TULSA, Okla. — The Tulsa Fire Department carried out their annual swift water operations training in Tahlequah on Wednesday. FOX23 spoke with the department about how important this specialized ...

Obtaining a positive water supply often is considered a mundane assignment on the fireground. For smaller fires in residential and commercial occupancies, the task doesn’t require much thought.

At the simplest point, the job of the fire department is primarily suppression. Yes, collectively, we provide a multitude of services, but suppression is the foundation of most departments’ mission.