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]
| 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] |
| 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 |   More images | 18 E. Gay Street | Demolished | On the site of the Ruggery Building [8] [9] |
| 1892–1952 | Engine House No. 1 |  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 |  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 |  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 | c. 1855–1962 | Engine House No. 3 Donaldson Engine House Central Engine House |  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 |  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 |  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 |  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 |  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 |  More images | 1096 W. Broad Street | Vacant | |
| 2008–present | Station 10 Franklinton Engine House |  More images | 1080 W. Broad Street | In use | ||
| 11 | 1897–1970 | Engine House No. 11 |  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 |  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 |  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 |  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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