Fire Department

Fire Suppression

The City of Columbiana Volunteer Fire Department maintains a membership of 30 volunteers that provide fire suppression, public service assistance, vehicle rescue extrication and a myriad of other emergency services. Our members are your neighbors who selflessly sacrifice their own time to provide the citizens and visitors to our city emergency services.

Our members respond to the fire station when a call is received via a pager that they wear, or by means of a smartphone application. The Columbiana Fire Department has a fleet of 5 engines, 1 rescue, 2 brush trucks, and 2 aerial ladder trucks. Depending on the call type one or multiple apparatus respond to each call depending on department SOP. Our members are fortunate to be able to have access to excellent equipment such as modern Turnout gear, fire hose, and nozzles as well as vehicle extrication equipment.

With the call types growing on a yearly basis and varying in nature, our members are constantly training to stay up on the latest fire service information and techniques to serve you better. You may see our members and apparatus out training in the community, walking through businesses to familiarize themselves with the layouts so that when the call does come they are ready.

Staff Contacts

Name Title Phone
Johnny Howard, Jr. Columbiana Fire Chief (205) 669-5820
Brett Ashworth Assistant Fire Chief (205) 368-9498
John H. Farr, Jr.