We provide an appropriate, safe and professional response to fire, assist with medical and environmental emergencies. We are dedicated to minimizing the loss of life and property through suppression, rescue, education, code enforcement, investigation and other innovation programs.

The department is made up of 97 sworn firefighters, and 3 civilian personnel. This department maintains eight city building, those being: six fire stations, a maintenance facility and training facility.

The Columbus Fire Department provides emergency service from all six strategically placed stations in the City of Columbus. These stations are staffed 24 hours a day with well trained firefighters, emergency medical technicians, and paramedics. We provide emergency medical services with basic life support certified firefighters on all engines and advanced life support (Paramedic) service on many engines throughout the city. The department maintains 29 pieces of rolling equipment, including a Hazardous Materials unit that is used in many incidents throughout the city and county.

In addition to the day-to-day emergency service, the department also mans a Fire Prevention Bureau that maintains yearly fire inspections on local City businesses, educating them on current fire codes and over 1000 citizens in the proper use of fire extinguishers. The Fire Prevention Bureau also maintains all the inspections for new commercial buildings and corresponds with the State Fire Inspector on all updates and changes.

With public awareness in mind, this department works hard at educating the community in fire safety. The Fire Prevention Bureau with public donations raised enough money in 1997 to purchase a Survive Alive House that the inspectors, public information officer, and firefighters use for educating the young children in the schools about fire safety. They also visit the local elementary schools and day care facilities and hand out coloring books that are geared to the children from the preschool age through third grade.