Mid America FOOLS Tulsa Metro

06/24/2026

Big things are happening with OSFA Training. 🚒🔥

As we transition from centralized fire schools to a more regional training model, we’re working hard to bring quality training opportunities to firefighters across ALL areas of Oklahoma — not just a select few locations. Our goal is simple: make training more accessible, more relevant, and closer to home for departments statewide.

To make that happen, we’re looking for:
➡️ Departments interested in hosting training events
➡️ Instructors with fresh, engaging classes that address the challenges facing today’s fire service

Whether your department is in the middle of a metro area or miles down a rural highway, we want to hear from you. If you’ve ever considered hosting, now is the time to fill out the interest form — near or far, every location matters as we continue building a stronger statewide training network.
Interested in teaching?

📚 Instructor Application:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/OklahomaStateFirefightersAssociation/InstructorApplication
Interested in hosting?
🏢 Training Host Interest Form:
https://www.cognitoforms.com/OklahomaStateFirefightersAssociation/TrainingHostInterestForm
Together, we can continue expanding opportunities, strengthening departments, and meeting the evolving needs of Oklahoma’s fire service

05/21/2026

03/23/2026

We are raffling off our refurbished Wood’s Forcible Entry Door Prop, with 100% of proceeds going directly to the families of Firefighter Bryan Jenkins and Firefighter Todd Pendleton of Goldsby Fire Department.

This isn’t just a raffle—it’s a way for the fire service and our community to stand together, support their loved ones, and honor their legacy.

🔹 Door prop valued around $2,000
🔹 Tickets: $25 each or 5 for $100
🔹 Winner announced April 3rd
🔹 All proceeds go directly to the families (split 50/50)
**We are a 501-3c non-profit organization**

Whether you’re a firefighter, department, or supporter—this is an opportunity to make a real impact.

👉 Get your tickets or donate here:
https://midamericafoolsokc.regfox.com/goldsby-fire-department-door-prop-fundraiser

03/23/2026

Register Now:
👉 https://midamericafoolsokc.regfox.com/spring-break-your-habits-2026
(Lecture Only and Lecture + HOT options)

SPRING BREAK YOUR HABITS 2026 presented by Wood’s Forcible Entry + Mid-America FOOLS: OKC Metro

LECTURE + SOCIAL:
Friday, May 8 | 7:00–10:00 PM
“Nuts and Bolts” with Chief David Rhodes
Bricktown Brewery – Downtown OKC

In Nuts and Bolts, Chief Rhodes breaks down the foundational skills, values, and behaviors that drive professional fire service performance. Drawing from decades of experience, this lecture focuses on:
• Competence and sound decision-making under stress
• Honor, integrity, and service
• Mental toughness, crew coordination, and consistency
• Why mastering the basics is what carries the mission forward on the fireground and in the firehouse

LIVE FIRE H.O.T. CLASSES
Saturday, May 9 | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
OKCFD Training Grounds

Featuring:
• Fire Attack
• Search / VES
• Vertical Ventilation
• Forcible Entry

What to expect:
• 1–2 hours of skill refreshers
• 6–7 hours of live burn scenarios
• Lunch included
• Minimum Firefighter I required
• Full bunker gear, SCBA, and bottle required

This is a fast-paced training day designed to sharpen real-world fireground performance.

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WOOD’S DOOR PROP RAFFLE – BENEFITING THE BROTHERHOOD FUND

The FOOLS are raffling off their Wood’s Forcible Entry Door Prop to support the Brotherhood Fund, providing immediate financial assistance to firefighters and their families in need.

Raffle details:
• Tickets: $25 each or 5 for $100
• Door prop is fully functional and will be refurbished prior to the drawing
• Winner responsible for pickup (fits in a standard truck bed)
• Winner drawn at the social — presence not required
• Valued at over $1,500

Tickets can be pre-purchased anytime on the registration page or bought during the lecture night. Again: You do NOT have to attend the event to purchase tickets or win.

We look forward to a great weekend of training and brotherhood in OKC.

03/18/2026

Registration is now open.

🚨 Spring State Fire School is HERE! 🚨

We’re bringing 9 classes across the state—and this is one benefit you do NOT want to miss.

🔥 COST
• FREE for OSFA Members
• $100 for Non-Members

👉 IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS
• You MUST be a member of a fire department
• You MUST be covered under your department’s insurance/ Workers Comp

👉 MEMBERS — READ THIS
If you try to register as a member and DO NOT see your department in the dropdown, your 2026 OSFA membership has NOT been paid.
➡️ You will NOT be able to register for free until it is complete
➡️ Have whoever handles your membership call our office ASAP

👉 NON-MEMBER CANCELLATIONS
• Full refund if canceled 3+ days before class
• NO refunds within 72 hours of class
(This helps us fill open spots or adjust classes as needed.)

