VIDEO: Housed in the nearly 100-year-old Tulsa Fire Alarm Building, the Tulsa Fire Museum is developing a long-term interpretive plan that leaders say will guide smart growth and broaden public education efforts.

Local leaders say the effort comes at a critical moment as the museum outgrows its space and collection storage.

The Tulsa Fire Alarm Building was constructed in the 1930s and served as the city’s emergency communications hub, operating what was effectively the 911 system of its time.

Fire alarm boxes placed on street corners transmitted alerts to the building, which then dispatched fire trucks across the city.

The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is believed to be the only Art Deco building in the world built exclusively for firefighting operations.

Mike Ward, chair of the Tulsa Fire Museum, said the building has always been about service. “It was built as a building of service to firefighters and citizens,” Ward said. “That’s still what we’re doing today through history, education and community outreach.”

KOTV-DT CBS 6 Tulsa

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