Oil Center Volunteer Fire Department

Oil center fire department is having our meet and greet today at the oil center fire station 8144 county road 3470. Come out visit with some of our people , see the trucks, get the kids some candy and learn a little bit about what we do. We're giving away a smoke detector to the first 50 families. (One per household please)

Come on out and say hi period we'd love to show you around the station.

Picture this: You’re sound asleep and then your tones go off for a structure fire. You get out of bed, get dressed, put your contacts in/get your glasses. You r...ush to get your keys and put your shoes on. You get in your car/truck and drive who knows how long to the fire station, because remember( firefighters aren’t exempt to speed limits, stop lights, etc. in their personal vehicles). Once you arrive at the station, you get out and rush inside. Those shoes you put on? Take them off and put your boots, pants, nomex hood and coat on. Grab your helmet & mask from your locker and get in the truck(average gear weighs about 50 lbs) while everyone else is doing the same. Then you roll out, lights and sirens blazing, driving to the scene. You arrive on scene and you and your crew make an attack plan, execute your plan, while hooking up to the nearest fire hydrant for water supply, getting the proper tools, getting ladders set up, dealing with bystanders, ensuring that everyone is out of the residence, and oh, putting water on the fire. Your officer makes a decision about whether or not to make entry to the residence, keeping everyone’s safety in mind. You do your absolute best to extinguish the blaze, (which is now cooking about 600-800 degrees in some areas, and way hotter in others). You’re there for hours on end, tired because you haven’t eaten since last night, and you won’t be eating anytime soon. You are using vacation time from work because you can’t make it in. Imagine doing your best, working the hardest you could, putting your LIFE on the line, for someone you’ve never even met. You didn’t get to say goodbye to your kids or spouse this morning and you might not make it home to see them... Imagine doing all of this for free. Doing it for the cause, because if someone didn’t, there’d be no fire protection at all. Imagine doing this solely because you care about the people in your community and their safety. Can you picture it? If you can, you just stepped into the boots of a VOLUNTEER firefighter. At the end of the day, what if volunteers didn’t volunteer? Before you criticize your local fire department for taking too long or not putting it out fast enough, remember they are people just like you. They have families and jobs. Remember they do it for free. Thanks.

Oil center fire department is currently looking for a few good people. If you live in the oil center area and you're interested message us or call 580 436 3666 and leave your info.Oil center fire department is currently looking for a few good people. If you live in the oil center area and you're interested message us or call 580 436 3666 and leave your info.