Council pulls and approves renewals for five firefighters serving on Oklahoma Task Force 1
Summary
Council pulled a consent item to recognize five local firefighters who participate on the statewide Oklahoma Task Force 1 urban search-and-rescue team and approved authorizations to execute their renewals for FY2027.
The Broken Arrow City Council pulled a consent agenda item Monday to recognize and approve renewals for five local firefighters who participate on Oklahoma Task Force 1, the state-supported urban search-and-rescue deployment team.
A department representative told the council the team deploys for tornadoes, floods, ice and other disasters across Oklahoma and the United States and that the city’s personnel have participated for several years. “We’ve got five firefighters who participated several years in what is the statewide Oklahoma Task Force 1, which is a state-supported, state-funded search and rescue program,” a fire official said.
Council members praised the firefighters’ service and approved the item by voice vote. The renewals authorize continued participation for Steven Hines, Jill Beckman, Nolan Jamieson, Christopher Rivera and Brady West for fiscal year 2027. The vote was taken after the chief explained the scope of deployments and reimbursement mechanisms when the team is sent to other jurisdictions.
The action was recorded on the consent agenda; councilors said they wanted the public to recognize the work of first responders rather than approving the renewals without comment. No votes against or abstentions were recorded in the voice tally for the motion on the consent item.
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