Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: August 3, 2026
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Approval of and authorization to execute an agreement for automatic aid in fire protection, first response, dispatch, and mutual aid in fire protection and first response between the Oak Grove Fire Protection District and the City of Broken Arrow
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow and the Oak Grove Fire Protection District have agreed that the benefits of our fire department's collaboration are in the best interests of both entities and the citizens they serve. As the result of successful implementation last year, the Parties believe the auto-aid agreement should be renewed.
The City of Broken Arrow and the Oak Grove Fire Protection District have jointly identified unincorporated areas in Wagoner County that are served by each respective fire department. Within the Oak Grove Fire Protection District's response area there are various areas where a Broken Arrow Fire Department response unit may be closer than an Oak Grove Fire Protection District (OGFD) response unit; and there may be various areas within Broken Arrow's response area where an Oak Grove Fire Protection District response unit may be closer than a Broken Arrow Fire Department (BAFD) response unit.
Both the Oak Grove Fire Protection District and Broken Arrow Fire Departments have worked together to forge a working relationship to provide the citizens in these areas the best response possible utilizing existing available resources while also increasing the safety of all firefighters working on emergency scenes in these unincorporated areas.
For priority one medical emergencies (life threatening emergencies) and all structure fires, each entity has agreed to respond the closest suppression unit, if available. However, neither party is required to dispatch equipment or personnel to a fire protection or first response incident located more than five (5) miles from its closest fire station.
Additionally, Broken Arrow has a...
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