CFR searching for new safety educator to raise public awareness about fire safety
After nearly a year and a half, Columbus Fire and Rescue is hiring a new public fire and life safety educator.
The position, formerly held by CFR Public Information Officer Anthony Colom who retired in November 2019, is one of the public faces for the fire department and oversees training and education initiatives for the public, CFR Chief Martin Andrews said.
Former chief Gale remembered for steady leadership at fire department
Bobby Gale’s tenure as Columbus fire chief reflected his personality — quiet, unassuming, steady, devoted to his firefighters and their mission.
Gale, who died Saturday at age 81, provided steady leadership built on his through-the-rank ascension to the chief position.
CFR lands $500K pumper truck through grant, rebate money
Pumper trucks don’t always come cheap.
But the one parked outside the Columbus City Hall on Tuesday morning, the latest addition to Columbus Fire and Rescue’s fleet, was not a cost the city had to bear.
Fireworks can harm property, people, pets: Officials urge residents to heed ordinances ahead of Fourth of July
One year around the Fourth of July, Columbus Fire and Rescue received 12 calls in one day due to fireworks incidents alone.
Councilmen question use of fire trucks at private events
Columbus Fire and Rescue firefighters from Fire Station No. 2 attended and helped with a private gender reveal party for an expectant couple at the bingo hall on Gardner Boulevard Monday night.
Zachary’s ‘will be back’ after fire
In the aftermath of the fire that badly damaged Zachary’s restaurant Sunday, Eric Ford and Zachary’s general manager Wilson Beck had a difficult task: removing the photographs, signs and other singed memorabilia from the walls of the restaurant.
CFR will be recommended for reaccreditation
Columbus Fire and Rescue’s national accreditation is all but official, a Center for Public Safety Excellence Peer Assessment Team announced Thursday.
Fire rating could reduce home insurance rates
Columbus Fire and Rescue now boasts a Class 3 rating from the Mississippi State Rating Bureau, city officials announced in a press conference Wednesday at Regal Hall.
The new rating improves CFR from a Class 4 department and places it among the five highest-rated fire departments in the state. Most notably, the new rating could save city homeowners up to 20 percent on insurance premiums.
‘Not just fighting fires’: Area fire chiefs compare firefighter pay in profession with increasing training, scope of duties
He’s 21 years old. He has a high school education and a higher-than-average ACT score. He’s just been handed 75 pounds worth of weights and is told to climb a stairclimber with them on his back for three minutes and 20 seconds.
New exhaust system at fire station to reduce firefighter exposure to cancer
For firefighters, certain hazards of their jobs are apparent.
Fire destroys house on Waterworks Road
A Columbus family lost their home in an afternoon fire in east Columbus Thursday.
Columbus fire department trains two new puppies for search and rescue
Mack, a 6-week-old McNab Shepherd puppy, squirmed in Columbus Fire and Rescue engineer Eric Minga’s arms on their first day together as search dog-in-training and handler at the fire station on 31st Avenue North Friday.
Columbus firefighters respond to smoke-filled apartment
Just before rush hour Thursday, fire engines from Columbus Fire and Rescue filled Fifth Street between Main and College streets to investigate a smoke-filled apartment downtown.
Training burns can ultimately save other homes
By 10 a.m. Thursday, the weather was almost perfect – a cool, clear sunny day with just a mild breeze.
Everyone agreed: It was a wonderful day for a house fire.
‘We rescued 18 people, 10 dogs and four cats’: Local first responders, utility workers recount hurricane aid efforts
From rescuing residents and pets from flooded homes to restoring electrical power for thousands of people, the Golden Triangle lent a hand to hurricane victims.
CFR, 4-County Electric sending relief crews to Florida
Specialized crews from The Golden Triangle have arrived in storm-battered Florida and more help is on the way.
Delta crash response: ‘A somber, purpose-driven’ mood
Of the 16 servicemen killed in a military aircraft crash July 10 in Leflore County, one body had yet to be discovered when Columbus Fire and Rescue personnel arrived at the crash site at 5 a.m. Thursday. Their mission was to help find the fallen Marine.
‘This is the job we do’: Columbus firefighters head to Leflore Co. to aid search, recovery at military plane crash site
Before dawn this morning, eight Columbus firefighters were on the road to Leflore County. Their mission: to aid with search and recovery efforts for the military plane that crashed in the Delta Monday.
Recent missing child alert prompts CFR training
A recent missing child alert prompted Columbus Fire and Rescue to carry out search and rescue training for three days this week.
Hughes talks fire dept. advancements, improvements at Rotary meeting
It used to be that bed keys were some of the most important tools firefighters carried.