Tulsa International Airport ARFF Services

== Area Served ==
Tulsa International Airport / Tulsa Air National Guard Base 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 4,360 acre airport is run by the Tulsa Airport Authority, 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 International Airport has been provided since March 1, 2021 by Pro-Tec Fire Services / Tulsa International Airport ARFF Services under a five year contract signed in November 2020. The contract includes options for an additional three x five year extension, potentially adding another fifteen years of fire protection by Pro-Tec. Prior to Pro-Tec taking over. fire protection services for the airport had been provided since February 16, 1965 by the Tulsa Fire Department under Airport Authority Management out of fire station 51. Tulsa International Airport ARFF Services has mutual aid agreements with the co-located 138th Fighter Wing Fire Department of the Oklahoma Air National Guard and with 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. 
==Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
===Fire Station 51 - Airport Perimeter Road off Runway 8/26===
:Unit 1 (06-278) - 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210B/450 lbs. DC) (Ex-Unit 51)
:Unit 2 (06-279) - 2006 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210B/450 lbs. DC) (Ex-Unit 50)
:Unit 3 (92-11) (Reserve) 1992 E-One Titan HPR 4x4 crash tender (1000/1585/195A)
:Chief (10-212) - 2010 Ford F-Series 4x4 
==Retired Apparatus==
:(98-25) - 1998 E-One Titan HPR 6x6 crash tender (2000/3000/360F/400 lbs. Halon/Snozzle) (Ex-Unit 51 - Auctioned n 2016)
:(84-12) - 1984 Oshkosh Ti-3000 6x6 crash tender (1500/3000/400F) (Donated to Cuerpo de Bomberos Metropolitanos de San Luis Potosí, SL, Mexico) 
:1979 Oshkosh M-4000 8x8 crash tender (2x1250/4000/515F) (First M-4000 delivered) 
==Station Map==
Category:Tulsa County
Category:Airport Fire Departments (Oklahoma)
Category:Oklahoma departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Departments operating Oshkosh apparatus
Category:Pro-Tec Fire Services