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The Columbus Division of Fire ( CFD) provides fire protection and emergency medical services to Columbus, Ohio . The department operates 35 stations; the newest station opened March 2020. [ 3] The stations are divided into seven battalions. [ 4] The Columbus Division of Fire oversees 35 engine companies, 16 ladder companies, 5 rescue companies ...
A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 3, 2023, at 8:55 p.m. EST ( UTC−5 ). The Norfolk Southern freight train was carrying hazardous materials when 38 cars derailed. [ 1 ] Several railcars burned for more than two days and emergency crews also conducted controlled burns of several railcars, [ 2 ] which ...
The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, was a prison operated from 1834 to 1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District. The state had built a small prison in Columbus in 1813, but as the state's population grew the earlier facility was not able to handle the number of prisoners sent to ...
Famous Ohio State footballer Chic Harley graduated from here. Spring Street YMCA / Ward Home and Storage Facilities. – founded 1919. One of the first to specifically serve the black community. The E.E. Ward Moving Company is the oldest African American owned and operated business, still operating today, in the country.
A fire fighter's turnout gear staged in front of a fire engine. As of 2014, there were 1,134,400 firefighters in the United States (not including firefighters who work for the state or federal governments or in private fire departments). Of these, 346,150 (31%) are career and 788,250 (69%) are volunteer.
John Glenn Columbus International Airport. / 39.99806°N 82.89194°W / 39.99806; -82.89194. John Glenn Columbus International Airport ( IATA: CMH, ICAO: KCMH, FAA LID: CMH) is an international airport located 6 miles (9.7 km; 5.2 nmi) east of downtown Columbus, Ohio. Formerly known as Port Columbus International Airport, it is managed ...
The Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Central Ohio surrounding the state capital of Columbus.As defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, it includes the counties of Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Hocking, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Perry, Pickaway, and Union. [3]
Rickenbacker International Airport. / 39.81389°N 82.92778°W / 39.81389; -82.92778. Rickenbacker International Airport ( IATA: LCK, ICAO: KLCK, FAA LID: LCK) is a civil-military public airport 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Columbus, near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The south end of the airport ...