An Introduction to the OSFA Women's Auxiliary

June 7, 1927, at the 33rd Annual Convention of the O.S.F.A., twenty ladies from various cities held a meeting for the first time to discuss organizing local auxiliaries throughout the state.

June 1928, at the 34th Annual Convention, the ladies attending met again and a motion was made to complete plans for an organization at the next convention.

June 1929, at the 35th Annual Convention held in Muskogee, the first organized Women's Auxiliary meeting took place. At that time, election of officers was held and By-Laws were submitted and approved. It is noted that there were thirty (30) charter members.
It was the ambition of this state auxiliary to help in organizing local auxiliaries throughout the state with the following purposes:

1.     To promote understanding of fire service thus enabling wives to grow in their position of helpmates
2.    To promote friendship among firefighter's families
3.    To promote educational and social ideas
4.    To promote fire prevention
5.     To promote better public relations
6.    To raise the standards of the fire department, both active and civic

The O.S.F.A. Women's Auxiliary was thus formed and has continued to meet each year since that time, (with the exception of 1942 to 1946 due to World War II) in conjunction with the O.S.F.A.'s Annual Convention.  Our state pins were first designed and accepted in 1931. The red carnation was adopted as the auxiliary's flower in 1949. The first newsletter was published in 1959.

Through the years the By-Laws have been updated to keep pace with changing times, however, the main objective has never changed. Our membership has been enlarged to include mothers, sisters,, and daughters of active or retired, volunteer or paid, members of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association as well as widows of deceased members.