Oklahoma State Firefighters Museum

It contains a remarkable collection of antique gear, dating back to the mid-18th century, and also holds the first fire station in Oklahoma Territory, built in 1864.

[1] Many items from the oldest fire company in the United States, commanded by Benjamin Franklin, are on display.

Groundbreaking for the museum building was performed on April 6, 1967, though contractor bids were accepted up until January 9, 1968.

Jim Sanders, a veteran of the Bethany, Oklahoma Fire Department, became the museum director in 2004.

Mike Billingsley, a retired firefighter from the Nichols Hills Fire Department, was the next to take the title of museum director in September of 2006.