Okla. Stat. tit. 44, § 44-73: Local commanding officer - Order into service in emergency

In the event of insurrection, rebellion, invasion, tumult, riot,

resistance to law or process or breach of the peace, occurring in

the vicinity of the station of any organization or organizations of

the National Guard of Oklahoma whenever the exigencies of the

situation are such as to render it impossible first to communicate

with the Governor or the Adjutant General, the senior commanding

officer of that station, upon request in writing signed by the

sheriff of the county involved or officer acting in his stead,

stating the facts and the nature of the service desired, may order

out the organization or organizations at that station, or such

portion thereof as he shall deem necessary, and cause them to

perform such duty as the circumstances shall require, and such

commanding officers shall immediately report what he has done and

all of the circumstances of the case to the Governor, and it shall

be deemed that the action was taken by order of the Governor.