/tags/columbus-fire columbus fire en-US Copyright Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:43:48 GMT /news/2021-03-15/curious-cbus-how-did-columbus-fire-stations-get-their-nicknames The Columbus Division of Fire is nearly 200 years old, with 35 stations covering the city. Over the department's long history, some of those stations have garnered interesting nicknames. Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:43:48 GMT /news/2021-03-15/curious-cbus-how-did-columbus-fire-stations-get-their-nicknames Michael De Bonis /news/2021-02-09/columbus-mayor-names-jeffrey-happ-as-new-fire-chief Jeffrey Happ, former interim chief of the Columbus Division of Fire, is now its permanent head.Mayor Andrew Ginther said Tuesday that he hired Happ… Tue, 09 Feb 2021 20:32:52 GMT /news/2021-02-09/columbus-mayor-names-jeffrey-happ-as-new-fire-chief Adora Namigadde /news/2020-05-19/dozens-evacuated-in-northeast-columbus-after-flooding Fast-rising water Tuesday morning engulfed streets and homes off Cooper Road in Northeast Columbus. Columbus firefighters sent rescue teams for more than… Tue, 19 May 2020 18:07:18 GMT /news/2020-05-19/dozens-evacuated-in-northeast-columbus-after-flooding Debbie Holmes /news/2020-02-12/columbus-crews-extinguish-two-alarm-fire-at-battelle-headquarters Multiple fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at Battelle's headquarters on King Avenue on Wednesday morning. The fire has since been extinguished,… Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:48:27 GMT /news/2020-02-12/columbus-crews-extinguish-two-alarm-fire-at-battelle-headquarters Nicole Rasul /news/2016-09-30/spike-in-columbus-overdoses-continues Columbus first responders say the city's rash of opiate overdoses continues. Paramedics say at least 22 doses on an overdose reversal drug were… Fri, 30 Sep 2016 12:13:39 GMT /news/2016-09-30/spike-in-columbus-overdoses-continues /news/2010-10-15/franklinton-fire-kills-three A Columbus fire official in Ohio says three people have died in a fire that burned through a house on North Yale AvenueFire Battalion Chief David Whiting… Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:00:00 GMT /news/2010-10-15/franklinton-fire-kills-three admin /news/2010-07-30/downtown-fire-destroys-thousands-of-costumes Some Columbus firefighters spent much of the afternoon removing damaged theatrical costumes from a restored building that houses several businesses.… Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT /news/2010-07-30/downtown-fire-destroys-thousands-of-costumes admin /news/2003-12-09/investigators-say-deadly-columbus-fire-was-set Investigators say a west Columbus fire that killed three people was intentionally set. The case has been turned over to Columbus police homicide… Tue, 09 Dec 2003 05:00:00 GMT /news/2003-12-09/investigators-say-deadly-columbus-fire-was-set admin