Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-49-114: Members entitled to benefits for disability or loss of

life.

Any member serving in any capacity in a regularly constituted

fire department of a municipality of this state who shall become

physically or mentally disabled as provided in Section 49-109 of

this title, or shall lose his life as provided in Section 49-112 of

this title, where said disability or loss of life was occasioned in

fighting or preventing fires or in carrying out any order or

direction of the chief or acting chief of said department shall be

entitled to all of the benefits authorized by said sections.