Mike Wood joined the Sand Springs Fire Department as a firefighter in December 1996. Mike promoted through the ranks serving as Captain for 11 years before promoting to Deputy Fire Chief in March 2009. Chief Wood assumed the responsibilities of Interim Chief in January of 2011 and became Fire Chief August 2011. Prior to joining the Sand Springs Fire Department, Mike was a firefighter for the Okmulgee County communities of Liberty and Beggs. He received his education from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in Miami after graduating from Beggs High School. Mike is a Nationally Registered EMT-I, IFSAC Certified Haz-Mat Technician, and a founding member of Oklahoma Task Force One. Mike has also completed hundreds of hours of specialty training in many fields related to the fire service. The responsibilities of his office include department administration, emergency response, field operations, project management, and many other functions. Mike is married to Debra Wood, which is also employed at City of Sand Springs; they have three children Kristen, Greg, and Aaron.

Project management.