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PUBLISHERCOLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI FIRE and RESCUE DEPARTMENT
EDITOR-IN-CHIEFFIRE CHIEF KENNETH MOORE
EDITORFIREFIGHTER ANTHONY COLOM
DESIGN & LAYOUTFIREFIGHTER ANTHONY COLOM
PHOTOGRAPHYFIREFIGHTER ANTHONY COLOM
ENGINEER WES MIMS
CONTRIBUTING WRITERSFIRE and LIFE SAFETY EDUCATOR / PIO CAROLE SUMMERALL
CHIEF OF TRAINING DUANE HUGHES CHAPLAIN ED MAURER
STAFFKENNETH MOORE - FIRE CHIEF
MARTIN ANDREWS: A-SHIFT BATTALION CHIEFCHRIS HANSEN: B-SHIFT BATTALION CHIEF
MARK WARD: C-SHIFT BATTALION CHIEFNEAL AUSTIN: SPECIAL OPERATIONS CHIEF
DUANE HUGHES: CHIEF OF TRAININGTODD WEATHERS: FIRE MARSHAL
CAROLE SUMMERALL: FIRE & LIFE SAFETY EDUCATOR / PIOLINDA HANSON: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Columbus Fire and Rescue Department205 7th Street S.
Columbus, MS 39701(662) 329-5121
Cover photos by Firefighter Anthony ColomON THE COVER:
Dive Rescue : Lance Godfrey / Overland Search & Rescue: Michael Miller, Kirk Gayle, Tommy Massey, & Anthony Smith
This publication may not be reproduced in whole nor in part without the written permission of
the publisher. Copyright © 2012, Columbus, Mississippi Fire and Rescue Department.
CONTENTS
OVERLAND SEARCH & RESCUE PHOTOS .... PAGE 10
DIVE RESCUE PHOTOS .... PAGE 12
CHIEF’S CHAIR: THE HIGHEST DEGREEOF HUMANITY ..... PAGE 6EDITOR’S NOTE: THAT SOUNDS LIKEFAMILY ..... PAGE 8
2012 KIDS FIRE ACADEMYPhotos ..... PAGE 14 & 15
STAFF SPECIAL
Training Every Day ..... PAGE 12-B
MARKET STREET FESTIVAL PHOTOS .... PAGE 3-BPRESS CONFERENCE PHOTOS: COLUMBUS RECEIVESCLASS 4 FIRE INSURANCE RATING .... PAGE 5-BRELAY FOR LIFE PHOTOS ...... PAGE 7-BCOLUMBUS FIRE AND RESCUE & WARD 2 COUNCIL-MAN, JOSEPH MICKENS, PAINT EAST COLUMBUSGYM .... PAGE 8-BCOLUMBUS FIREFIGHTERS VOLUNTEER AT CAMPRISING SUN ..... PAGE 9-BWORD SEARCH ..... PAGE 13-BCOLUMBUS FIREFIGHTERS VISIT MISSISSIPPI BURNCAMP ..... PAGE 15-B
IN THE COMMUNITYWard 5 councilman, Kabir Karriem’s, LadiesAppreciation Luncheon ..... PAGE 7Engineer Shannon Murphy ..... PAGE 14-BWhen To Call A Fire Dept. Chaplain ..... 6-B
THE TRAINING SECTIONPhotos ..... PAGE 9, 11, & 13
AROUND THE STATIONPhotos .... PAGE 16 & 16-B
PROMOTIONS, GRADUATIONS, & OTHER NEWSPhotos .... PAGE 11-B
FIRE & LIFE SAFETYIt’s Time For A Change ! ...PAGE 10-BYouth Firesetting: What You Can Do ..... PAGE 5-B
FEATURES EDITORIAL
SPECIAL
EXTRA
DEPARTMENTS
ENGINEER SUSAN SNAPP:
DIVE INSTRUCTOR
Photo by Anthony Colom
IBY CHIEF KENNETH MOORE
kmoore@columbusms.org
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In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.
Thurgood Marshall (Deceased, United States Supreme Court Justice)
Every day, the members of Columbus Fire & Rescue perform with the highest degree of
humanity and recognize the humanity of those that they serve. As they have taken on the
mission of all hazards response, they face not only fires but accidents of all manner and descrip-
tion, health crises of all kinds, chemical spills, tornados and hurricanes, entrapments - and, yes, the
occasional cat who has gotten too brave or an escaped iguana.
Some of the time, the scene they respond to was caused by the act of being human. Perhaps a
lapse in attention or a mistake in judgment - a glance too long away from the road or a bottle of
medicine no one thought a child would notice. In the blink of an eye, someone's world has changed
and Columbus Fire & Rescue is there to do everything their training and ability can do to turn the
tide.
All of the time, those human beings who make up CFR have given everything they have to give in
making themselves the best responders they can be. In our high tech world of all hazards response,
the training never ceases. Be assured, that training stretches the endurance of the human body and
the capacity of the human mind.
24 hours, and often 48 hours or more, they are away from their beloved families and the comforts
of home. Personal challenges, the humanity of their personal lives, must often wait as they safe-
guard and rescue the lives and property of others. Special occasions pass, illnesses come and go,
grieving is put on hold - vast parts of life are missed. Asked why they do it, and the answer will
always be the same even if the words used are a little different.
In the end, we are all human and everyone needs help now and then.
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II’ve been with Columbus Fire and Rescue since October 23, 1995. In the almost 17 years
that I’ve been a firefighter, I’ve seen others in our department marry; have children; divorce;
have those children graduate from high school, college, and then marry; have grandchildren
born; lose loved ones; retire, and even have children that I’ve watched grow up, come to
work here.
Many of you who’ve worked many years with the same company or business have experi-
enced this also. The difference is you haven’t lived with your co-workers.
In the fire service, one who retires with at least 25 years of service will probably spend about
1/3 of his or her life living with other firefighters. Our department has a 24/48 policy (24
hours on duty, and 48 hours off). So these people can become as close to you as any family
member. On our off days we fish, attend church and sporting events, and even work sec-
ond jobs together. Depending on where a firefighter is stationed, he or she could be sitting
at a table for breakfast, lunch, and dinner with 2 to 9 other firefighters, and sleeping in the
same room as well. He or she trains and fights fire with this same group every 3 days for 25
to 30 years.
We talk like family. We laugh like family. We argue like family. We work like family. We love
one another like family. We pray like family; therefore, we live like family.
After watching grown men cry at their own retirement party, I’m pretty sure it’s because
they’re leaving people that they’ve loved for 25 or more years; people who’ve shared in expe-
riencing many of their best and worst times.
That sounds like family, huh ?
acolom@columbusms.orgBY FIREFIGHTER ANTHONY COLOM
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THATSOUNDS
LIKE FAMILY
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DIVE RESCUEPhotos by Anthony Colom
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ROPE RESCUE CONFINED SPACE
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Photos by Anthony Colom
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2012 kidsfireacademy
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columbus boys & girls club Photos by Anthony Colom
1. Engineer Alan Walker, Captain Mike Gibson, & Engineer Shannon Murphy 2. Sparky
3. Engineer Ray Whitson 4. Firefighter Jason Pool 5. Engineer Lamarcus Phillips
6. Engineer Brooks Pope 7. Captain Mike Chandler 8. Captain Bobby Barksdale
9. Firefighter Michael Miller 10. Battalion Chief Martin Andrews 11. Captain Jr. Lancaster
12. Battalion Chief Mark Ward & Chief of Training Duane Hughes (All photos by Anthony Colom
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