No one was hurt after a vehicle caught fire early Sunday morning while in a shuttle lot at the Columbia Regional Airport.
Vehicle owner Carolyn Smith said she noticed smoke coming from her car after she parked around 6:15 a.m., but no warning lights were on. After turning the vehicle off, Smith got out of the car and opened the hood to find a fire in the engine.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Columbia Fire Department Chief Clayton Farr Jr. was appointed by Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday, according to a press release from the governor’s office. Farr worked with CFD for more than 25 years and retired as chief in 2024, according to previous reporting. He worked in the fire service for nearly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that started in an encampment damaged a large chunk of an advertising billboard along Highway 50 in Jefferson City on Sunday night, according to the fire department. Firefighters were called out at about 11:30 p.m. to a camp in the 1400 block of westbound Highway 50, the Jefferson City Fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A church is considered a total loss after a fire in Northeast Johnson County Wednesday morning. According to Capt. Joe Jennings with the Johnson County Fire Protection District, the Mount Zion Christian Church was fully engulfed in flames when the first crews arrived at the scene. A passerby called in the fire
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Two people were taken to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after a house fire in central Columbia Friday night.
According to a Saturday news release from the Columbia Fire Department, crews were called to a home in the 800 block of Broadhead Street, a street between West Ash Street and West Worley Street off of West Boulevard, around 9:15 p.m. on Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District responded to a call around 4:03 p.m. about a residential structure fire on 221 North Rainbow Drive in Boone County. Seven units and 12 personnel were dispatched to the scene, and once they arrived, they saw smoke coming from the outside of the house, according to Boone
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A road in central Columbia was blocked off by first responders on Friday night after a house caught fire. Crews were in the 800 block of Broadhead Street, a street between West Ash Street and West Worley Street off of West Boulevard. Six firetrucks were at the scene when ABC 17 News
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a central Columbia on Friday evening. Crews were called around 4:15 p.m. to the 1200 block of Lakeview Avenue, a street just north of Business Loop 70 off of Range Line Street. A Columbia Fire Department spokesperson at the scene told ABC 17 News that no injuries
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has been put on “alert” by FEMA as Hurricane Isaias approaches the Gulf Coast, the Boone County Fire Protection District announced in a Friday press release. The release says Task Force 1 was placed on alert as a Type 3 Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. “Team members
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after the Columbia Fire Department responded to a structure fire call at a strip mall in the 600 block of Business Loop 70 West on Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, crews arrived at the business just after 2 p.m. within three minutes and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department on Monday morning used a drone to find a person who was lost and having a medical emergency, according to a press release. Firefighters were called at 5:16 a.m. to Quail Drive near Bass Pro Shop after a person “suffering a significant medical emergency” called 911 for help.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause and origin of a Sunday night fire at a mobile home in the 1500 block of Vandiver Drive is still under investigation, according to a Monday evening press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The release says crews were called at 8:33 p.m. No injuries were reported. After firefighters went
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at a mobile home occurred on the 1500 block of Vandiver Sunday night near Parker Street and Garnet Avenue. Sergeant Matthew Nichols with the Columbia Police Department said a call came in at 8:40 p.m., and the Columbia Fire Department entered the residential structure within minutes to put out the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was treated for smoke inhalation and a firefighter was shocked by electricity on Thursday night after a house caught fire in the 1200 block of Rainbow Road in Boonville, according to a Friday social media post from the Boonville Fire Department. Crews were called at 8:27 p.m. and saw “heavy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an area under a deck at a Boone County home caught fire on Tuesday evening. Chuck Doss, Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief, told ABC 17 News that crews were called at 5 p.m. to the 9700 block of Route VV. Firefighters saw light smoke coming
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported, but an adult and two children were displaced by a fire at a Jefferson City duplex on Tuesday afternoon. A press release from the Jefferson City Fire Department says crews were called at 2:46 p.m. to the 1000 block of Elizabeth Street. The fire was found in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Sunday morning in northern Columbia was caused by “improperly discarded smoking materials,” according to a Monday afternoon press release by the Columbia Fire Department. The release says crews were called at 6:43 a.m. Sunday to a home in the 2500 block of Oakland Gravel Road. The back of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a fire occurred Friday night in a Hallsville home in the 9200 block of Route OO. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Chuck Doss said the fire started in the kitchen of the home, and it was extinguished after arriving. Crews arrived at the scene shortly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department received an additional $60,000 for fuel purchases as rising prices and increased consumption put pressure on its budget through the end of the fiscal year. The Columbia City Council on Aug. 17 approved the one-time appropriation from the city’s General Fund balance. City documents state the money is
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