Glencoe Fire Department

10/21/2026

There will be tornado siren techs working on our sirens in town and will be getting tested. The sirens will sound on and off periodically throughout the day.

10/18/2026

We are coming up on prescribed burn season. With it approaching we would like for you to reach out early so we can get a schedule and try and get everyone’s burns completed.

The reason we recommend to do prescribed burns is to reduce hazardous fuel loads, lower the risk of uncontrolled wildfires, and protect lives, and property.

With the increased amount of people requesting burns we are going to conduct winter and spring burns. Please contact town hall at 580-669-2271 with your information and a fire department representative will be in contact with you for further information.

We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to serve, train, and work together to make our community safer. Thank you for supporting your local fire department and helping us better serve the people of our community!

10/11/2026

Brotherhood and sisterhood 💞 amazing team!!

In hundreds of small towns across Oklahoma, the fire department is run by people who also farm the land, teach school, or fix trucks for a living. They volunteer because if they didn't, there wouldn't be anyone else. 🚒

Oklahoma has more volunteer fire departments per capita than almost any state in the nation. When a grass fire kicks up on a dry March afternoon and the wind hits 40 miles an hour, these are the people who show up. They train on weekends, pay their own way to certifications, and sleep lightly from April through October knowing the next call could come at 3 a.m.

There's a culture inside these departments that doesn't get talked about much outside the communities they protect. The brotherhood is real. The fundraising fish fries are real. The donated equipment and the prayers before every shift are real. It's a kind of civic faith that holds rural Oklahoma together in ways that are hard to put into data. 🧡

If you grew up around a volunteer fire department, you know what it means. If your family has ever had neighbors show up to protect your property, you never forget it.

09/27/2026

The fire truck that comes when you call in Oklahoma is more than likely being driven by somebody who was asleep in their own bed just minutes ago. 🚒❤️

Most of our fire departments in Oklahoma are volunteer. Not paid. Not sitting at the station waiting for that phone to ring. They’re welders, teachers, nurses, farmers, mechanics, business owners, moms, dads, and folks just trying to make a livin’ and take care of their families.

But when that pager goes off, everything stops.

It might be in the middle of a shower, supper with the family, a birthday party, church, or two o’clock in the mornin’. They get up, pull on their gear, head to the station, jump on a truck, and go. No hesitation. No paycheck waiting on the other end. Just a heart that says, “Somebody needs us.”

And around here, we make do with what we’ve got. Trucks aren’t always new. Equipment costs more than most folks realize. Sometimes a department is trying to keep an old truck runnin’ just a little longer while raising money with fish fries, plate sales, raffles, donations, and the generosity of neighbors.

And those calls ain’t always fires.

They’re wrecks on dark country roads. 🚗💥
Grass fires runnin’ with the Oklahoma wind. 🔥
Medical calls. 🚑
Rescues.
Storms.
And those moments when every second matters and your closest help may still be a long ways down the road.

But the hardest part—the part folks outside a small community may never truly understand—is that around here… we know the address before we ever get there.

We know whose house it is.

We know whose mama lives there.
We know whose kids are inside.
We know the family standing in the driveway.

And we go anyway.

We do our job. We help our neighbors. We load back up, head home, and when morning comes, we still gotta get up and go to work like it was just another night.

That’s what being a volunteer firefighter in a small Oklahoma community means.

It ain’t about the spotlight.
It ain’t about the recognition.
It’s about your neighbor callin’ for help and knowin’ you’re gonna answer.

So tonight, hug your volunteer firefighter a little tighter. ❤️

And if you see that fire truck headed down the road, remember there’s a good chance the person behind that wheel left their own family, their own bed, and their own life for a little while…

just to come help yours.

09/13/2026

Glencoe Fire Department Response

At approximately 12:14 AM, Glencoe Fire Department was dispatched for a possible fire.

Upon Squad 2’s arrival, an entrance was located and directions were sent out to responding units. A scene size-up was conducted, and nearby hydrants were located.

Based on the information gathered, GFD 1 began requesting mutual aid for a tank battery fire. GFD 1 arrived on scene, established command, gained access to the location, and was able to get a better size-up of the incident.

Ingalls Engine 5-1, followed by Glencoe Engine 2, Glencoe Tanker 1, and Glencoe Engine 1, arrived and began firefighter operations.

Ingalls Engine 5-1 began pulling attack lines while Glencoe crews stretched hose lines and began supplying water from the road, allowing the Engine to be filled and water operations to continue. All other mutual aid departments assisted with additional manpower and tankers, helping maintain water supply and support firefighting operations.

As crews continued making progress, we recognized that Cushing Fire Department has experience with tank battery fires. We contacted them to see if they could provide mutual aid and assist with the incident. As always, our great mutual aid partners did not hesitate to come help.

We are extremely thankful for the teamwork, communication, and dedication shown by Glencoe Fire Department, Ingalls Fire Department, Cushing Fire Department, Morrison Fire Department, Pawnee Fire Department, Ripley Fire Department, Maramec Fire Department, Stillwater Fire Department, Pawnee Nation Fire Department, and all of the other departments, firefighters, and agencies who assisted or supported operations.

We apologize if we missed anyone in this post, but please know that every person who showed up, provided equipment, supplied water, assisted on scene, or supported our crews is greatly appreciated.

Incidents like this are a great reminder of how important strong mutual aid partnerships are. When the call comes in, departments from surrounding communities come together, put everything aside, and work toward the same goal.

🚒 One team. One mission. Protect and serve.

Thank you to every department and firefighter who answered the call and helped keep our communities safe.

09/11/2026

We will never forget

09/10/2026

Glencoe FD received call to mutual aid to Stillwater on larger grass fire near Karsten Creek. Glencoe Command 1, UTV 1 and Rural 4 units responded to the mutual aid call.

09/08/2026

Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers!

04/06/2026