Kara Owens: FSIO President’s Report Greetings from the Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma Board! First off, I would like to thank everyPiedmont FD one who attended and assisted with our annual conference this past October at OSU-OKC & Oklahoma City Fire Department Training grounds. We had phenomenal speakers share their knowledge and expertise with us. Thank you to OSU-FST, the Oklahoma City Fire Department & OKC Metro FOOLS for assisting in making this a successful event in such a trying time. This event provided an excellent opportunity to network and meet some great speakers. If I have missed anyone, I apologize. Our motto for the year is “Don’t lose your fire!” This year marks the 40th anniversary for FSIO. What a huge accomplishment! Over the course of this year, we are planning to visit several areas of the state and meet with fellow instructors and offer any assistance in training during these challenging times. The board is looking at having at least one training or round table event in each quadrant of the state. We would love to see you there! If you would like us to come to your department and help with training or would like to attend a meeting just let us know. We are utilizing online meeting platform for our monthly meetings. Don’t forget to sign up as a member. You can follow us on Facebook to see what we are doing throughout the year. As we all know, the responsibility of training and the obstacles we are facing with COVID can make it very challenging to accomplish training. It can be difficult, but not impossible, as the fire service industry has shown that perseverance and willingness to meet the challenge head on. Get your nominations for the Ray Davison Instructor of the Year Award ready, as we will begin accepting nominations next month. Watch our Facebook page, Fire Service Instructors of Oklahoma, for further details. Be sure to mark your calendar for Sept. 30-Oct. 2 for the 40th Annual FSIO Conference. It’s going to be a great conference!
2021 FSIO Board President Kara Owens
NE Director Jason Philpot
1st VP Dean McFadden
SW Director Nancy Howell
2nd VP Joshua Brown
SE Director Randy Sullivan
Sec. / Treasurer Melanie Colvin
OKC Area Jamie Duboise
NW Director Jon Haight
Tulsa Area Brad Ashton
Firefighter-1 Class in Guymon
Past President Mark Murdock
Third attempt at training firefighters in the panhandle proves to be successful, as these students started their journey March 9 to become trained to the level of Firefighter-1 in Guymon.
OSU FST Rodney Foster OSU Colby Cagle Historian Mike Duncan
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