On the early morning of Monday October 18, 2021 CRFD crews responded to a 2-Alarm fire on the 1900 block of Barnwell Street in Columbia. 1st Shift crews were dispatched…
The following statement was released by the Columbia-Richland Fire Department and Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins on Tuesday October 12, 2021 concerning the current state of staffing levels at the…
With National Fire Prevention Week 2021 just days away, NOW is the time for area residents to learn the varying sounds that can come from smoke and carbon monoxide (CO)…
A man who was wanted for allegedly setting a house on fire in Columbia this week has been taken into custody by the city's police department. 57-year-old Michael Masterson McClellan…
During the month of September 2021 the Columbia-Richland Fire Department bid goodbye to two of our members who died within days of each other. CRFD Chaplain Billie Bright passed away…
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department is saddened to announce the sudden passing of Battalion Chief Joseph Casey Desso, who died during the night of September 13, 2021 following a brief illness.…
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department will join friends, families and our partnering agencies in the South Carolina Fire Service in celebrating the life of CRFD Chaplain Billie Lee Bright II who…
At an emergency meeting of the Columbia City Council on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 city leaders officially voted to re-implement a protective mask ordinance for all public spaces within Columbia…
On the night of Saturday August 28, 2021 CRFD firefighters responded to a massive apartment building fire at Grove at St. Andrews Apartments off of Zimalcrest Drive. By the time…
As the 2021 school year began, members of the Columbia-Richland Fire Department were busy lending their support to help area families in need obtain school supplies. Over the course of…