Local fire officials are speaking out on the Governor’s controversial comments on the Oklahoma Forestry Service.

The two unnamed employees follow the firing of lauded Forestry Director Mark Goeller. In a recent press conference, Stitt ...

The Oklahoma governor described the state’s volunteer and paid firefighters as heroes but insisted that they were let down by ...

News Oklahoma's Brodie Myers is learning more about the so-called, Wildland Fire Response Working Group, created by Gov.

Gov. Kevin Stitt walks back plan to eliminate Oklahoma Forestry Services after backlash over wildfire response and pressure ...

In the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that tore through Oklahoma on March 14, 2025, Governor Kevin Stitt's decision to fire Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS) Director Mark Goeller has spurred ...

"Why do I even have a Department of Forestry?" OK Gov. Keving Stitt said, adding he's considering scrapping it.

The controversy began after Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized the state's response to March wildfires and ousted the state's top ...

Recently, fire forestry director Mark Goeller told News 9 that, days before the outbreak, OFS had close to 100 firefighters. “We do have our fire protection areas that we have resources there ...

Oklahoma’s governor and state lawmakers are split in opposite directions over the same issue. Each side interprets new data about the state’s response to March wildfires differently, with high-level ...

This follows the resignation of the State Forester, Mark Goeller, and the firing of two additional forestry department officials earlier this week. Governor Stitt emphasized the need for stronger ...