Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City (OSU-OKC) Fire Protection department supplied fire trucks for the filming of the movie “Twisters,” according to a report by Fox Oklahoma.
Joe Bennett, the program director of the OSU-OKC Fire Protection department, explained: “The ‘Twisters’ crew came to our campus and covered our logos with the logos used in the movie.”
Bennett also stated: “The instructors drove the rigs down to the shooting locations and remained on set for the entirety of shooting, moving the rigs to whatever locations the director needed.”
The movie production donated $4,500 to the OSU-OKC Fire Protection program for their assistance with the filming.
The collaboration involved using two fire engines from the department for the film scenes.
Bennett elaborated: “They used two of our fire engines for all the filming but had one more shoot they needed to do. Then, the writer’s strike occurred, and they stopped filming.”
Aside from their involvement with the movie, Bennett recounted the department’s efforts to support a small volunteer fire department east of Guthrie.
“A small volunteer fire department east of Guthrie needed a new fire engine a couple of years before the movie, and I assisted them in locating and navigating the purchasing process and was there when the fire engine was received and put into service,” he said.
