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James H. Manning Don L. Moore
Ada Chester S. Sneed Jr
Altus
Gayland L. Kellison Alva Delbert G. Rhodes Sr Amber Jerry L. Kennedy Anadarko Ronald D. Edwards Arapaho Donald Kisinger Ardmore Alvin Hardison Atoka Billy G. Miller Barnsdall Cleve D. Javine Bartlesville John L. Barger Bartlesville Glenn R. Hall Bartlesville Joe D. Kirchner Bartlesville Andrew J. Wilson Beaver Herman D. Meier Billings Billy D. Whitchurch Blackwell John C. Estes Boynton Ronald M. Ray Broken Arrow Gerald W. McConnell Broken Bow Bob Laster Caddo Dwight D. McKay Canton Robert Haigler Canute Monty G. Brinkley Cashion Charles R. Kordis Checotah Kelton Buck Cherokee Bobbie C. Allen Chickasha James E. Jackson Chickasha John R. Saxon Clayton Forest B. Walker Clinton Louie Joe Beauchamp Colony Donnie Melton Comanche Jimmie P. Sanders Coweta Max A. Cole Cushing Oren D. Jones Deer Creek Glenn Wicke Depew Jack Lane Drummond Jay A. Boehs Drumright Bob Morrow Edmond James M. Carpenter Elgin Lonnie Burnett Enid Don R. Froese Enid Ralph C. Krehbiel Enid Buddy G. Lowe Enid Ronald L. Moritz Fairview T. Patrick Howerton Fort Supply Frankie L. Hunter Fort Supply Eugene T. Munson Gage Larry Lalicker Gate Robert Heglin Geary George L. Wright Gould Jimmy B. McGee Grandfield Jerry Josefy Hammon Wendell Herndon Hartshorne John W. Ranallo Healdton Laurence F. Ingrum Heavener Joe A. Johnson Henryetta Eugene V. Devore Henryetta Nowell W. Flanagan Hinton Ricky Dahlenburg Holdenville Weldon L. Thetford Hooker Forest E. Osborn Hugo Bill Hardaway Hugo John P. Howser Hulbert Michael R. Pate
SUPREME SACRIFICE
Line of Duty Deaths (Determined by OSFA Executive Board)
BALKO EDGEWATER PARK Jason Smith April Partridge
Idabel David B. Martin Kaw City Larry W. Gardner Keota Jimmy Seyler Ketchum Billy W. Sallee Ketchum John B. Shellenbarger Kingfisher Curtis M. Stumpf Kiowa Kenneth H. Battles Kremlin Billy Simmons Lawton Dale C. Eberhart Lawton Lawrence R. Morgan Lawton Andrew E. Valdez Locust Grove Dennis Kern Locust Grove Ray L. Vaughn Madill Eugene Christopher Mannford Gary M. McBride Marlow Terry L. Jones Maud James L. Haws Medford Donald G. Curl Midwest City Michael K. Converse Midwest City Kenneth D. Edwards Midwest City Harold Forrester Jr Midwest City Phillip L. Tucker Milburn Stanley Elkins Moore James W. Clark Jr Mounds Raymond E. Pyle Muskogee Charles T. Abbott Muskogee Jerald L. Allison Muskogee Larry D. Cragg Muskogee John D. Field Muskogee Meredith D. Lacey Muskogee Emmitt O. Maxey Muskogee Jerry D. Youngblood Nichols Hills Ronald L. Stone Noble David M. Hartless Noble James E. Stufflebean Oklahoma City Raymond E. Andrews Oklahoma City Raymond F. Baker Oklahoma City Gayle D. Clark Oklahoma City Wade E. Creekmore Jr Oklahoma City Marvin E. Daniels Oklahoma City Jimmy D. Davis Oklahoma City Donald H. Everett Oklahoma City Donald R. Godwin Oklahoma City Wayne C. Goodgion Oklahoma City Byron D. Hollander Oklahoma City Denny L. Kennedy Oklahoma City Calvin W. Mason Oklahoma City William L. McDonald Oklahoma City Howard Dean Owens Sr Oklahoma City B.W. Scott Jr Oklahoma City Elzie C. Smith Oklahoma City Warren F. Southwell Oklahoma City Bud W. Sullivan Jr. Oklahoma City Craig M. Taylor Oklahoma City James M. Wakeman Oklahoma City Don L. Windle Oktaha John A. York Owens &Co Todd D. Owens Pauls Valley Joe E. Eddy Perry Harry E. Hughes Ponca City James C. Hall Ponca City Anthony H. Oates Porter Darrell McCollough Poteau Marvin L. Despain Prague Harold R. Vanzant Ringling Billy R. Stroud Roosevelt Jerry L. Downen Salina Charles R. Haley Sallisaw Blakely R. Smith Sand Springs Jerry L. Mellenberger Savanna Jimmie D. Davis Shidler J.D. Bland So. Coffeyville George F. Baker So. Coffeyville Roscoe D. Mullins Soper R.L. Lee Stratford Thomas J. Pickard Stringtown Glen Mitchell Talihina Lloyd James Texhoma Jimmy J. Callaway Texhoma James M. Tanquary Tulsa Rodger D. Baker Tulsa Kenneth D. Benford Tulsa Mathew C. Cain Tulsa Phillip W. Carver Tulsa Milo M. Dean Tulsa Mark A. Dix Tulsa Wendell I. Evans Tulsa Dallas L. Fortney Tulsa James L. Gibbs Tulsa Arthur M. Goode Tulsa Charles H. Lange Tulsa Leslie A. Rogers Tulsa Hubert L. Rouse Tulsa James R. Sanders Tulsa Eugene E. Sellmeyer Tulsa Ronnie J. Shroff Tulsa Ronney W. Surber Wakita Charles F. Schmitz Warr Acres Monty T. Weaver Weatherford Charles B. Meyer Webbers Falls Paul R. Swearingen Webbers Falls Eddie D. Ward Wellston Richard L. Davis Wilburton Joe D. Cook Woodward Paul W. Benton Woodward Donald Johnson Yale Terry W. Darling Yukon Rudy Sanchez Jr
Caroline Reed: OSU FST Director
OFCA Ex Officio
