The Columbus Fire Department is fully staffed after two firefighters were sworn in on Tuesday. Alan Whitted, the city’s attorney, administered the oath to 26-year-old Nathan Barnett and 28-year-old Samantha Smith during Tuesday morning’s Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting. These new hires brings the fire department’s staffing to a full level of 95 sworn firefighters.

Barnett is a 2009 graduate of Edinburgh Community High School. CFD says that he graduated from Huntington University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Barnett is a state certified Emergency Medical Technician and has a Firefighter I and II certification.

Smith is a 2008 graduate of Culver Community High School. She graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology. City officials say that Smith is a member of the Van Buren Volunteer Fire Department and a certified Emergency Medical Technician. In addition, she holds a Basic Mandatory Firefighter training certification.

The fire department says that these firefighters will under-go a department familiarization program as part of their on the job training. City officials say that both Barnett and Smith will receive shift and station assignments after completing that training.