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"We save lives and protect property through community risk reduction and professional emergency response to the public we serve."

Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins

Welcome to the official website of the Columbia Fire Department. I am pleased to serve as the fire chief for the department and hope that the information you find on our website is helpful. I always enjoy and appreciate hearing from our community members so please send us your feedback!

If you observe a Columbia Fire Department firefighter performing his/her duties in a manner you think is exceptional and reflects favorably upon the firefighter and our department, click the ‘Commend A Firefighter’ button below. You can also submit any complaints concerning our department by clicking the ‘Submit Complaint’ button.

Whether your feedback is positive or negative, we want to hear your thoughts on the job we are doing. Thank you and welcome to our website!

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January 10, 2024

Become a Firefighter with CRFD! Application Period Now Open!

Over the coming weeks and months the Columbia-Richland Fire Department will be accepting and reviewing applications for open firefighting positions.  Candidates with prior firefighting experience as well as ones who…
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March 13, 2024

Fire at Richland County Apartment Complex Goes 3-Alarm

On Sunday March 10, 2024 Columbia-Richland fire crews working with the Irmo Fire District were able to contain and stop a fast-moving 3-Alarm fire that ripped through an apartment building.…
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February 12, 2024

20 People Displaced Following Fire at Condo Building

Columbia-Richland firefighters working with the Irmo Fire District were successfully able to contain a fast-moving 2-Alarm fire that tore through parts of an area condo building. Firefighters responded to Old…

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