Tim McClain:
CLASS OF 1977
Heavener High SchoolClass of 1977
Heavener, OK
Tim's Story
I MARRIED DEBBIE ALTSTATT ON 02/24/1979 WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN AMBER DALTON AGE 29 AND WESLEY MCCLAIN AGE 26. WE HAVE SEVEN GRANDCHILDREN GEREN DALTON AGE 8, BRAYDEN DALTON AND TWIN SISTER ASHLYNN DALTON AGE 5, ETHAN DALTON AGE 2, EMMA MCCLAIN AGE 3, COOPER MCCLAIN AGE 2 AND ZANE MCCLAIN AGE 8 MONTHS. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I DID CONSTRUCTION WORK IN THE HEAVENER AREA WITH MY FATHER. IN 1980 I WENT TO WORKED FOR THE KCS RAILROAD AS A CARMAN FOR 3 YEARS AND WAS LAYED OFF WHEN KCS CLOSED DOWN THE CAR SHOP IN HEAVENER. I THEN WORKED AS A CORRECTIONAL OFFICER FOR THE OKLA. DEPT.OF CORRECTIONS FOR THREE YEARS. I BECAME A MEMBER OF THE HEAVENER FIRE DEPT. IN JULY OF 1984 AND AFTER THREE YEARS I DECIDED THAT I WOULD APPLY FOR A FIREFIGHTER POSITION IN FT. SMITH, ARK. I WAS HIRED 02/2...Expand for more
2/1988 AND DURING MY CAREER I BECAME AN EMT, PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DRIVER IN JAN.OF 96 AND THEN TO CAPTAIN IN APR. OF 2000. I CONTINUED TO DO CONSTRUCTION WORK ON MY DAYS OFF UNTIL JAN. OF 08. MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO ARE PLAYING WITH MY GRANDKIDS, MESSING AROUND IN MY SHOP AND OF COURSE HUNTING AND FISHING. ON 01/03/08 WHILE INSIDE A BURNING HOME MY CREW AND I WERE SEARCHING FOR THE OCCUPANTS AND THE LOCATION OF THE FIRE. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I FELL THROUGH THE BURNING FLOOR AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO MY KNEES AND SHOULDERS. FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS RESCUED ME FOR WHICH I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL. AFTER SIX SURGERIES AND FOUR MORE EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE MY DOCTORS DECLARED ME TOTALLY AND PERMANTLY DISABLED. I WAS MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE FIRE DEPT. ON 09/21/08.
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