Columbia Fire Department

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Columbia Fire Department
Columbia Fire Patch.jpg
Operational area
Country United States
State Missouri
CitiesColumbia
Agency overview[1]
Annual calls10,466 (2013)
Employees140 (2015)
Annual budget$17,182,916 (2015)
StaffingCareer
Fire chiefAndy Woody
IAFF1055
Facilities and equipment
Battalions1
Stations9
Engines2
Trucks2
Platforms1
Quints6
Squads1
HAZMAT1
Rescue boats1
Light and air1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Columbia Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Columbia, Missouri.[2] It protects an area of 60.4 square miles (160 km2) and a population of approximately 100,000 from 9 stations strategically located around the city. The department is responsible for an area of 68 square miles (180 km2) with a population over 117,000.[2]

History[]

The Columbia Fire Department got its start in 1825 when General Olden Guitar organized a volunteer fire department.[3] Their equipment consisted of 12 buckets that were suspended from ladders on a wagon. Each member was required to have a ladder as well as two buckets of water prepared before going to bed each night. In 1893, the department began to transition to career members.[3]

Stations and apparatus[]

Station 1
Columbia Fire Department Squad 3
Fire Station Number Address Engine Company Ladder Company,Tower Company or Quint Company Chief Unit Other Units
1 201 Orr Street Engine 1 Ladder 1 Division Chief Boat 1, Utility 1, Foam 1
2 1212 West Worley Street Engine 2 Ladder 2
3 1000 Ashland Road Quint 3 Squad 3, Foam 3
4 2300 Oakland Gravel Road Quint 4
5 1400 Ballenger Lane Tower 5
6 3112 Chapel Hill Road Quint 6
7 400 Green Meadows Circle Quint 7 Bus 76
8 2301 East Nifong Boulevard Quint 8 Air Truck, Special Operations vehicle
9 201 Blueridge Road Quint 9 Hazmat Truck, Hazardous Device Unit

Gallery[]

  • Structure fire on the University of Missouri campus

  • Extrication accident

  • House explosion, 2008

References[]

  1. ^ "2015 Adopted Budget" (PDF). Golumbia Missouri. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "About Us". Columbia Fire Department. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "History". Columbia Fire Department. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

Coordinates: 38°57′14″N 92°19′32″W / 38.95384°N 92.32559°W / 38.95384; -92.32559

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