickel had expressed to Ostrander that it was one of the most informative things that she has ever been through for the Fire Service. There is a concern that

Oklahoma has not been getting a fair share of those Grants, and she now has a pretty good idea why.

Executive Director/Legislative Report: Ostrander Ostrander said that everything is going well here.

The membership numbers are doing well, we are getting ready for Convention and for Fire School.

We are in the process of getting our sponsors lined up and we are getting ready to make some changes in our sponsorship letters that we send out for the OSFA Convention. He is spending massive amount of time at the Capitol right now.

Ostrander discussed getting an email from Integris about the premature twins that the Oklahoma City Firefighters helped save their lives. They would like to see a Meritorious Service Award for the firefighters.

There was discussion by the Board.

There was a County employee, Road Grader Operator in Roger Mills County, that died fighting the recent grass fire. Ostrander feels that it would be appropriate for the Fire Service to recognize his sacrifice and additionally Bartram has found some information, as well.

Bartram found three different sections of law that might lead one to believe that he was required by law to fight the fire. There are some statutes that appear right now on the surface, that these people are required by law and if they refuse to help fight the fire, they can be fined or be put in jail.

Ostrander wanted to offer up recognizing him and his family at Convention. There was discussion by the Board.

There was discussion about the Volunteer Firefighter Laws in the state of Oklahoma and how they need to be revamped and brought into the modern days.

We will need to figure out a way to get the Volunteer Fire Service involved and maybe have a Constitutional Convention of sorts where the Volunteers across the state sit down and over the course of a few years develop the language and revamp the codes for the Volunteer Fire Service. Other organizations have appointed people from each county or regions around the state.

He would like to see each county’s Volunteer Fire Service elect somebody to come to that meeting. He stated that it could be called the Vision 2025.

He has had some complaints recently from other lobbyists. They love their volunteer firefighters but they are concerned with lack of training.

There was discussion regarding what it takes to become a Certified Volunteer Fire Department in the state of Oklahoma vs. what is required in other states.

Ostrander will work with Nickel and Bartram to put together some kind of a white paper from their perspective in having experience in that field.

Brown stated that we have been approached by the Ride to Remember to sponsor half the cost of the Guinness Book of World Records approval documentation cost to document that it is the biggest Poker Run. The sponsorship is $400 and they would like for us to split the cost with ERAP. New Business: -- Perspective Addition to the Museum Board - Carl Hickman.

-- Nomination for a MERITORIUS SERVICE AWARD for Timothy Radford for saving two premature twins.

-- Per the request of Tim Ford, he needs to be removed from all Boards and Committees.

Adjournment: 10:55 a.m.

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SCHOLARSHIPS BENEFITTING FIREFIGHTERS From Oklahoma City Community Foundation

Pete & Lela Stavros Scholarship Foundation Awarding scholarships to high school seniors -- all the children of Oklahoma Firefighters -since 2004.

At the 2017 OSFA Convention, five scholarships for $1,000 will be awarded.

Keith Bryan Memorial Scholarship Fund Established in 2012 to provide scholarship opportunities for aspiring and/or current Oklahoma Fire

Officers in

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Available to

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

Grants Available for FDs Through Georgia-Pacific The application period for the 2018 Georgia-Pacific Bucket Brigade Grant Program is open until July 6.

These grants support fire departments that serve in Georgia-Pacific facility communities and are the company’s way of giving back to the departments that keep their families, homes, and workplaces safe.

About two thirds of U.S. fire departments are all-volunteer. Many of these departments are also underfunded, leaving the firefighters who risk their lives every day to protect people, property, and pets to do their jobs with outdated or otherwise inadequate equipment.

Georgia-Pacific launched its Bucket Brigade program to help support local fire departments and the brave men and women who strive to keep our communities safe.

Since the program began in 2006, Georgia-Pacific has awarded over $2 million to local fire departments though cash grants and safety education materials.

Grants help departments fund needed gear, equipment, and resources.

In addition, Georgia-Pacific provides all applicants with a complimentary one-year department membership to the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC).

“We appreciate Georgia-Pacific’s exemplary commitment to giving back to the men and women who protect our communities,” said NVFC Chair Kevin D. Quinn.

“Many fire departments struggle to obtain up-to-date gear and equipment to adequately outfit their members. We are proud to partner with Georgia-Pacific to provide local fire departments with the tools and resources they need to effectively and safely do their jobs.”

To be eligible for a grant, departments must be located within 30 miles of a Georgia-Pacific facility.

Grant awards range between $1,000$10,000 and can be used to fund a variety of necessities, including turnout and safety gear, breathing apparatus, water pumps, hoses and nozzles, and more.

Learn more about the program and apply by July 6 at www.gpbucketbrigade.com. For questions, contact GPBucketBrigade@gapac.com.

OKLAHOMA FIRE SPOTLIGHT

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ORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT The Orlando Fire Department was originally organized as the Orlando Rural Fire Association by area farmers and ranchers in the mid-1950s.

The first fire truck was a 1947 Chevy and was used until local rancher Fred Pfeiffer purchased a 1970 Ford F-600 truck and donated it to use as a fire truck.

A short time later, the pump and tank were added and the rig was

placed in service.

Bill Edwards was selected as the first Fire Chief.

Orlando residents also recognized the need for a fire department and the ORFA became the Orlando Fire Department.

Chief Edwards served until 1994 and was succeeded by Cecil Harmon, then Wayne Hafner, and now Chief Mike Weinkauf.

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BY GREG ROBERTS Norman FD Retired

Fire Chief: Mike Weinkauf Joined OSFA: 1997 Average number of calls per year: 55 Response area: 60 square miles Number of Engines: 1 Number of Brushpumpers: 5 Number of Tankers: 1 Number of Command Vehicles: 1

If you would like to see your FD featured in a future issue, please contact Greg Roberts at 405-424-1452 or groberts1960@gmail.com

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OSFA Snapshots

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

Several Oklahoma City firefighters, including Fire Chief Richard Kelley, took part in the 2018 OKC Marathon event April 29. They completed the half marathon in full bunker gear in solidarity with firefighters from all over to remember those whose lives were changed forever on that dark day .

Kildare Fire Department received this 2006 Sterling truck chassis as a donation from Dolese Bros. Co. During wildland fires in April, the driveline broke on the FD’s 40-year-old tanker truck, cracking the transmission casing.

Anyone who doubts the legitimacy of the OSFA’s $2.1 million SAFER Grant needs to contact the many firefighters who are benefiting from it. Among those who have completed Firefighter 1 and received their custom built bunker gear are, pictured above L to R, Mike Baker, Elmwood FD; Jose Ramirez, Hammon FD; Sketchly Baker, Butler FD; Korbin Polston, Forest Park FD; Kevin Haney, Kellyville FD; and LaTina Strong, Olive FD.

OSFA Executive Board Members Matt Lay and Mike Duncan along with Volunteer Coordinator Sheri Nickel attended the Congressional Fire Services Institute’s (CFSI) 30th annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner April 19 in Washington DC. Lay also served on a leadership panel at the CFSI Symposium while Duncan and Nickel attended the National Volunteer Fire Council’s (NVFC) annual board meeting in Alexandria, VA.

On May 16, the Educational Advisory Committee met at the OSFA office for a review of the 2018 OSFA State Fire School

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