Oklahoma State University (OSU) News

It was December 2, 2017 when a house filled with smoke in Guthrie. The two people inside were able to escape, thanks to smoke alarms installed just three months prior by the Oklahoma Assistive Technology Foundation (OkAT) AFG grant and Nick Mueller, OSU Fire Protection alumnus. Fire Safety Technology program Originally from Colorado, Mueller came to OSU after taking a concurrent enrolment fire science class during his senior year of high school. This sparked his interest in this field of study...

The 2009 Phillip L. Turner Fire Protection Scholarship has been awarded to student Benjamin Eschner OSU student was nominated as "outstanding rookie" by his peers The Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association (FAMA) has awarded the 2009 Phillip L. Turner Fire Protection Scholarship to Oklahoma State University student Benjamin Eschner. Eschner, a sophomore from Chicago majoring in fire protection and safety technology, will receive a $3,000 scholarship in recognition o...

FPP and IFSTA have announced two new leadership appointments New leadership appointees named for IFSTA, FPP Oklahoma State University's Fire Protection Publications (FPP) and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) are pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Hannan as Interim Director of OSU Fire Protection Publications and Mike Wieder as the permanent Executive Director of IFSTA. Both of these positions were previously held by Chris Neal who left...

Oklahoma State University's School of Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology has been singled out for its 'national treasure' status Some of our nation's most cherished documents, artifacts, and landmarks are being protected by graduates of Oklahoma State University's School of Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology (SFPS). OSU's program, which is the only fire and safety program in the U.S. accredited through ABET, (formerly the Accreditation Board of...