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Several area fire crews were called out to a rural northwest Tulsa house fire, Thursday. The house was destroyed and fire officials said the homeowners were not home. Fire fighters had more heat to battle than just the flames.
2 Tulsa Fire Stations Get New Firetrucks Tulsa Fire crews are rolling in some new equipment to help them keep Oklahomans safe. The Tulsa Fire Department said it takes support from the community, a great deal of effort, and whole lot of money to get these new trucks ready to roll. “They would unhook the horses and wash the fire truck outside of the station and then the guys would push the truck into the station,” said Captain Keith Beck, TFD. The Wetdown and Push-In Ceremony is a tradition dating back to horse drawn fire trucks. For a more than 100 years, firefighters have stood side-b...
Tulsa Police Department Rescues Cat From Tree A Tulsa police officer, not a firefighter, rescued a cat that was stuck in a tree. Police said Bagel climbed up in the tree and didn’t want to come down. An officer climbed a ladder to get him down, and Tulsa Police couldn’t resist poking some fun at the Tulsa Fire Department. “At first, the officers really didn’t want to save the cat out of the tree not because they thought they couldn’t do it.... but because they didn’t want to take all the fame from one of the Fire Fighters hardest battles they encounter at work,” the Tulsa Pol...
Chief Ellis was also as a member of Oklahoma Task Force 1. Other fire departments across Green Country have taken to social media in his honor.
Creek County Church Facing Major Damages After Flooding By Burst Pipe Because of the winter weather, pipes are bursting left and right, leaving homes and businesses flooded, including a Mannford church that suffered flooding after a pipe burst. Restoration crews said hundreds of people are on a waiting list now with destroyed floors and property due to pipes bursting. Burggraf Restoration crews have been cleaning up First Baptist in Mannford since Thursday night, and water is still everywhere. "That one-inch line that broke it's a tremendous amount of water," said Burggraf Restoration P...