Application for Participation in OK-FIRST


Applicant's Name__________________________________________________________ 

Title_____________________________________________________________________

Agency____________________________________________________________________ 

Address___________________________________________________________________ 

City_______________________________________ State_______ Zip Code_________ 

Telephone_____________________ FAX______________________

E-mail address (if applicable)____________________________________________ 

Do you have a pager service?  If so, please list your pager number________ 

Does your pager have the capability to receive alphanumeric pages? Yes  No 

Please list the computer equipment in your office.  Be as specific as possible. 
Include processor type (e.g., 486, Pentium, Macintosh), clock speed 
(e.g., 133 MHz), modem speed, amount of RAM (e.g., 32 MB) and operating system 
(e.g., Windows '95).  Also indicate if you think this equipment could be used 
for OK-FIRST.   
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If you do not have or cannot obtain the computer equipment to access OK-FIRST, 
do you wish to be considered for one of the limited equipment scholarships?

     Yes     No   

Do you currently access weather data?      Yes                   No                

If yes, please list your sources of weather information. 

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Do you have Internet access?  Yes                   No                      

If yes, please list your internet service provider.____________________________ 

Do you use the World Wide Web?  Yes          No        

If so, please circle the web browsers you use


Netscape Navigator 2.x			Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x

Netscape Navigator 3.x			Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x

Netscape Communicator 4.0

Netscape Navigator 4.0                  Other:_________________________

Netscape Communicator 4.5



Is your Internet access available at your office?______________________ 

How many years of experience do you have in your current position? _______ 

How many years of computer experience do you have? _______________________

Please list your jurisdiction or area of responsibility.__________________ 

Please indicate the areas of public safety for which you or your office have 
responsibility:

_______	Sounding Storm Sirens/Public Storm Warning	

_______	Coordinating Storm Spotters/Liaison with the National Weather Service	

_______	Evacuations

_______	Firefighting

_______	Prescribed Burn Permits

	Other:__________________________________________________________________

Do you have contractual obligations that would affect your participation?  Yes          No

If so, how much time do they represent? 



Are you co-located with or near (within 5 blocks) of a police department, 
fire department or emergency operations center (EOC)?_________________________ 

If yes, please list department _)______________________________________________


Please indicate if your office is located in the local calling areas of the 
following cities:

Ada		Altus		Alva		Ardmore		Bartlesville

Chickasha	Duncan		Durant		Edmond		El Reno

Goodwell	Idabel		Lawton		McAlester	Miami

Muskogee	Norman		Oklahoma City	Okmulgee	Perry

Purcell		Sallisaw	Sapulpa		Sayre		Seminole

Stillwater	Tahlequah	Tishomingo	Tonkawa		Tulsa

Warner		Weatherford	Wilburton	Woodward	Other:__________



Please provide a brief narrative stating why you want to participate in OK-FIRST
and how your participation will benefit your community.  The quality of your 
narrative will be a very important consideration in the selection process.