The City of Columbia held a proclamation signing to declare Tuesday, October 28th as First Responders Day in Columbia, in conjunction with National First Responders Day. 

National First Responders Day is observed each year on October 28th. It's a day dedicated to honoring the courageous men and women who are first on the scene in emergencies — firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, dispatchers, and others.

Left to right: 

Even Burton, Columbia Police Department

Christian Arbec, Columbia-Adair County Fire Dept. 

Grant Loy, Adair County Emergency Management

Derrick Murphy, Adair County 911

Jeremy Wall, Adair County EMS 

Dennis Loy, Columbia-Adair County Fire Dept.

Chad Wheet, Adair County EMS

Codie Ford, KSP Post 15     

Wayne Ray, Adair County EMS 

Mayor Pamela Hoots, City of Columbia