Columbia Fire Department

Columbia Fire Department
Operational area

Country	United States
State	Missouri
Cities	Columbia
Agency overview^[1]
Annual calls	10,466 (2013)
Employees	140 (2015)
Annual budget	$17,182,916 (2015)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Randy White
IAFF	1055
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	1
Stations	9
Engines	2
Trucks	2
Platforms	1
Quints	6
Squads	1
HAZMAT	1
Rescue boats	1
Light and air	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Columbia Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Columbia. Missouri.^[2] The Columbia Fire Department 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

	Address	Engine	Truck	Chief	Other
1	201 Orr Street	Engine 1	Ladder 1	Battalion 1	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

↑ "2015 Adopted Budget" (PDF). Golumbia Missouri. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
1 2 "About Us". Columbia Fire Department. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
1 2 "History". Columbia Fire Department. Retrieved 27 May 2015.

Missouri Fire Departments

Counties	Adair Andrew Atchison Audrain Barry Barton Bates Benton Bollinger Boone Buchanan Butler Caldwell Callaway Camden Cape Girardeau Carroll Carter Cass Cedar Chariton Christian Clark Clay Clinton Cole Cooper Crawford Dade Dallas Daviess DeKalb Dent Douglas Dunklin Franklin Gasconade Gentry Greene Grundy Harrison Henry Hickory Holt Howard Howell Iron Jackson Jasper Jefferson Johnson Knox Laclede Lafayette Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Linn Livingston Macon Madison Maries Marion McDonald Mercer Miller Mississippi Moniteau Monroe Montgomery Morgan New Madrid Newton Nodaway Oregon Osage Ozark Pemiscot Perry Pettis Phelps Pike Platte Polk Pulaski Putnam Ralls Randolph Ray Reynolds Ripley St. Charles St. Clair St. Francois St. Louis Ste. Genevieve Saline Schuyler Scotland Scott Shannon Shelby Stoddard Stone Sullivan Taney Texas Vernon Warren Washington Wayne Webster Worth Wright

Cities	Ballwin Blue Springs Cape Girardeau Chesterfield Columbia Florissant Hazelwood Independence Jefferson City Joplin Kansas City Kirkwood Lee's Summit Liberty Maryland Heights O'Fallon Raytown Springfield St. Charles St. Joseph St. Louis St. Peters University City Wentzville Wildwood

USAR Task Forces	Task Force 1

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

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