Fire stations in Columbus, Ohio

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Interactive map of active CFD fire stations

This is a list of historical and operating fire stations in Columbus, Ohio, part of the Columbus Division of Fire (CFD). Buildings in this list are grouped by station number and are sortable by name, date, and status.[1][2][3][4][5]

Most of the stations' official names date to 2002, when they were designated by the department in memory of firefighters or in honor of the surrounding neighborhoods.[6]

Early engine houses

Name Dates of CFD operation Image Location Status Notes
Chemical House No. 1 1880–1896
736 Oak Street Demolished Originally called Hose House 5; remodeled in 1892 for Chemical Engine Company No. 1, made up of African-American firefighters. Replaced with Engine House No. 12
1897–1913
2105 W. Broad Street Demolished Housed Chemical Engine Company No. 1; closed when Engine House 17 opened.[7]

Numbered stations

Station
number 		Dates of
CFD operation 		Alternate names Image Location Status Notes
1 1854–1892 Gay Street Engine House / North Engine House / Engine House No. 1
Commons Logo More images 		18 E. Gay Street Demolished On the site of the Ruggery Building[8][9]
1892–1952 Engine House No. 1
Commons Logo More images 		89 N. Front Street Demolished Served as headquarters of the fire department. Firefighters relocated around 1942, while police and fire communications crews and equipment were vacated in 1952.[10] The building was razed in 1954.[11][9]
1908–1982 Engine House No. 1 / 16
Commons Logo More images 		260 N. Fourth Street In use Today the Central Ohio Fire Museum
1982–present Station 1 and Station 9
Union Station Engine House
300 N. Fourth Street In use [12][13][14][15][16]
2 1859–1876 South High Street Engine House / South Street Engine House
35 E. Fulton Street Demolished [17]
1877–1892 Engine House No. 2 / Fulton Street Fire Engine House
35 E. Fulton Street Demolished [18]
1892–1962 Engine House No. 2
Commons Logo More images 		27 E. Fulton Street Demolished Demolished for the interstate
1962–2015 Engine House No. 2
150 E. Fulton Street Demolished Titled "Fire Station # 2–3" in the 1980s[19][20][21]
2017–present Station 2
John W. Nance Fire Station
150 E. Fulton Street In use
3 1855 c. 1855–1962 Engine House No. 3
Donaldson Engine House
Central Engine House
Commons Logo More images 		133 S. 3rd Street Demolished Expanded and retitled No. 3/Donaldson in 1872, after Luther Donaldson who helped secure better fire protection for Columbus. Served as headquarters until No. 1 opened in 1892. Expanded and renamed simply "Engine House No. 3" in 1894. Taken out of service December 8, 1962[22] and sold at auction in 1967.[23]
1962–c. 2015 Engine House No. 2
150 E. Fulton Street Demolished Titled "Fire Station # 2–3" in the 1980s[19][20]
2015–present Station 3
Mitchell J. Brown Fire Station
222 Greenlawn Avenue In use Built on the site of CFD's administration building, training academy, maintenance building, and communications department.[19]
4 1874–1892 Flowers Engine House
479 N. High Street Demolished Completed in June 1874.[24] Evans & McAllister, a shoe store founded in 1888, moved into the building in 1892. [25][26][27][28]
1892–1945 Engine House No. 4
147 E. Russell Street Demolished [11]
1957–1975 Engine House No. 4
2266 Lockbourne Road Demolished Built as a fire station for Marion Township in 1941;[29] incorporated into CFD in 1957;[30][31] also included a former schoolhouse.[32][33] The demolition permit was approved in 2021, as the structure was aging and there were concerns of a roof collapse.[34]
1975–present Station 4
Berwick Fire Station
3030 Winchester Pike In use [35]
5 1894–1968 Engine House No. 5
Commons Logo More images 		121 Thurman Avenue In use Renovated for restaurant use in 1974.[36] Currently houses marketing company Big Red Rooster.[37]
1972–present Station 5
Olde Orchard Fire Station
211 McNaughten Road In use
6 1892–1966 Engine House No. 6
Commons Logo More images 		540 W. Broad Street Vacant Planned to house the Columbus Historical Society
1969–present Station 6
Sharon Woods Fire Station
5750 Maple Canyon Avenue In use
7 1888–c. 1965 Engine House No. 7
Commons Logo More images 		27 Euclid Avenue In use Houses Communications Workers of America Local 4501
