Guymon Fire Department
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Meet the Chief
Grant Wadley, Fire Chief
Chief Grant Wadley started serving as the Guymon Fire Chief in October of 2019. Chief Wadley started his career with the Guymon Fire Department in April of 1995 as a Volunteer Firefighter/Paramedic and became a full time Firefighter/Paramedic in November of 1998. He was the first Firefighter/Paramedic hired in the department.
Chief Wadley was born and raised in Guymon, graduating from GHS in 1989. He attended both Frank Phillips College and Amarillo College where he obtained his degree in Paramedicine in 1990. He worked as a Paramedic for 6 years in the Guymon Police Department before the Ambulance Service was transitioned over to the Fire Department in 1997. He also began teaching EMT and Paramedic classes in the early 90’s as well. Today he has speaks at conferences and shares is experiences of Paramedicine and Mass EMS Leadership during large incidents. Chief Wadley has served in all the ranks within the department and had been the Assistant Fire Chief for the 13 years.
Chief Wadley holds many licenses and certifications including as a National Registered Paramedic, Master Firefighter, Fire Officer I, HazMat Technician, Public Fire & Life Safety Educator, Fire Instructor I, and many others. He has attended the National Fire Academy with emphasis on EMS and Fire Leadership over the past 19 years. He is a member of the Oklahoma Fire Chief’s Association, International Fire Chief’s Association, and is a board member of the Oklahoma Regional Emergency Medical Response System (REMSS). Chief Wadley has been the Region 1 REMSS coordinator and team leader of the Northwest Oklahoma Ambulance Strike Team for the past 13 years. He sets on the Oklahoma Homeland Security Region-1 Advisory Board.
Tour Our Fire Department!
For those who've never had the opportunity to drop in and experience our fire department campus in person, we've put together a short film for you to know where we house our trucks and equipment. To us, it's our home away from home. Enjoy!
Disciplines
Paramedics
We currently have 20 paramedics that respond to our citizens with the most up to date medicine being practiced today. Our paramedics are trained to treat and transport many types of emergencies. Being so far from a trauma center, if the need arises, we can meet a fixed wing airplane and transport patients to Amarillo, Lubbock, OKC, or Wichita.This allows for the best possible patient outcome. We are part of the State’s Region 1 REMSS team.
Wildland Firefighting
Living on the prairie allows us the opportunity to fight many large grass fires. These grass fires can move quickly and can be extremely dangerous and destructive. We are part of the Texas County Strike Team and have been to many fires over 50,000 acres.
Hazardous Material
Thanks to Oklahoma Homeland Security we have the trained personnel and the equipment to respond to haz mat incidents. There are many trains, and semis that come through our town, so we must be prepared to respond to any type of haz mat incidents. We have responded to unknown liquids, white powder scares, H2S leaks, and chlorine leaks to mention a few.
Technical Rescue
Again, thanks to Oklahoma Homeland Security, we have the trained personnel and the equipment to respond to many technical rescue events. Our team is trained to respond to high angle rescues, trench rescues, structural collapse, confined space, and swift water. Our team has responded to the Woodward Tornado, Hurricane Harvey, and joined in on many other searches in the area.
Code Enforcement
We feel it is extremely important to protect our citizens and our guests through active code enforcement. We do this with the help of our fire marshal that inspects new businesses and existing businesses alike. He is also responsible for investigating fires that are suspicious in nature. He has helped arrest arsonist, as well as mentor youth fire setters.
Rehabilitation / Decontamination
We also have the ability to set up cooling stations, rest stations, and showers for any type of event. This has been used at the Texas County Fair, and many wild land fires.
Public Education
Our number one goal is to prevent fires, if we fail in that job then we must be really good at our second job which is putting the fire out. We actively participate in many public education opportunities. During Fire Prevention Week we teach over 1500 kids. We also participate in youth fairs, elder fairs, and drinking and driving prevention classes.