Charles Witt humbled by fire chief promotion

March 29, 2012 | 6:00 a.m. CDT

Charles Witt, the Columbia fire chief, began his firefighting career at age 14 when he joined the Junior Firefighters in Sullivan, Mo. and said he is still humbled by his promotion to fire chief in 2011.

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