Mid America FOOLS Tulsa Metro

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

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

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.