Columbus Division of Fire

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

The department operates 36 stations; the newest, Station 36, opened in June 2026. The stations are divided into seven battalions. The Columbus Division of Fire reported 35 engine companies, 16 ladder companies, 5 rescue companies, and 40 EMS transport vehicles, as well as several special units and reserve apparatus, in 2018. It was staffed by a minimum of 292 personnel during daytime hours (first 12 hours) and 331 during nighttime hours (second 12 hours). The department also reported 39 medic companies in 2018. The city's 2025 budget stated that the division had more than 1,700 firefighters and nearly 100 civilian employees.

The department is accredited by the Committee on Fire Accreditation International, which granted accreditation on February 7, 2007. At the time, it was the second-largest fire department in the United States to receive the accreditation.

The Division of Fire was created in 1822; at that time it was officially named the Columbus Fire Department.

Stations

In use The city lists fire stations by station number, name, and address.

Station Name Address 1 and 9 Union Station Engine House 300 N. Fourth Street 2 John W. Nance Fire Station 150 E. Fulton Street 3 Mitchell J. Brown Fire Station 222 Greenlawn Avenue 4 Berwick Fire Station 3030 Winchester Pike 5 Olde Orchard Fire Station 211 McNaughten Road 6 Sharon Woods Fire Station 5750 Maple Canyon Drive 7 Buckeye Fire Station 1425 Indianola Avenue 8 Battalion Chief Herman Harrison Fire Station 1240 E. Long Street 10 Franklinton Engine House 1096 W. Broad Street 11 Don Scott Fire Station 2200 W. Case Road 12 Lieutenant Frank D. Grashel Fire Station 3200 Sullivant Avenue 13 Olde North Columbus Fire Station 309 Arcadia Avenue 14 North Graceland Engine House 1716 Parsons Avenue 15 Driving Park Fire Station 1800 E. Livingston Avenue 16 Mock Orchard Fire Station 1465 Oakland Park Avenue 17 Hilltop Engine House 2300 W. Broad Street 18 Herbert F. Turner South Linden Fire Station 1630 Cleveland Avenue 19 Lieutenant Jerry Kuhn Northmoor Engine House 3601 N. High Street 20 Captain Pleasant Higgenbotham Fire Station 2646 E. Fifth Avenue 21 Eastmoor Fire Station 3294 E. Main Street 22 Lieutenant Jack Russ Southgate Fire Station 3069 Parsons Avenue 23 Big Walnut Fire Station 4451 E. Livingston Avenue 24 Northland Area Fire Station 1585 Morse Road 25 Henry "Hank" Gowdy Fire Station 739 W. 3rd Avenue 26 Hoffman Farms Fire Station 5433 Fisher Road 27 Great Northwest Fire Station 7560 Smokey Row Road 28 Steltzer Ridge Fire Station 3240 McCutcheon Road 29 Little Turtle Fire Station 5151 Little Turtle Way 30 Wyandotte Fire Station 3555 Fishinger Boulevard 31 Bolton Field Fire Station 5303 Alkire Road 32 Refugee Tract Fire Station 3675 Gender Road 33 County Line Fire Station 440 Lazelle Road 34 Station 34 5201 Wilcox Road 35 Blacklick Express Fire Station 711 N. Waggoner Road 36 Station 36 5785 Central College Road

Out of use Columbus has numerous historic fire station buildings that are still extant, repurposed for other uses. Stations built in the 1880s to 1890s include: Engine House No. 5, built in 1894 Engine House No. 6, built in 1892 Engine House No. 7, built in 1888 Engine House No. 8, built in 1888 Engine House No. 10, built in 1897 Engine House No. 11, built in 1897 Engine House No. 12, built in 1897

Other former stations include: Engine House No. 14 (at 1716 Parsons Ave.) Engine House No. 16, built in 1908 (today the Central Ohio Fire Museum) Engine House No. 17 (at 2300 W. Broad St.) Engine House No. 18, built in 1926 (at 1551 Cleveland Ave.)

Columbus Division of Fire

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