PHOTO GALLERY: Steven Sapp retires from the Columbia Fire Department after more than 22 years' service Friday

June 29, 2012 | 6:30 p.m. CDT

Steven Sapp, the former battalion chief of the Columbia Fire Department, has a retirement reception Friday. Sapp has served the community for more than 22 years since 1989.

Steven Sapp hugs his friend, Douglas Oncken, a fire lieutenant of Columbia Fire Department, during his retirement reception Friday afternoon in the City Hall. Sapp, started out working as a firefighter in Columbia in 1989, the same year as Oncken. | Yi Gan

Charles Witt, left, the fire chief of Columbia Fire Department, shakes hands with Steven Sapp while giving a shadow box of his badges to him during Sapp's retirement reception, Friday. Sapp, the former battalion chief of the department, has served the community for more than 22 years.
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Steven Sapp’s badges, firefighter hats and awards are displayed on a desk during his retirement reception Friday afternoon. The badges in the shadow box outline Sapp’s career as a firefighter. | Yi Gan