During this past quarter, OSU-FST has been working diligently on our accreditation side of the house. We were successful with our IFSAC site visit and all 17 levels are accredited. We have been awarded several grants for the upcoming year. The first is an AFG for PPE for our instructor staff and mobile extractor units to assists in fight against cancer. Our OSHA Susan Harwood grant to support our grain safety training, Instructor I courses are funded through our NFA grant. Our new truck is in service and working wonderfully. Thank you for those who attended our push in Ceremony in September. There have been several upgrades to our training facility out west. Please stop by and check them out. As you can tell, we have been very successful in our pursuit of grant funding. We continue to work to get our state funding back up to 2007 levels. In Fiscal year 2007, we were receiving $2 million dollars annually in appropriations to train the firefighters in the state. As of this year (FY2023), we received $1.1 million annually in appropriations. There are approximately 15,000 firefighters in the state, so that means we are allocated $73.33 per fighter to train everyone. Those dollars are not enough to effectively meet the needs of the Oklahoma firefighters. With inflation on the rise and costs of training materials going up, we are limited on the training we can provide. It is my commitment to you that we are going to continue to provide low cost and free training as long as the funds are available. We will continue to write grants and work with all of our partners to keep training available to volunteers within the state. As legislative season approaches please keep these numbers in mind. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
PROUD TO SUPPORT THE OSFA
Question & Answers
Oklahoma Firefighter asked last issue’s readers this question:
If you could go anywhere, where would you go?
Here is what they said:
w Steve Spencer, Ret. OKC: Heaven, because of my faith for salvation with Jesus Christ. John 14:6.
w Darren Alexander, Cedar Country: Back to 1985. Year I graduated high school. Freshman year at OU. Greatest year of my life before I had kids. Anyone got a DeLorean?
w Bert Norton, Midwest City: An elk hunt in the mountains of Colorado or New Mexico.
w Jeremy Goodrich, Yukon: Dominican Republic.
w Melanie Colvin, Lexington: Ireland! I would love to spend some seeing the geography and history of Ireland. The history is fascinating and I would love to get to experience it.
w Shane Archuleta, Davis: I would love to travel to Spain, as that is where my grandparents were from and I would love to see where that side of my family originated. w Randy “Rosebud” Rose, Ret. OKC: Getting to go to Destin Florida for the month of September to swim with the sharks, lay on the beach listening to the golden oldies and drinking Tennessee sipping whiskey and playing golf ... Heaven!
w Aaron Burns, Ret. Broken Arrow: Ireland, that is where ancestry.com say I am from.
w Joel Bain, Ret. Midwest City: The Four Seasons Resort in Bora Bora is definitely on out bucket list!
w Keith Bryant, State Fire Marshal: I would go back in time to not make some of the mistakes I made or fix some of the ones I did. w Sara Johnson, OSFA Women’s Auxiliary: If I could anywhere, I would go to England.
w Mike Kelley, Ret. OKC: I would go visit the Holy Land, to walk where Jesus and his disciples walked would be an incredible experience.
w Tom Marcum, Ret. Mooreland: Ireland and Scotland. Both are on the bucket list!
w Mike “Rookie” Billingsley, Ret. Nichols Hills: Divide, Colorado.
w Ray Hammons, Ret. Tahlequah: If I could go anywhere I wanted, I would go back in time not to change anything I’ve done or not done, but to see the faces and hear the voices of loved ones now gone once again and to tell them thank you for all they did for me that I didn’t realize until they were gone! w Bryan West, OSU-FST: When I was younger, I wanted to go to the Moon. Now I am not sure where I want to go.
w Donnie Bennett, OKC: I would like to go on a coffee estate tour in Guatemala.
w Richard Kelley, OKC: I would go to Ireland as I am Irish and I want to visit my heritage and drink a Guinness Beer in the homeland.
w Kara Owens, Piedmont: Destin, Florida or somewhere in Tennessee.
w Eldon Henderson, Ret. Enid: I would take a trip to Patagonia in South America. This region has everything, from the Andes, large lakes, rain forests, deserts, with the Atlantic on one side and the Pacific on the other. w Michael Baker, Tulsa: I would go to Germany. I spent several years stationed there while serving in the U.S. Army and I would like the opportunity to revisit the place that I lived as an older and wiser adult. I am sure that it will be just as much fun!
