{"id":28,"date":"2017-02-02T10:14:05","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2025-01-21T14:59:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T19:59:02","slug":"administration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/about\/administration\/","title":{"rendered":"Administration"},"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-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-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The Administrative Office currently operates with a staff of 8 and is located at 1101 Jackson Street.<\/p>\n<p>The Columbus Fire Department is presently operating with a total staff of 97 personnel. This includes 95 sworn uniformed firefighters with 2 civilian employees. The Department is comprised of six strategically placed fire stations with three duty crews providing fire protection coverage 24 hours a day. The department serves a population of approximately 50,000 people covering an area of roughly 28.0 square miles.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-374 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0444-e1588354537226-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0444-e1588354537226-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0444-e1588354537226-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0444-e1588354537226.jpg 413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Fire Chief<br \/><\/strong><\/b>Andy Lay<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-384 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-200x275.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-400x549.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-600x824.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-746x1024.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-768x1055.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-800x1098.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-1119x1536.jpg 1119w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-1200x1648.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0217-e1588354556374-1492x2048.jpg 1492w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><strong>Deputy Chief Operations<\/strong><\/b><br \/>Mark Ziegler<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0166-e1588354588692-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Deputy Chief Administration <\/strong><br \/>Mike Kutsko<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11126 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/DSC_0120-scaled-e1706531761212.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspector<br \/><\/strong>Andy Johns<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-412 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/04\/IMG_3957-scaled-e1586879326702.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inspector- Fire Marshal <\/strong><br \/>Troy Todd<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-385 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0411-e1588354678421-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0411-e1588354678421-198x300.jpg 198w, 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https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/08\/DSC_0411-e1588354678421-1353x2048.jpg 1353w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Information Officer<\/strong><br \/>Mike Wilson<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-347 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/04\/Benjamin-Spencer-e1588354700212-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Training Officer<\/strong><br \/>Ben Spencer<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-531 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6012-scaled-e1612807521988.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Administrative Assistant<\/strong><br \/>Robin McCue<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-530 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/IMG_6013-scaled-e1612807504526.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Data <\/strong><b>Analyst<\/b><br \/>Paula Honebrink<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":15,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-06 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