138th Fighter Wing Fire Department

== Area Served ==
Tulsa Air National Guard Base / Tulsa International Airport is a joint civil-military airport located five miles northeast of downtown Tulsa. between the Osage Hills and the foothills of the Ozark Mountains, in Tulsa County, northeast Oklahoma. The name is derived from the original native American name "Tallasi," which means "old town" in the Creek language which later became "Tulsa". The airport was named Tulsa Municipal Airport when the city acquired it in 1929 and received its present name in 1963. The Tulsa Air National Guard Base is located on the northeast corner of the airport and is home to the 138th Fighter Wing of the Oklahoma Air National Guard. The airport covers 4,360 acres, has three paved runways, and is also the global maintenance headquarters for American Airlines.
== Department Profile ==
Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) and structure firefighting for the Tulsa Air National Guard Base is provided by the 138th Civil Engineer Squadron / Tulsa ANGB Fire Department, a subordinate unit of the 138th Mission Support Group comprised of a mix of civilian and military firefighters. The Tulsa Air National Guard Fire Department has mutual aid agreements with Tulsa International Airport ARFF Services and the Tulsa Fire Department for providing additional fire protection at the airfield.
== History ==
Tulsa Municipal Airport was built on 390 acres and officially opened on July 3, 1928. The city of Tulsa purchased the airport in 1929 and put its supervision under the Tulsa Park Board. The first terminal building was a one-story wood and tar paper structure that looked like a warehouse. The landing strips and taxiways were mown grass. In 1932 the city opened a new Art Deco terminal topped with a control tower which served until a new terminal east of the old facility was opened on November 16, 1961. On January 4, 1941, the War Department announced that Tulsa would be the site of a $15 million aircraft manufacturing plant. The Federal Government subsequently built Air Force Plant No. 3 on the east side of the airport which was operated by Douglas Aircraft Corporation to manufacture, assemble and modify bombers for the USAAF from 1942 to 1945. On August 28, 1963, the facility was renamed Tulsa International Airport. The 1932 terminal was demolished in 1969 to make way for a runway expansion project. Organized in December 1940 as Oklahoma National Guard's first flying unit, the 125th Observation Squadron was federally recognized in January 1941. In February 1947, it was designated the 125th Fighter Bomber Squadron (Jet). In August 1957, the squadron became part of the 138th Fighter Group (AD) for duty with the Air Defense Command. January 1960 brought significant change to the 125th as the unit was designated the 125th Air Transport Squadron and assigned to the 137th Air Transport Wing in Oklahoma City. In January 1973, the 125th Tactical Fighter Squadron once again became part of the 138th Tactical Fighter Group and currently, with its 125th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the 138th Fighter Wing, is operating from Tulsa ANGB. 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station - 4200 N 93rd East Ave===
:Crash 61 (AF08L00858) - 2008 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC/450 Halotron)
:Engine 62 -
:Tanker 65 - 
:Unit 67 - Ford F-550 / KME P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B) 
:Unit 68 - Ford F-550 / KME P-34 RIV (UHP/500/15A/56B)
:2008 Ford F-550 / Pierce Contender P-32 walk-around rescue (SN#20750-12)
== Retired Apparatus ==
: 1987 International F5070 6x6 / KME P-18 dryside (500/2000) (Ex-Tanker 65) 
==Station Map==
Category:Tulsa County
Category:Air National Guard Fire Departments
Category:Military Fire Departments (Oklahoma)
Category:Military departments operating KME apparatus
Category:Military departments operating Oshkosh apparatus (United States)