Columbia, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia’s annual Fire Prevention Parade will be held Saturday October 13, 2018. The parade is set to kick off at 11am at W.A. Perry Middle School. The parade route will move down Barhamville Road and end at Drew Park off Harden Street. Following the parade a community block party will take place at the Charles…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The City of Columbia’s annual Fire Prevention Parade will be held Saturday October 13, 2018. The parade is set to kick off at 11am at W.A. Perry Middle School. The parade route will move down Barhamville Road and end at Drew Park off Harden Street. Following the parade a community block party will take place at the Charles…
Columbia Fire Department say a family is safe but displaced after a house fire on Overhill Road Monday night.
Columbia Fire Department officials say a Richland County school bus carrying 60 students crashed this morning.
Richland County deputies are still searching for a suspect who crashed a car into a home this morning.
Deputies say they responded to a report of a stolen vehicle in Apple Valley Court after 8:30 a.m.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The Columbia Fire Department welcomed the 18-01 Recruiting Class Thursday night. 15 new probationary firefighter recruits graduated, during a ceremony at the South Carolina Fire Academy, officially earning their stripes becoming the newest members of the Columbia Fire department. State Fire Marshall Jonathan Jones and Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins were speakers for the ceremony. Categories: Local News,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Columbia Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins was appointed 2nd vice president of the SC State Association of Fire Chiefs, according to City of Columbia officials. The fire chiefs conference is being held in Columbia and wrapped up on Saturday. According to a release from the city, Jenkins says, “I deem it as an honor to be…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Fire officials are investigating an apartment fire, Sunday, that left 8 families without a home. The fire broke out at the Briargate Apartments on Old Manor Road Sunday morning. Crews from Columbia Fire Department and Irmo fire worked together to knock out the blaze. Officials say no one was injured during the fire, however, 12 apartments are damaged….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Monday afternoon Columbia Fire officials responded to a cut natural gas line at Harbison Blvd & Bower Pkwy. Fire officials closed the intersection at the 150-250 Harbison Blvd and 1000 block of Bower Pkwy closed, say officials. Columbia Police are on scene to direct traffic and SCE&G dig crews are on scene for the cut line, say fire…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–A big boost this week for Columbia Fire safety… The Columbia Fire Department received a grant that will provide smoke and carbon monoxide alarms to senior citizens in Hopkins. The grant allowed the department to purchase 300 smoke and 200 carbon monoxide alarms. It’s a life saving purchase say officials. The grant, for over 7 thousand dollars….was from the…
