The Columbia-Richland Fire Department closed out 2023 and began the new year by promoting 24 of our members to new ranks of leadership. This recent wave of promotions included 14 new senior firefighters, two new fire captains and two new battalion chiefs.
The department also named a new Chief of Training, Chief of Staffing and a new Assistant Fire Chief of Operations.
CRFD is proud to recognize the following members on their recent promotions:
Promoted to Senior Firefighter
(pictured with Fire Chief Jenkins from left: Senior Firefighter Clinton Edwards & Senior Firefighter Kobe Little)
Elijah Blackwelder Derrick Bosinski Brock Claffey
Andrew Curry Nicholas Demko Clinton Edwards
Robert E. Ford Jr. Gary Gardner James Hood
Christian Johnson Kobe Little Daniel Morris
John Paparella John West
Promoted to Fire Training Officer
Kiante Curenton
Promoted to Executive Assistant
Shenique Smith
Promoted to Fire Captain
Thomas Ray Sami Sanders
Promoted to Fire Logistics Officer
Michael Driggers
Promoted to Fire Staffing Chief
Leah Gardner
Promoted to Battalion Chief
Cameron Bradham Sean Cason
Promoted to Chief of Training
Yuhanna Muhammad
Promoted to Assistant Chief of Operations
Anthony Holloway
(from left: Fire Captain Sami Sanders, Fire Captain Thomas Ray, CRFD Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins, Battalion Chief Sean Cason and Fire Staffing Chief Leah Gardner)