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Here is a look at Fire Department activity for the month of December.

Here is a look at Fire Department activity for the month of November.  

City of Columbus Employee Receives Life Saving Award for Saving Coworker’s Life Tuesday morning, at the Columbus Board of Public Works meeting, Officer Chris McDaniel, of Columbus Animal Care Services, was recognized as a recipient of the Life Saving Award. The medal was presented in front of a large crowd by Chief Andy Lay of [...]

Here is a look at Fire Department activity for the month of October.

Here is a look at Columbus Fire Department activity for the month of September.

2022 Fire Prevention Week: October 9-15 This year is the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on [...]

Here is a look at Columbus Fire Department activity for the month of August.

The Columbus Fire Department announces that Lieutenant Ben Spencer has been re-appointed to lead the department’s Training Division, an Administrative Captain position. Columbus Fire Chief Andy Lay cited the recent hiring of a large number of probationary firefighters as a factor in retaining Spencer in his previous role as department Training Officer. Captain Spencer’s certifications [...]

The Columbus Fire Department announces the hiring of six firefighters. The firefighters were sworn in by Columbus Mayor Jim Lienhoop at Tuesday’s Board of Public Work and Safety Meeting held at Columbus City Hall. The hiring of these firefighters fills vacancies left by recent retirements and lateral fire agency transfers and takes the department to [...]

Here is a look at Columbus Fire Department activity for the month of July.