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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 27, 2024

11th Annual Fire Truck Pull Scheduled for April 6th in Downtown Columbia

A spring tradition in the Capital City is back as the 11th Annual Curing Kids Cancer Fire Truck Pull will be taking place in downtown Columbia on Saturday April 6th…
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March 26, 2024

Suspect Charged for Allegedly Setting Fire at Columbia Walmart

From the Columbia Police Department Columbia Police Chief W.H. ‘Skip’ Holbrook and Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins announce the arrest of a 22-year-old man accused of setting fire inside a…

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