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Adam Beam covers the City of Columbia for The State newspaper. Here, he blogs about local government. Reach him at (803) 386-7038 or abeam@thestate.com
Tag Archives: Columbia Fire Department
Benjamin, Finlay like to have the last word
Mayoral candidates Steve Benjamin and Kirkman Finlay keep a close eye on each other. First, it was the fire department. Now it’s hospitality tax funding for the State Museum Foundation.
Two weeks ago, City Council voted to confirm its intention to give $1 million in hospitality tax money to the State Museum Foundation over the next [...]
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Fire Department adding staff to deal with inspection backlog
Columbia Fire Chief Bradley Anderson says he is hiring four more fire marshals to help with the city’s backlog of commercial fire inspections.
As I reported in July, city officials have to inspect 7,700 commercial buildings every year. But because the department only has five fire marshals, they typically only inspect about 3,500 a year.
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Qualifications for city firefighters
Now that Columbia officials have officially asked Richland County to allow city firefighters to drive county ambulances, all that is left to be done is train firefighters to drive the ambulances. Many people have asked what kind of training firefighters already have. Well, I have an answer for you, according to this document:
Current minimum qualifications [...]
City to ask county for EMS policy change
Columbia officials today said they will formally request Richland County to allow city firefighters to drive county ambulances. The policy push comes after a 3-year-old boy died Sept. 17 from the H1N1 virus. EMS officials arrived on and, because the boy was in critical condition, both of the EMS workers had to ride in the [...]
Guide to tomorrow’s City Council work session