Photograph of Minco FD rigs parked on the front drive of the fire station.

Photograph of Minco FD Engine 2, a 1991 Pierce pumper.

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Photograph of CFD members and fleet in front of the fire station.

Photograph of Chickasha FD Chief's car with two members.

Digital photo only of the Chickasha City Hall and Fire Station. NW corner of 6th Street and Chickasha Ave.

Photograph of the Chickasha FD's 1916 American LaFrance during pumping operations.

Photograph of Chickasha FD Engine 217 pumping water from a hydrant to a ladder truck. The photo was taken from Railroad St. looking west on Choctaw Ave. Ca. 1950.

Photograph of the Chickasha FD fleet and members in front of the station.

Photograph of CFD members and rigs in front of the station with list of names.

Photograph of two Chickasha fire trucks operating at a fire. The photo was taken from Railroad St. looking west on Choctaw Ave. Ca. 1950.

Photograph of Chickasha firemen lined up in front of E-217, the American LaFrance pumper. Ca. 1950's

Photograph of Chickasha FD members with an oxygen kit. Photo taken in the truck room of the CFD. Ca. 1950's.

Photograph of Joe Wash's farm stock pond and sodded spillway near Chickasha. The owner sodded and riprapped the dam seen in the background. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Stock pond, sodded spillway [with] dam sodded and riprapped.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of East Branch Salt Creek Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “East Branch Salt Creek, Wa 1. Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 235 acres (200 acres in cultivation, 28 acres in pasture, & 7 acres in abandoned cropland.) Soil Units: about 75% in 5, deep, medium textured, very slowly permeable; about 17 % is 7, deep, medium textured, moderately permeable; & about 8% is 20, shallow, medium textured, moderately permeable. In good condition as result of controlled grazing & good farming practices. Permanent storage: 0.8 in. Flood storage: 3.6 in. Peak flow: 535 c. f. s. Release rate: 33 c. f. s. Protects an estimated 25 acres of bottomland. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 1 to 1. Most of this drainage area is from very gently sloping cropland which is farmed to small grains. About ½ of this crop land is under conservation treatment. Grasslands are in excellent condition.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of East Branch Bitter Creek Detention Reservoir and the surrounding area. A road and home sits on the lower half of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “East Branch Bitter Creek, Wa 4. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area: 1455 acres (190 acres in cultivation; 785 acres in pasture; 480 acres in abandoned cropland). Soil Units: About 20% is 7. deep, medium textured, moderately permeable & about 80% is 20, shallow, medium textured, moderately permeable. General condition is good. Permanent storage: 1.75 in. Flood Storage: 5.3 in. Peak flow: 2705 c.f.s. Release rate: 57 c.f.s. An estimated 150 acres of bottomland is protected. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 2 to 1 (estimated, damage determination not completed). There was about 480 acres of cropland not suitable for cultivation in the watershed. About 280 acres of this has been planted back to grass. About 120 acres of the remainder is abandoned and in low order grasses. About 50 acres is not under agreement. About 85% of the pastures are in good condition. About 15% in fair condition. Most of the 190 acres of cropland is under conservation treatment."

Photograph of damage done to pasture lands by prairie dogs on the W. G. Methvin farm. The back of the photograph proclaims, “Showing damage done to pasture lands by prairie dogs. The fact that there are a large number of Canadian Thistles in near proximity to the mounds is to be investigated by the Regional Wildlife Management Section. This pasture has not been grazed this season.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of East Branch Salt Creek Watershed #1 Drop Inlet and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “East Branch Salt Creek, Wa. 1. Drop Inlet. Drainage area: 235 acres (200 acres in cultivation, 28 acres in pasture, & 7 acres in abandoned cropland.) Soil Units: About 75% is 5, deep medium textured, very slowly permeable, about 17% is deep, medium textured, moderately permeable, & about 8% is 20, shallow, medium textured, moderately permeable. It is in good condition as result of controlled grazing and good farming practices. Permanent storage: 0.8 in. Flood storage: 3.6 in. Peak flow: 535 c.f.s. Release rate, 35 c.f.s. Protects about 25 acres of bottomland. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 1 to 1. Most of this drainage area is from very gently sloping cropland, which is farmed to small grains. About ½ of this cropland is under conservation treatment. Grasslands are in excellent condition.”

Photograph of an aerial shot of East Branch Bitter Creek Detention Reservoir and the surrounding area. A road and home sits on the lower half of the photograph. The back of the photograph proclaims, “East Branch Bitter Creek, Wa 4. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area: 1455 acres (190 acres in cultivation; 785 acres in pasture; 480 acres in abandoned cropland). Soil Units: About 20% is 7. deep, medium textured, moderately permeable & about 80% is 20, shallow, medium textured, moderately permeable. General condition is good. Permanent storage: 1.75 in. Flood Storage: 5.3 in. Peak flow: 2705 c.f.s. Release rate: 57 c.f.s. An estimated 150 acres of bottomland is protected. Flood drainage benefit ratio: 2 to 1 (estimated, damage determination not completed). There was about 480 acres of cropland not suitable for cultivation in the watershed. About 280 acres of this has been planted back to grass. About 120 acres of the remainder is abandoned and in low order grasses. About 50 acres is not under agreement. About 85% of the pastures are in good condition. About 15% in fair condition. Most of the 190 acres of cropland is under conservation treatment."

Photograph of an aerial shot of East Branch Salt Creek Watershed Detention Reservoir #1 and the surrounding area. The back of the photograph proclaims, “East Branch Salt Creek, Wa-No. 1. Detention Reservoir. Drainage area: 1505 acres (613 acres in cultivation; 290 acres in pasture; & 602 acres in abandoned cropland.) Soil units: about 35% #5, deep, medium textured, very slowly permeable & #7, deep, medium textured, moderately permeable; About 65% is #20, shallow medium textured, moderately permeable. General condition is fair. Most cultivated land properly farmed, but grassland need improving. Permanent storage: 2.1 inches. Flood storage: 5.1 inches. Peak flow: 3160 c.f.s. Release rate: 60 c.f.s. About 50 acres of bottomland protected. Estimated flood drainage benefit ratio: 2 to 1. About 262 acres of former cropland has been planted to grass. About 90 acres additional land covered with needlegrass. About 250 acres of severely eroded land now in cultivation needs to be revegetated. Grasslands are generally in a low good condition. Most of the crop lands [sic] are terraced and being handled under conservation farming methods. Some terrace systems need revision.”

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 6, showing damage caused by flooding and an early spring.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 6, showing damage caused by flooding and an early spring.

Photograph of a panoramic view of six water plots.

Photograph of inundation impoundment basin number 4, showing damage caused by an early spring.