Columbia Volunteer Fire Company

11/03/2026

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – 2027 FIREMEN'S FAIR DATES! 🇺🇸

The Columbia Volunteer Fire Company would like to make everyone aware of a schedule change for our upcoming 105th Annual Firemen's Fair!

As many may know, every seven years the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday. When this happens, it creates a scheduling conflict with our traditional week-long Firemen's Fair and our annual Fourth of July Parade.

To accommodate the holiday schedule and avoid overlapping with our neighboring community's Philipsburg Heritage Days, we have decided to move our entire Firemen's Fair ONE WEEK EARLIER for 2027, as we did 7 years ago.

📅 FAIR DATES:
Sunday, June 27th – Saturday, July 3rd, 2027

🎆 FOURTH OF JULY PARADE:
Saturday, July 3rd, 2027

We understand that this is a change from our traditional schedule, and we wanted to get the word out early so everyone has plenty of time to plan accordingly! In years past when this happened, we ran the parade on Monday July 5th. The crowds were majorly down, people couldn’t be off work for the holiday, and all around the week was a flop.

Our goal is to make sure everyone has the opportunity to enjoy and support both community celebrations, and spend time with their families as they love to do every year.

We appreciate the continued support of our community, neighboring towns, businesses, vendors, and everyone who helps make our Firemen's Fair a success year after year.

Please mark your calendars, spread the word, and make plans to join us!

Thank you for supporting the Columbia Volunteer Fire Company and the Osceola Mills community!

10/31/2026

🎃 Stop by our fire station during Trick or Treating tonight, and get some free hot dogs and warm apple c***r, compliments of your Columbia Firefighters! See you all tonight, and stay safe while out trick or treating! 🎃

10/30/2026

Osceola Mills Elementary Halloween Parade is today at 1pm 🎃

10/30/2026

Company 22 assisted with this Wild Fire last night in Rush Township, Centre County. Crews operated for multiple hours before returning to quarters.

Thank you to Port Matilda Fire Company for Transferring ET15 to cover our coverage area while our units operated.

10/20/2026

With this extended dry weather, the Wildfire danger has been increased to Moderate. As your cleaning leaves and garden waste, be careful.

This means Cautious conditions. Wildfires may be expected. Wildfires will ignite and spread but are usually not difficult to contain. Outdoor burning should be restricted to early morning and late evening while avoiding windy conditions.

10/10/2026

WE ARE!

Engine/Rescue 22 is on stand by in State College until tomorrow morning assisting our friends at Alpha while they work the White Out Penn State Football game at Beaver Stadium.

Truly an honor to always lend a hand wherever it may be. Let’s go Penn State!

10/06/2026

Tonight our members had the opportunity to train on School Buses. We owe a huge thank you to Shane and Beth from Fullington Bus Company for bringing a school bus to our fire station for training tonight.

Our members went over the bus company procedures for when an accident occurs, and ran through many training scenarios. We were shown how to properly open all emergency exits, hatches, and windows. We were also shown how to terminate battery power, how to manually open the doors, and how to communicate with their bus dispatch if needed.

Ever since the bus crash at the beginning of this school year in Osceola Mills, school bus safety has taken a priority for many local bus companies. We were fortunate to have a great opportunity to learn tonight with Fullington. We greatly appreciate them. Thank you to the members who attended as well. Lots of great knowledge!

09/24/2026

The Columbia Volunteer Fire Company membership is saddened to announce the passing of our dear friend, Cathy Pavlic. Cathy was the wife of member Tim Pavlic, who has been with us for over 25 years.

Cathy and Tim had a bond like no other. When Tim came to the fire station, he was always accompanied by his wife Cathy. Even though she was not a member with us, she was a great friend as she helped with many fundraisers and anything she could when she was at the fire station.

Cathy will always be remembered for working the lemonade stand during our 4th of July Festival for countless years, and being a friend to all.

Please keep the Pavlic Family in your thoughts as they move forward. Rest in Peace Cathy.

https://www.searerfuneralhomeinc.com/obituaries/catherine-pavlic?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgNzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80Mzc2MjYzMTY5NzM3ODgAAR5-b8zbvGSJqsF_tWSfboI9tyFGA349qWCDvws0yQs2T6x-p90rCp7L8aJGPQ_aem_OYO7TpdXV3ItPOrXAUmdbQ

View Catherine G. Pavlic's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

09/21/2026

Osceola Mills ORD Sewer Authority Smoke Testing this week and next week. See attached notice from ORD.

09/15/2026