COLUMBUS – Several Columbus firefighters are under investigation for damage to city property, and a supervisor has been reassigned after an unauthorized, alcohol-fueled party at a Downtown fire station.
Fire Chief Kevin O’Connor ordered an investigation this week after city workers discovered empty alcohol containers and damage at Station 2, 150 E. Fulton St.
The city shuttered the station on June 17 and moved the equipment to its newly opened Station 3 on Greenlawn Avenue.
After fire operations ended at Station 2 about two weeks ago, some firefighters who worked on the division’s third unit at the station organized a party they called “kegs and eggs.”
The festivities started in the morning and lasted throughout the day, firefighters involved in or aware of the party said. Photos of the party were published on Facebook for a short time but were removed.
Several firefighters said windows were broken, city property was damaged ,and several women not associated with the division were at the party. Workers with the city’s facilities department arrived a few days after the party and discovered the mess, fire officials said.
It’s unclear how many firefighters were at the party.
“If these rumors are true, this is the exact opposite of the culture I am trying build,” O’Connor said. “We are taking this very seriously.”