Columbus Junction Fire and Rescue

04/15/2026

04/13/2026

Hose testing for 2026 is in the books. Over 7,000 feet of hose tested. If your not using these guys check into it. This would have been several nights for the members to test everything
FIRE CATT tested all in 7 hours.

04/11/2026

Three of our firefighters spent Saturday honing their skills. Dakota Storm took pump operations, Seth Todd took interior attack and ventilation while Casey Humbert worked on command and scene management. Thank you Riverside Fire and Washington County Mutual Aid for the invite.

03/17/2026

Columbus Jct Fire & Rescue would like to thank Agriland (FS) as well as our community for the support we received during the 3 cents a gallon fundraising campaign. This money will be going towards the purchase of new equipment for our rescue truck. Once again THANK YOU!

03/17/2026

At our fire meeting last night Todd Salazar was awarded his 25 years of service pin. Todd is a past trustee as well as former asst chief.
Todd now serves as truck engineer and is involved in training new members on pump operation and driving. Thanks for all you do for us Todd.

02/19/2026

Columbus Jct Fire would like to thank Conesville Fire, Letts Fire, Ainsworth Fire, Crawfordsville Fire and Winfield Fire for their hard work yesterday on our 2 wildland/ structure fires. Also a big thank you to Bob and Jason Utter for bringing their farming equipment to our rescue. Louisa County dispatch was crucial in handling all the communications. THANK YOU to all.

02/04/2026

When we bought our ladder truck a few years back, we knew we wanted to do something about the color. At $42,000 to paint it, that wasn't an option. Then came Dylan Maine from Midwest Graphics And Wraps to our rescue. This kid does amazing work and is very detailed orientated. We couldn't be happier with the way our ladder turned out and now looks like it belongs at our station.

01/06/2026

This January, two members of Columbus Jct Fire & Rescue have decided to retire from our fire dept.
TR Wagner had close to 15 years on the dept serving as a dept trustee and truck engineer. TR also took charge of making sure everything was in order for our fundraiser.
Andy White had over 15 years of service serving as 1st asst chief and as captain. Andy was also involved in training new members and shared his knowledge on the fire ground. Having served many years fighting fires for Muscatine Fire Dept we were able to tap that knowledge for our dept. Our community owes both these gentlemen a huge thank you for the work and time they contributed.
These 4 boots will not be easy to fill.