Rodney Dommer 

Rodney works for the City of Columbus Fire Department as a Firefighter/Medic and recruit instructor. He has been employed with the Division of Fire for nearly 20 years. Before that, Rodney worked for more than a half decade for the State of Ohio as an Airport firefighter at Rickenbacker IAP. He is also a 13 year veteran of the United States Marine Corps.

Rodney has been married to his wife Bonnie since November 1981, and they have two children (James and DeAnn) and four grandchildren (R.J, A.J., Denton, and Delila). He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Fire Science from Columbia Southern University.

After making a career of serving the community, Rodney has volunteered as a statistician for the football team since 2001, as a line judge for the volleyball team since 2010, and as clock operator for the HT girls' basketball team since 2011. He also volunteered for four years working Bingo events for the Hamilton Township Athletics Boosters.

Awards earned while at City of Columbus Fire Department:

2014 - Earned two Distinguished Service Awards

2005 - Southway #144 Firefighter Award - Outstanding Firefighter of the Year