EYEwitness Tour – Chief Wade Gourley, First Responder

Experience the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum through stories from those most impacted by the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Hear personal accounts of how individuals are Looking Back Thinking Forward 25 years later. The exclusive tour is offered on Fridays from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and includes a private tour before the Museum opens to the public and a Behind the Scenes tour of the Archives.

Wade Gourley is currently the Oklahoma City Chief of Police. On April 19, 1995, Gourley was at home getting ready for work and felt the whole house shake. He rushed to the bomb site and continued to work long hours for weeks. Gourley serves on the Memorial Conscience Committee and is an Ex Officio Member of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum Board of Trustees.