The summer season will start with some new faces in the ranks of the fire service for the City of Columbia and Richland County.
Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins administered the oath of office to 23 new full-time firefighters with the department as commencement exercises for CRFD Recruit Class 2025-01 were held on the evening of Thursday, June 5, 2025 at C.A. Johnson High School.
Each member of the class received their badge from Chief Jenkins after completing weeks of training at the department’s fire academy.
The Columbia-Richland Fire Department extends its congratulations to our new full-time firefighters.
RECRUIT CLASS 2025-01
Tony Brice
Chase Browning
Michael Bush
Blaze Ciardullo
Joseph CoSola
Rakiem Demps
Sean Ellsworth
Jon Fahey-Smith
Mason Glenn
Christopher Godfrey
Timothy Howard
Henry Howland
Tavis Jackson
Nicholas Komondorea
Clifford Lafayette
Chase Lang
Khaliel Powell
Robert Rowe
Christopher Smith
DJ Stanton
Kyle Underwood
Ryan Wagnblas
Eric Williams