1966–present Station 7
Buckeye Fire Station
1425 Indianola Avenue In use
8 1888–1968 Engine House No. 8
Commons Logo More images 		283 N. 20th Street In use Part of the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services' East Opportunity Center
1968–present Station 8
Battalion Chief Herman Harrison Fire Station
1240 E. Long Street In use
9 1892–1961 Engine House No. 9
347 Buttles Avenue Demolished Demolished in February 1962[38][39]
1961–1982 Engine House 9
Station 25
Henry "Hank" Gowdy Fire Station
739 W. 3rd Avenue In use
1982–present Station 1 and Station 9
Union Station Engine House
300 N. Fourth Street In use
10 1897–2008 Engine House No. 10
Commons Logo More images 		1096 W. Broad Street Vacant
2008–present Station 10
Franklinton Engine House
Commons Logo More images 		1080 W. Broad Street In use
11 1897–1970 Engine House No. 11
Commons Logo More images 		1000 E. Main Street In use Used for offices[40]
1970–1992 Station 11
Don Scott Fire Station
Demolished Replaced by the current fire station
1992–present Station 11
Don Scott Fire Station 		Upload image 2200 W. Case Road In use Built at the same time and with the same design as Station 32.[41]
12 1897–c. 1950s Engine House No. 12
Commons Logo More images 		734 Oak Street In use Primarily houses Gemüt Biergarten
1956–present Station 12
Lieutenant Frank D. Grashel Fire Station
3200 Sullivant Avenue In use
13 1892–c. 1957 Engine House No. 13
2468 N. High Street Demolished Opened as Chemical Engine House No. 2, renamed in 1898. Demolished in 1957.[42]
1967–present Station 13
Olde North Columbus Fire Station
309 Arcadia Avenue In use [43]
14 1907–2001 Engine House No. 14
1716 Parsons Avenue Vacant [44][45]
2001–present Station 14
North Graceland Engine House 		Upload image 1514 Parsons Avenue In use
15 1907–1969 Engine House No. 15
650 E. Livingston Avenue Demolished Closed in 1969[40]
1969–present Station 15
Driving Park Fire Station
1800 E. Livingston Avenue In use
16 1908–1982 Engine House No. 1 / 16
260 N. Fourth Street In use Today the Central Ohio Fire Museum
2021–present Station 16
Mock Orchard Fire Station 		Upload image 1465 Oakland Park Avenue In use
17 1913–1994 Engine House No. 17
Commons Logo More images 		2300 W. Broad Street In use Part of the West Side Family Health and Wellness Center[46][47][48]
1994–present Station 17
Hilltop Engine House 		Upload image 2250 W. Broad Street In use [49]
18 1926–2006 Engine House No. 18 Upload image 1551 Cleveland Avenue In use [50][51]
2006–present Station 18
Herbert F. Turner/South Linden Fire Station
1630 Cleveland Avenue In use
19 1932–present Station 19
Lieutenant Jerry Kuhn/Northmoor Engine House
Commons Logo More images 		3601 N. High Street In use Oldest active fire station in Columbus
20 1951–present Station 20
Captain Pleasant Higgenbotham Fire Station 		Upload image 2646 E. Fifth Avenue In use
21 1959–present Station 21
Eastmoor Fire Station 		Upload image 3294 E. Main Street In use
22 1959–present Station 22
Lieutenant Jack Russ Southgate Fire Station 		Upload image 3069 Parsons Avenue In use
23 1959–present Station 23
Big Walnut Fire Station 		Upload image 4451 E. Livingston Avenue In use
24 1960–present Station 24
Northland Area Fire Station 		Upload image 1585 Morse Road In use
25 1961–present Engine House 9
Station 25
Henry "Hank" Gowdy Fire Station
739 W. 3rd Avenue In use
26 1975–present Station 26
Hoffman Farms Fire Station 		Upload image 5333 Fisher Road In use
27 1978–present Station 27
Great Northwest Fire Station 		Upload image 7560 Smokey Row Road In use
28 1981–present Station 28
Steltzer Ridge Fire Station 		Upload image 3240 McCutcheon Road In use
29 1984–present Station 29
Little Turtle Fire Station 		Upload image 5151 Little Turtle Way In use
30 1988–present Station 30
Wyandotte Fire Station
3555 Fishinger Blvd In use
31 1988–present Station 31
Bolton Field Fire Station 		Upload image 5303 Alkire Road In use
32 1991–present Station 32
Refugee Tract Fire Station 		Upload image 3675 Gender Road In use
33 1981–present Station 33
County Line Fire Station 		Upload image 440 Lazelle Road In use
34 2003–present Station 34
Sleepy Hollow Fire Station 		Upload image 5201 Wilcox Road In use
35 2020–present Station 35 Upload image 711 Waggoner Road In use [52]

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