Staff at the Columbia-Richland Fire Department are encouraging citizens to not waste the opportunity to check their smoke alarms when it comes time to âSpring Forwardâ on Sunday March 14th. âWhen you set your clocks forward one hour this Sunday for Daylight Savings Time also be sure to change the batteries in ALL the smoke […]
CRFD recently received the exciting news that is being recognized as one of 57 Fire Safe communities in the state of South Carolina for the year 2019. This comes following another year where the department invested efforts in Community Risk Reduction (CRR) programs focused on reducing the risk of fires and other emergencies in area […]
With the Christmas holiday now just a few days away decorated trees are popping up in houses and businesses across the Midlands. As in years past Columbia Richland Fire wants to remind residents to exercise awareness and caution with their Christmas trees ESPECIALLY if they plan to put live trees inside their homes. âA dried […]
Over the course of two Saturdays in late April and early May Columbia Richland firefighters helped equip hundreds of area homes with free smoke alarms. The department once again partnered up with the Red Cross to conduct door-to-door community smoke alarm blitzes. The first blitz was held on Saturday April 27, 2019 and canvassed neighborhoods […]
Residents in several Richland County communities will have the opportunity to receive free smoke alarms for their homes in the coming days. Staff members with Columbia Richland Fire will be joining volunteers with the South Carolina Region of the American Red Cross and other area fire departments for âSound the Alarm.â Over the next two […]