👕 Don’t forget to grab your Spring State Fire School shirt!
https://www.inklingdesign.store/OSFA/shop/home

📩 EMAIL INFO
• After registering, you’ll immediately get a confirmation email + registration number → YOU’RE IN
• You will NOT hear from us again until:
✔️ The week of your class (full details sent)
✔️ OR if your class is canceled in advance

⏰ DAY OF CLASS — READ CAREFULLY
• ARRIVE EARLY — the listed start time is when class BEGINS, not arrival time
• Come PREPARED with ALL required materials
• HOT CLASS STUDENTS:
✔️ Vitals are REQUIRED
✔️ Must be within normal range to participate
• 🚫 NO ENERGY DRINKS OR CAFFEINATED DRINKS at ANY OSFA training
➡️ You will be asked to dispose of them
➡️ You may be dismissed at the instructor’s discretion

💥 This is an INCREDIBLE member benefit—take advantage of it, get trained, and show up ready.

Spots will fill fast. Don’t wait.

TO REGISTER:
https://osfa.info/events/OlxdZbLpsfNVTaRdkVLD

03/09/2026

🚒🔥 It’s time to LEVEL UP your training.

The OSFA Spring Regional Training Day is coming up April 18th, and we’re bringing 8 different classes to locations across the state — all completely FREE for OSFA Members. This regional training opportunity makes it easier than ever to sharpen your skills close to home.

Training isn’t just something we do… it’s how we stay ready, protect our communities, and look out for the firefighters beside us.

Mark your calendars. Grab your crew. Keep learning.
April 18. Eight classes. One mission: Be better than yesterday. 🔥

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN SOON! 👀

02/09/2026

🔥WORK AFTER DARK🔥

The date is set.
The logistics are in motion.
The fires already burning.
The workouts are planned.
The day is short.
The night is long.

WORK AFTER DARK will make its much anticipated return in 2026, this year in Broken Bow, OK🔥🤘🏼

September 19th. 4pm-8am.

20 instructors.

There are only 32 seats available for engine/truck

NEW this year, 4 “command and control” slots are available to company officer and above🔥

Live fire. Tight spaces. High stress. High fatigue.

Registration opens THIS FRIDAY at NOON🤘🏼

https://ruralfiretacticsllc.regfox.com/rft-presents-work-after-dark-2026

01/16/2026

Wood’s Forcible Entry × Mid-America FOOLS: OKC Metro present: 🔥 SPRING BREAK YOUR HABITS 2026 🔥

Oklahoma fire family — this one is BIG. We’re teaming up to bring you a can’t-miss weekend of learning, leadership, and live-fire training designed to sharpen your skills and challenge the way you operate on the fireground.

FRIDAY, MAY 8 | 7–10 PM
📍 Bricktown Brewery | Downtown OKC
🎤 “Nuts & Bolts” — Lecture by Chief David Rhodes
A back-to-basics, no-nonsense look at what truly drives professional fire service performance. Drawing on nearly four decades of experience, Chief Rhodes breaks down the core fundamentals—competence, integrity, mindset, discipline, and service—and how they directly impact decision-making, crew coordination, safety, and effectiveness on the fireground.

SATURDAY, MAY 9 | 8 AM–5 PM
📍 OKCFD Training Grounds
🔥 LIVE FIRE H.O.T. CLASSES

1-2 hour refresher then 6 hours of live fire scenarios (yes, we are burning most of the day!)
• 🔥 Fire Attack
• 🔍 Search / VES
• 🪜 Vertical Ventilation
• 🚪 Forcible Entry

This is real training for real life — led by instructors who live it.

🗓 Mark your Calendar:
Registration opens Monday, January 26th at 9AM
✔️ Lecture-only option
✔️ Lecture + H.O.T. options

🎟 PLUS — stay tuned for the Wood’s Door Kit raffle details 👀

📣 Tag your crew. Make plans. Be there.

01/03/2026

Our prayers are with our brothers and sisters at Tulsa Fire Department.

12/02/2025

When a department talks about changing its culture, its operations, or its mindset, it’s easy to think it’s just a class away. A one-day seminar. A week of “motivational training.”

But real change doesn’t come from an event.
It comes from commitment. Without the commitment of time, reps, discussion and consistency, the risk increases.

If you want to shift an entire organization, it starts with months of very specific, very focused reps:
Mask-ups with gloves on.
Parallel ladders.
Drags.
Victims out of windows.
Window searches.
Door forces.
Stretching lines to occupied structures.

Twenty-two minutes at a time. Every crew. Every shift. Day after day.

Then you build on top of that. You get companies, stations, battalions, and the entire department talking about what we’re trying to become. Where we want to be. What our philosophies are. What standards we are willing—and not willing—to accept.

You gather policies and procedures from departments that have been dialed-in for years, the ones who don’t settle for “we’re good.” The ones who train, test, refine, and push to be better every year. And you compare your reality to theirs with honesty, not excuses.

Then you scale it up:
Multi-company drills.
Live fire.
Battalion-wide training.
Department-wide evolutions where the fire chief down to the newest recruit is educated on the same expectations and the same why behind them.

Where we fall short—over and over again—is when one or two firefighters go to a class and try to drag the entire department forward by themselves. Or when we run one or two department-wide drills and claim we’re “there.”

Culture doesn’t change because a handful of people care.
Culture changes when the entire organization does the work, consistently, relentlessly, and with a clear direction.

If you want a different fireground, a different level of performance, and different outcomes for your citizens, it starts with the reps. The standards. The uncomfortable conversations. The willingness to build, measure, and improve—day after day.

Change doesn’t come from a class.
It comes from a department that refuses to stay the same.