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House Fire 1/4/12

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House fire

Article from the South County Leader

http://jenksjournal.com/

STEVEN JAMES/SOUTH COUNTY LEADERJenks firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that caused extensive damage to a house at 316 E. B St. Wednesday afternoon.

 
 Posted: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 4:51 pm | Updated: 7:17 pm, Wed Jan 4, 2012.

A residence at 316 E. B St. was extensively damaged by fire Wednesday afternoon.

Jenks Fire Chief Gary Friedel said firefighters were called to the scene at approximately 3:40 p.m.

"There were flames showing from the back side of the house out the second floor window" when the crews arrived, Friedel said.

"Initial crews made an aggressive interior attack because they weren't sure if someone was inside," he said.

No one was at home at the time but a cat was located, rescued and taken to a local veterinary clinic for treatment, Friedel said.

The fire was brought under control and extinguished "relatively quickly," he said.

Despite the extensive damage to the structure, "there were still plenty of personal items (inside) that were not damaged," Friedel said.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Firefighters Participated in the 2011 Tulsa Run

Six members of Jenks Fire Rescue paticipated in the 2011 Tulsa Run. This was Jenks Fire Rescue's third entrance as a team in the Tulsa Run.   Firefighters that participated were Paul Jenkins, Michael O'Brien, Richard Teeter, Jay DeShields, Matt Tumleson, and Shane Zeigler.  John Tilghman was unable to attend this years Tulsa Run but did complete his own 15k race.  He finished first in his division!

Structure Fire 10/2/11

Structure Fire 4/5/11

Jenks Fire responded to a structure fire in the 600 Block of N Juniper.  Upon arrival flames and heavy smoke were reported.  No injuries were reported.

Structure Fire 4/4/2011

Jenks Fire Responded to a Structure Fire near 141st and Harvard.  Upon arrival the house was fully involved with fire.  Departments from Jenks, Bixby, and Glenpool responded to this fire.  EMSA also responded but there were no injuries reported.

Fire at Jenks Collision Center

By Steven James
Staff Writer
stevej@jenksjournal.com
Jenks Journal |

A fire sparked by a cutting torch and fanned by 30-mph winds burned several salvage vehicles and damaged a small excavator, an official said.

Quick action by the reporting party and Jenks firefighters kept the fire from spreading to nearby Jenks Public Schools facilities, said Fire Chief Gary Friedel.

Friedel said workers at Jenks Collision Center, 1607 N. Elm St., were using a cutting torch in the back of the property and accidentally started the fire.

"They knew (the fire would spread) so they called us right away," Friedel said.

Officials moved school buses from the nearby transportation facility to the Tulsa Technology Center campus as a precaution, said Bonnie Rogers, JPS communications director.

Friedel said the fire burned about 10 acres, but firefighters were able to halt the blaze before it damaged any structures or threatened any JPS facilities.

Mobile Home Destroyed in Fire

1/26/11

While returning from a call Engine 2 noticed smoke and found a Mobile Home fully involved.  Engines were unable to gain access to the area so Brush Trucks from Jenks and Glenpool were used to extinguish the fire.  The building was vacant at the time.

 


What's New at IAFF 2567
Captain John Tilghman Retires

Captain John Tilghman is retiring from Jenks Fire after 28 years of service.  John has seen many changes in the City and the Fire Department throughout the years.  John started his career in 1984.  At that time the City of Jenks had a population of 6,500 in comparison to 17,000 residents now.  The Department at that time had a total of 9 full time firefighters operating out of one station.  Now there are 18 full time firefighters operating from two stations.  John has been a valuable part of this department for many years and will be missed. 

"I could not imagine a more satisfying job!  I'd like to thank the citizens of Jenks for allowing me to have the opportunity and I hope I served them well.  As for my brothers, I love you all and I will miss you.  Please be safe and make me proud.  Never Give Up!  I will try to do the same for you in my retired life"

John Tilghman

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