Tulsa, OK

Although its job is normally putting out fires, the Tulsa Fire Department is going to be lighting some flames at the second annual Fire Chief’s Barbeque, Saturday, October 25.

In addition to great food, attendees will enjoy live music and interesting presentations—there will be a Fire Apparatus display, “Jaws of Life” Demonstrations, Aerial Ladder and Rope Rescue Operations, and Fire Safety Smoke House. Three meal times are available: 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., and 6:30 p.m.

The proceeds from the event benefit Tulsa Area United Way Agencies, in support of the City of Tulsa’s Charitable Giving Campaign. Tickets can be purchased at Fire Department Headquarters (175 E. 2nd, 5th Floor), Tulsa Firefighters Local 176 Office (1283 S. Detroit Ave.), and Firefighters Credit Union (9200 E. 41st St).

Parking will be at the Gilcrease Hills West Shopping Center on the northwest corner of 25th West Ave. and Gilcrease Museum Road. Tulsa Fire Department will provide shuttles for the short trip to the training center.

For more information about ticket prices for the event, please contact (918) 596-9444.

And speaking of the fire department…

Employees Compete in Heavy Equipment Events

More than 250 City of Tulsa employees who use heavy equipment in their jobs competed in 16 events to demonstrate their skills during the recent Heavy Equipment Rodeo and Safety Fair. The City’s goal in holding this event was to encourage pride in the workplace as well as safety awareness.

To emphasize that awareness is 75 percent of safety, the event included training in fire extinguisher usage, seat belt use/rollover simulator, back safety, and proper operation of various types of equipment. The competitive events tested the skills of operators of backhoes, trackhoes, front-end loaders, skid-loaders and other machinery.

Seventeen vendors attended the event to display their products to City employees, who had the opportunity to try out different pieces of equipment. Keystone Equipment and Warren Caterpillar sponsored the event by providing equipment for the events and lunch for everyone.

The City Human Resources, Public Works, Parks, Equipment Management, Fire and Police departments worked together to make this event possible.