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Volunteer fire department struggles to stay open

Despite criticism about response time and equipment reliability, the department vows to keep responding

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TULSA, Okla. — The Oakhurst Fire Department is fighting back after concerns about response time and equipment.

County Commissioner Karen Keith has been invited to the department’s board meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Keith asked the fire departments from Tulsa, Sapulpa and Berryhill to take over while INCOG assesses the situation.

Some Oakhurst residents say they are worried the volunteer fire department is too slow and its equipment unreliable.

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