{"id":27,"date":"2017-02-02T10:13:46","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:13:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2023-04-27T11:22:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T15:22:13","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-blog-shortcode fusion-blog-shortcode-1 fusion-blog-archive fusion-blog-layout-large fusion-blog-pagination\"><div class=\"fusion-posts-container fusion-posts-container-pagination fusion-blog-rollover\" data-pages=\"21\"><article id=\"blog-1-post-11469\" class=\"fusion-post-large post-11469 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-firefighters-recognized-for-exceptional-medical-care\/\">Columbus Firefighters Recognized for Exceptional Medical Care\u00a0<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Columbus, IN.  Deputy Chief Mike Kutsko recognizes CFD Lieutenant Andrew Jordan, Firefighter Paramedic Jordan Hite and Firefighter Paul Chapple at the July 21, 2026 Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.  Three City [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/author\/miwilson\/\" rel=\"author\">miwilson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-22T12:43:38-04:00<\/span><span>July 22nd, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-firefighters-recognized-for-exceptional-medical-care\/\" aria-label=\"More on Columbus Firefighters Recognized for Exceptional Medical Care\u00a0\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-11462\" class=\"fusion-post-large post-11462 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-reaches-full-staffing-with-new-firefighters\/\">Columbus Fire Department Reaches Full Staffing with New Firefighters<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Columbus Fire Department (CFD) welcomes six members, bringing the department to full staffing. Columbus Mayor Mary Ferdon swore in the newest members of the Fire Department at the July 14, 2026 Board of Public [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/author\/miwilson\/\" rel=\"author\">miwilson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-17T13:46:31-04:00<\/span><span>July 17th, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-reaches-full-staffing-with-new-firefighters\/\" aria-label=\"More on Columbus Fire Department Reaches Full Staffing with New Firefighters\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-11454\" class=\"fusion-post-large post-11454 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-announces-promotion-of-two-officers\/\">Columbus Fire Department Announces Promotion of Two Officers<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>The Columbus Fire Department is proud to announce the promotion of two dedicated members. Lieutenant Bryan Bailey has been promoted to the rank of Captain, and Firefighter Ben Noblitt has been promoted to Lieutenant. Captain [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/author\/miwilson\/\" rel=\"author\">miwilson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-18T15:02:10-04:00<\/span><span>May 18th, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-announces-promotion-of-two-officers\/\" aria-label=\"More on Columbus Fire Department Announces Promotion of Two Officers\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-11441\" class=\"fusion-post-large post-11441 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/2025-cfd-year-end-response-number-recap\/\">2025 CFD Year-End Response Number Recap<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>2025 totals are in and the Columbus Fire Department has tied a record year for call volume. In 2025, the Columbus Fire Department responded to 7075 unique calls (tied with 2022). You will find that [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/author\/miwilson\/\" rel=\"author\">miwilson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-13T07:41:03-05:00<\/span><span>February 13th, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/2025-cfd-year-end-response-number-recap\/\" aria-label=\"More on 2025 CFD Year-End Response Number Recap\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-11421\" class=\"fusion-post-large post-11421 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-october-2025-recap\/\">Columbus Fire Department October 2025 Recap<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Here is our Columbus Fire Department October 2025 Recap. The monthly recap is a running total to show you the types of calls and the number of responses each unit has completed year-to-date. On par [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-meta-info\"><div class=\"fusion-alignleft\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/author\/miwilson\/\" rel=\"author\">miwilson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2025-11-24T09:47:26-05:00<\/span><span>November 24th, 2025<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-alignright\"><a class=\"fusion-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/columbus-fire-department-october-2025-recap\/\" aria-label=\"More on Columbus Fire Department October 2025 Recap\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-11410\" class=\"fusion-post-large post-11410 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news\">\n\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/september-2025-cfd-fire-department-recap\/\">September 2025 CFD Fire Department Recap<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>September 2025 CFD Fire Department Recap Here is our Columbus Fire Department September Recap. As you see, Emergency Medical response account for nearly 70% of all CFD calls for service. 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