1900 | The Tulsa Fire Department was organized as a volunteer department. |
1905 | R.C. Alder becomes the first Tulsa Fire Chief. The Fire Department was a 4 man paid department. Firefighters earned $45 per month. |
1908 | The Firefighters Pension Bill was signed, and in 1929 the first Pension was paid. |
1913 | All horse drawn equipment was eliminated. TFD was the first fully motorized fire department west of the Mississippi. |
1919 | The Fire Department went to two shifts. |
1928 | TFD obtained the first water carrying fire truck. |
1940 | The City is split into two response districts. |
1950 | A third shift is added. The current 72 hour work week was reduced to 56 hours. |
1955 | The Fire Department went to 24-hours on duty, 48-hours off duty. District 3 and 4 were created. |
1956 | The first black firefighters were hired. |
1958 | All four man companies were provided with two SCBA's. |
1960 | The Deputy Fire Chief position was created. |
1968 | District 5 was created. |
1977 | A SCBA was made available to every member. |
1985 | The Hazardous Material response team went into service as "Rescue One." |
1989 | Riding on tailboards was discontinued. |
1991 | The first female firefighters were hired. |
1995 | Official implementation of the Technical Rescue Team. |
2007 | The Centennial Sculpture "Courage and Compasion" is placed at 111 W. 2nd. |
2015 | The new Tulsa Fire Safety Training Center was opened at 2819 N. New Haven. |