The City of Columbia held a proclamation signing to declare First Responder Day in Columbia, in conjunction with national First Responders Day to be Tuesday, October 28th, 2025.
Left to right in image:
Evan Burton, Columbia Police Department
Christian Arbec, Columbia-Adair County Volunteer Fire Department
Grant Loy, Adair County Emergency Management
Derrick Murphy, Adair County 911
Jeremy Wall, Adair County EMS
Dennis Loy, Columbia Adair County Volunteer Fire Department
Chad Wheet, Adair County EMS
Codie Ford, Kentucky State Police Post 15
Wayne Ray, Adair County EMS
Mayor Pamela Hoots, City of Columbia
(Trey Stephens, Assistant to the Mayor – City of Columbia)