The roots of the Mustang Fire Department go back to the late 1950s when a group of men banded together to offer fire protection in this unincorporated area, years before the birth of the city of Mustang. Their tools in the earliest days were nothing more than gunnysacks and buckets of water.

The first piece of apparatus used by the early Mustang firefighters was a 1948 fire truck purchased in the early 1960s from Wynnewood, Oklahoma.  The department became a member of the Oklahoma State Firefighters Association and built the first fire station in 1968. The station was heavily damaged in 1970 by a tornado. The building remains and is across the street from the present-day location.

In 1969, the Fire Department began hosting an annual “Bean Supper” for its residents as an annual “fundraising” event for the Department.  The “Bean Supper” remained pretty much intact until 2020 when the country’s pandemic forced a change to have area food trucks supply the celebratory meals. The city’s fireworks display occurs the evening of the bean supper.    

The women’s auxiliary, later called “The Sparkettes” was formed in the early 1970s. For three decades, they captured much of the history of the fire department through the collection of news articles, memorabilia, and photographs.   And they were always quick to provide on-scene nourishment to the firefighters who were out on calls for extended periods. The Sparkettes disbanded in the late 1990s.

Thanks to a bond passed by the citizens of Mustang a new fire station was built in 1991, across the street from the original location. Several items included on the bond issue were radio equipment, a new engine, and Mustang’s first ladder truck.

In late 2002, the fire department began to offer full-time coverage from 6 am until 6 pm, Monday through Friday, with the volunteers covering the remaining time. In 2004 the fire department began 24 hours per day, 7 days per week coverage with career firefighters, while still maintaining a dedicated volunteer force.

In 2017, due to the hard work of now-retired Fire Chief Carl Hickman, Mustang dropped its ISO rating to a class 2, which less than 3% of the communities in-country can boast of this accomplishment.

Fast forward to 2021, the fire department is in the process of building its second station on the east side of town. The department now has twenty-one career members, one volunteer, three administrative members, and one chaplain. Keeping to the tradition of providing top quality EMS care, Mustang Fire Department continues to provide Advanced Life Support EMS service. Mustang currently has nine paramedics and seven advanced EMTs on staff providing twenty-four hours of advanced EMS care. Mustang Fire Department also maintains a fleet of twelve fire department apparatus. The most recent addition to the fleet is the replacement of the department’s original ladder truck with a 2020 100’ heavy-duty platform Pierce Ascendant.

Mustang Fire Department is proud of its past and honors those who paved the way by continuing to be a progressive department and continuing to carry on the tradition of providing the highest quality in first response fire and EMS service.