{"id":31,"date":"2017-02-02T10:14:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-03-24T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T13:28:19","slug":"staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.columbus.in.gov\/fire\/about\/staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fire Chief
\n<\/strong><\/b>Andy Lay<\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Operations<\/strong><\/b>
\nMark Ziegler<\/p>\n

Deputy Chief Administration <\/strong>
\nMike Kutsko<\/p>\n

Fire Marshal<\/strong>
\nTroy Todd<\/p>\n

Inspectors<\/strong>
\nAndy Johns
\nDrew Baldwin<\/p>\n

Public Information Officer<\/strong>
\nMike Wilson<\/p>\n

Training Officer<\/strong>
\nBen Spencer<\/p>\n

Data <\/strong>Analyst<\/b>
\nPaula Honebrink<\/p>\n

Administrative Assistant<\/strong>
\nRobin McCue<\/p>\n

Columbus Fire Department Organizational Chart<\/a> (PDF)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Position<\/th>Name<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Fire Chief\/Paramedic<\/td>Andy Lay \u2013 Badge # 214<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deputy Chief Operations <\/td>Mark Ziegler \u2013 Badge # 221<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deputy Chief Administration\/Paramedic<\/td>Mike Kutsko \u2013 Badge # 206<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fire Marshal<\/td>Troy Todd- Badge # 239<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inspector<\/td>Andrew Johns \u2013 Badge # 278<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inspector<\/td>Drew Baldwin- Badge #914<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Training Officer\/Paramedic<\/td>Ben Spencer \u2013 Badge # 265<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Public Info. Officer\/Paramedic<\/td>Mike Wilson- Badge # 251<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Administrative Assistant<\/td>Robin McCue \u2013 Badge # 907<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data Analyst <\/td>Paula Honebrink-Badge #913<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battalion Chief<\/td>Steve Yeley \u2013 Badge # 192<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battalion Chief\/ Paramedic<\/td>Mike Sieverding- Badge #219<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Battalion Chief \/Paramedic<\/td>Eric Darlage\u2013 Badge # 227<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain\/Paramedic<\/td>Dave Dwyer \u2013 Badge # 151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain\/Paramedic<\/td>Don Richards \u2013 Badge # 208<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/td>Rusty Thompson-Badge #220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain <\/td>Michael Nida \u2013 Badge # 225
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Captain\/Paramedic<\/td>Leroy Armstrong \u2013 Badge # 241<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Captain<\/td>Aaron Eichel \u2013 Badge # 246<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic<\/td>Russ Hardin \u2013 Badge # 202<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic<\/td>Chris Jordan \u2013 Badge # 213<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Allen Smith \u2013 Badge # 222<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Yancey Murphy-Badge # 236<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Shawn McNealy -Badge #237<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant <\/td>Andrew Jordan -Badge # 247<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Chris Tuttle \u2013 Badge # 248<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant <\/td>Ben Whiteside- Badge # 250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic<\/td>Daniel Acree \u2013 Badge # 252<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic\u00a0<\/td>Allen James \u2013 Badge # 254<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic<\/td>Dan Smith - Badge # 256 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Bryan Bailey \u2013 Badge # 257<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Jeffrey Brown \u2013 Badge # 258<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic\u00a0<\/td>Jarrad Mullis \u2013 Badge # 264<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant<\/td>Cory Hampton \u2013 Badge # 267<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/ Paramedic <\/td>Cody Hercamp \u2013 Badge # 271<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant <\/td>Samantha Smith- Badge # 287<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lieutenant\/Paramedic<\/td>Casey Taylor- Badge # 292 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paramedic\u00a0Firefighter<\/td>Jerry Shoaf \u2013 Badge # 177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paramedic Firefighter<\/td>Matthew Dwyer- Badge #253<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paramedic Firefighter<\/td>Jordan Hite \u2013 Badge #\u00a0270<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paramedic Firefighter<\/td>Monty Ball - Badge # 289<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paramedic Firefighter<\/td>Ryan Hirtzel - Badge # 290 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paramedic Firefighter<\/td>Andrew Fields- Badge # 301<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Joshua Carney \u2013 Badge # 230<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Joshua Conrad \u2013 Badge # 234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Gregory Williams- Badge #244<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Chad Sims \u2013 Badge # 245<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Paul Chapple \u2013 Badge # 249<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Kevin Bozell \u2013 Badge # 255<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Carl Moss \u2013 Badge # 259<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Ben Noblitt \u2013 Badge # 260<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Justin Sims \u2013 Badge # 272<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Craig Johannigman\u00a0 - # 277<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Daniel Pinnow \u2013 Badge # 283<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Eric Brown \u2013 Badge # 284<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Christopher Baker-Badge # 288<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Kyle Whipker- Badge # 293<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Joshua Meadows-Badge # 294<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Jeremy Jones- Badge # 295<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Jordan Maley- Badge # 298<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Travis Quillen- Badge # 299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Seth Burton- Badge # 300 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Samuel Burnett-Badge # 303<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Ethan Yeley- Badge # 304<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Wyatt Barkes- Badge #306<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Christopher Moon- Badge # 307<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Mitchel Tuttle- Badge # 309<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Patrick Volland- Badge # 310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Nickolas Zickler- Badge # 311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Tyler Bullard- Badge # 312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Jacob Hempstead- Badge # 313 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Johnathan Rogers- Badge # 314<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Jeremiah Tracey-Badge # 315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Alexis Baxter-Badge # 316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Peyton Gerkin- Badge # 317<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Matthew Mellencamp Badge # 318 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Thomas Smith-Badge # 321<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Brandon Farr- Badge # 322<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Trae Haley- Badge # 323<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Tristen Hanna-Badge # 324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>George Hilderbrand III- Badge # 325<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Wesley Thayer- Badge # 326<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Dalton Thompson- Badge # 327<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Cameron Ziegler-Badge # 328<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Jacob Corya- Badge # 329<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Jeffrey Gilliam-Badge # 330<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Caleb Meeks-Badge # 331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Matthew Shorten-Badge # 332<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Jesse Taulman-Badge # 333<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Andrew Vehslage-Badge # 334<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Brayden Warfield-Badge # 335<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td>Jason Yelland-Badge # 336<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Ryan Gustin- Badge # 337<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td>Logan Duke-Badge # 338<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FireFighter
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Firefighter <\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Firefighter <\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<\/div>
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