Percent for Art provides installation at citiy’s new fire station A sculpture that imagines water falling over fire is a prominent feature of Columbia’s new Fire Station 11. The $4.3 million fire station hosted a ribbon-cutting and grand opening on September 27. Tyler Kimball of Monarch Glass Studio in Kansas City was selected as the […]
Station 11 Sculpture Symbolizes Water Dousing Flames Read More »
Station 11 on Scott Boulevard will improve emergency response time for growing area When John Conway’s wife Pamela had a heart attack on a snowy night back in 2019, he called 911 and waited for emergency responders to arrive. It was only a few minutes but seemed like forever. Conway recalled the anxiety of that
From guide dog wannabe to fire department K-9. Thanks to his exceptional olfactory capabilities, a very good boy is getting a second chance at public service. Tony, a four-and-a-half-year-old black Lab deemed to be too “high energy” to be a guide dog, has settled in as the Columbia Fire Department’s K-9. His job: sniffing out
Maybe the only thing more difficult than sustaining a new settlement and growing it into a city is starting a business that lasts decades. Home to colleges that opened in the 1800s, Columbia is no stranger to enduring institutions. But small businesses and organizations that have stood for 100 years or more tell a story
What’s your background? I started in the fire service doing wildland firefighting in the summer of 2008 working for Grayback Forestry Inc. based out of Missoula, Montana. After a couple seasons, I moved back to Missouri. I wanted to continue working in the fire service, so I eventually became a volunteer for the Boone County
Elizabeth Leiva, Firefighter, Columbia Fire Department Read More »
It’s called the Columbia Fire Department, but for the men and women on staff, duties extend far beyond the flames.
