Columbus Division of Fire

{{short description|Fire department of Columbus, Ohio}}

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| subdivision_name2 = Columbus

| address = 3639 Parsons Avenue

| established = 1822

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| chief = Jeffrey Happ{{Cite web|url=https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/columbus-mayor-andrew-ginther-appoints-interim-fire-chief|title=Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther appoints interim fire chief|first=Jarrod|last=Clay|date=May 27, 2020|website=WSYX}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/02/09/city-announce-new-fire-chief/4447178001/|title=Ginther takes interim label off Columbus Fire Chief Jeffrey Happ}}

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| battalions = 7

| stations = 35{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200324/new-station-35-to-cut-response-times-for-far-east-side-residents-improve-firefighter-safety|title=New Station 35 to cut response times for Far East Side residents, improve firefighter safety|first=Jim|last=Woods|website=The Columbus Dispatch}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/02/09/city-announce-new-fire-chief/4447178001/|title=Ginther takes interim label off Columbus Fire Chief Jeffrey Happ}}

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The Columbus Division of Fire (CFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Columbus, Ohio.

The department operates 35 stations; the newest station opened March 2020. The stations are divided into seven battalions. The Columbus Division of Fire oversees 35 engine companies, 16 ladder companies, 5 rescue companies, and 40 EMS transport vehicles as well as several special units and reserve apparatus. It is staffed by a minimum of 292 personnel during daytime hours (first 12 hours) and 331 during nighttime hours (second 12 hours).{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbus.gov/public-safety/fire/about-us/columbus-fire-bureaus/Emergency-Services-Bureau/|title=Emergency Services Bureau|website=www.columbus.gov}} The department also oversees 39 medic companies.{{cite web|title=Columbus Division of Fire Annual Report 2018|publisher=Columbus Division of Fire|url=https://www.columbus.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147510829|date=2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|format=PDF}} There are 1,592 uniformed and 70 civilian professionals serving the citizens of Columbus, Ohio.{{Cite web|title=Columbus, Ohio Division of Fire Annual Report 2019|url=https://www.columbus.gov/uploadedFiles/Columbus/Administration/Section_Configurations/Fire_Division/2019AnnualReport_June29.pdf}}

The department is accredited by the Committee on Fire Accreditation International, granted in 2007. At the time, it was the second-largest fire department with the accreditation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.columbus.gov/public-safety/fire/about-us/Accreditation/|title=Accreditation Page|website=www.columbus.gov}}

The Division of Fire was created in 1822; at that time it was officially named the Columbus Fire Department.{{Cite book|last=Lee|first=Alfred Emory|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8rECAAAAMAAJ|title=History of the City of Columbus, Capital of Ohio|date=1892|publisher=Munsell & Company|language=en}}