VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS - 2012 OKLAHOMA WILDFIRES

SOURCE: Drumright Gusher Newspaper

OUR FIRE DEPTS HAVE AN URGENT NEED for donations of cash to help
repair and replenish equipment, supplies, and so on, due to the
demands of fighting the recent wildfires.

The following list of area Fire Departments is provided for those
who would like to communicate with them and perhaps offer a
donation to express thanks for a job well done.

Drumright FD
124 W. Broadway St.
Drumright OK 74030
Phone (918) 352-3131 emergency
Phone (918) 352-2151 non-emer

Slaughterville Volunteer Fire Dept.
10701 U.S. Hwy. 77
Lexington, OK 73051
(405) 872-3000

Oilton FD
100 E. Broadway
Oilton OK 74052
Phone (918) 862-3778

Olive FD
43526 W. 95th St. South
Drumright OK 74030
Phone (918) 352-4040
olivefire@msn.com

Shamrock Volunteer FD
107 E. 5th St.
Shamrock OK 74068
Phone (918) 352-4336

Silver City Volunteer FD
44811 W. 51st St. South
Jennings OK 74038
Phone (918) 865-7040

Cushing Fire Department
Mailing Address
323 N Harrison ST
Cushing, OK
Telephone: 918-225-3361 (non emergency)
Fax: 918-225-6162

Basin Volunteer FD
3 miles N of Mannford, OK
Phone (918) 865-3488
Fax (918) 865-7562

Mannford FD
300 Coonrod Ave.
Mannford OK 74044
Phone (918) 865-2666

Bristow FD
115 E. 6th St.
Bristow OK 74010
Phone (918) 367-3415

Keystone Volunteer Fire Department
25505 W. 41st St.
Sand Springs 74063
Phone (918) 363-8261

Newalla Fire Rescue
5510 So. Harrah Newalla Rd.
Newalla OK 74857
405-229-8315

The state gives away almost four million dollars to Oklahoma's
rural fire departments.

The grants are targeted at Oklahoma's smallest communities
and fire departments in the most desperate need of money.

If divided equally, each rural fire department would get less
than $4,500 dollars.

While that money will help, it may not be enough for some of
the rural departments that say they've already burned through
their budget for the year.

These grants are annual grants given out about this time and while
they are much needed and appreciated they will not cover the
operating expenses of the last couple of months for most
departments. Brush trucks because of their nature are some
of the most abused apparatus in the fire service not because
we try to abuse them but because they operate off the road.

Consider Making a Financial Donation To Your Local Volunteer FD.

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Re-posted from the Silver City Volunteer Fire Department 8/16/12 (LTel:

To correct a rumor that's going around, Silver City Fire Department is NOT dissolving due to financial problems, lack of volunteers, or any other reason. We're still here, still responding, still making plans for the future, still paying our bills on time, and we have added six people to our roster during the past 30 days. Money gets tight from time to time, but we've always managed to squeak through.