Columbus Junction Fire and Rescue

09/24/2026

Monday night, Tommy Pretz, Keaton Zear and Aron Rendon Meza completed their probationary period and were brought on as permanent members . These three members recently completed their Firefighter I course. All three are a great addition to Columbus Junction Fire and Rescue.

09/23/2026

Monday night Julie McKean received her 5 years of service. Julie is FF1 trained and handles our accountability board.

09/18/2026

Yesterday was Ag Safety Day at the Louisa County Fairgrounds. 150 5th grade students from various Louisa County schools participated. Our fire dept educated the kids on fire safety with the Blank Childrens Hospital fire house. They also were able to tour a fire engine and handle some of the equipment. It was a hot day but the kids enjoyed the day and hopefully learned something on fire safety.

09/11/2026

Last night was a perfect night for members to brush up on their skills with the rescue tools. They are an eager group wanting to learn and train.

09/11/2026

08/04/2026

At tonight's fire meeting John Rees received his 10 years of service pin. John joined our fire department when he was a junior in high school serving as a firefighter cadet. John became an active member and is now a safety officer on our department. Thank you John for your service!

07/19/2026

We had pump and hand line training today, also some good water management training. Thank you Conesville and Ainsworth for all your help. It was a good productive day.

06/08/2026

Tyler Parker recently received his 10 years of service pin. Tyler has the thankless job by being our secretary and treasurer. Along with those duties Tyler handles all our I Am Responding duties and problem solving. Tyler is also a excellent pump operator and always willing to step up and help train new members. Thank-you Tyler for all your help without ever complaining!!!

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.