Columbia City

Citizen Citation presented

Joseph Todd receives CCFD "Citizens Citation"

Front row, left to right; Marlo Atkinson, president CCFD Aux., Tres Atkinson, Fire Chief, Joseph Todd, Brenda Hutson(Joseph's mom), Penny Stanley, CCFD Aux.

Back row, left to right; Lt. Josh Wehinger, Shift Commander Tad Cervantes, Division Chief, David Boozer, Fire Fighter, Randy Sherrouse

Columbia County Fire Chief, Tres Atkinson, along with members of the CCFD Auxiliary, and members of CCFD proudly presented Joseph Todd, with the “Citizen Citation” which was presented during the morning newscast at Richardson Middle School . Joseph, who is a 7th grader at Richardson , received this award while his mother, Brenda Hutson, proudly stood by. Joseph was honored for his bravery and quick thinking during a mobile home fire that he and his family were involved in last month. Joseph immediately alerted his brother and sister of the fire and while alerting his parents of the dangerous circumstances the mobile home irrupted into flames. Joseph and his family were able to escape to safety through windows in the home. Thankfully, Joseph woke up and was able to assist his family in this dangerous situation. The families Smoke Detector failed to operate. We at the Columbia County Fire Department encourage all residence to test their SMOKE Detectors monthly.

“Citizen Citation Award” is presented to Citizens who demonstrate self-less act or acts in preserving life and or property.

Joseph Todd is the First to receive this most Honorable Award.

Fire Prevention Program

CCFD expands Fire Prevention Programs

I would like to thank you for visiting the CCFD website. We are in the process of starting our Fire Prevention Program for all ages and have made some new additions.My Name is Josh Wehinger and I currently hold the position of Fire Lieutenant with the Columbia County Fire Rescue Department. I personnally have been in the fire service for 11 years and love working with children and adults of all ages. I was actively involved with the starting of the Lake City fire Deaprtment clown team about eight years ago. I have since transfered to this department and am working to establish a Clown Team to reach the children and adults of Columbia County. My Clown name is NOZZLE and he loves hanging out with kids of all ages and talking with them about being fire safe. Nozzle has two new friends and their names are HIGBEE and DING DING. I would love to tell you about them. HIGBEE is very quiet but loves to teach children about the dangers that are around us every day. It may take a few minutes to get him to warm up to you but once he does he's great fun. Ding Ding on the other hand is very high strung and loves to play and hang out. He is just like one of the kids and is more than willing to spread the news about Fire Safety. Together we work hand and hand with the famous BOOTS of the Lake City Fire Department. We currently are working on some things to bring to schools and other events. So keep checking our web site for upcoming events and remember always be fire safe! NOZZLE

PS. Can you identify "NOZZLE", "HIGBEE" and last but not least "DING DING"?

 

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