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Botetourt County Fire/Rescue Stations

Botetourt County has eight fire and rescue stations strategically placed throughout the county. Most of the stations house both fire and rescue with the exception of Fincastle which has two stations (one for fire and one for rescue). All of the stations in Botetourt are staffed by volunteers but some have paid staff in them. Station 2 (Troutville) and Station 4 (Fincastle fire) have 24/7 career EMS units in their buildings. Station 12 (Read Mountain) also has a 12 hour (daytime) weekday career EMS unit staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

Apparatus and Stations

Botetourt first due coverage map. Blue Ridge (Beige), Read Mountain (Hot Pink), Troutville (Olive Green), Roanoke County (Teal), Fincastle (Violet), Buchanan (Coral Orange), Eagle Rock (Salmon), Craig County (Blue), Glen Wilton (Gold), and Allegheny County (Paris Green)

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Station 1 - Blue Ridge

• Engine 1
• Wagon 1
• Air 1
• Squad 1
• Brush 1
• Car 1
• Response 150
• Ambulance 152
• Ambulance 154

Station 2 - Troutville

• Engine 2
• Wagon 2
• Squad 2
• Attack 2
• Tanker 2
• Brush 2
• Boat 2
• Hazmat 2
• RTV 1
• Response 250
• Ambulance 252
• Ambulance 253
• Response 750 (Staffed by Rescue 7)
• Ambulance 752 (Staffed by Rescue 7)

Station 3 - Buchanan

• Engine 3
• Wagon 3
• Ladder 3
• Pumper 3
• Tanker 3
• Squad 3
• Brush 3
• Boat 3
• Utility 3
• Support 3
• Response 350
• Response 351
• Ambulance 352
• Ambulance 353
• Response 357

Company 4 - Fincastle

• Engine 4
• Wagon 4
• Tanker 4
• Squad 4
• Brush 4
• Utility 4
• Wagon 7 (Staffed when needed by Rescue 7)
• Utility 7 (Staffed by Rescue 7)
• Command Trailer (Used when needed by Rescue 7)
• Car 7 (Staffed when needed by Rescue 7)
• Ambulance 754 (Staffed by Rescue 7)
• Ambulance 757 (Staffed when needed by Rescue 7)

Rescue 4 - Fincastle

• Response 450
• Response 451
• Ambulance 457
• Ambulance 458

Station 5 - Eagle Rock

• Engine 5
• Truck 5
• Tanker 5
• Brush 5
• Boat 5
• Utility 5
• Car 5
• Response 550
• Ambulance 551
• Ambulance 555
• Ambulance 556 (housed in Station 6)
• Car 75 (housed in Oriskany)

Station 6 - Glen Wilton

• Wagon 6
• Tanker 6
• Brush 6
• Boat 6
• Car 6
• Ambulance 556 (apart of Rescue 5)

Rescue 7 - Career Rescue

Rescue 7, Botetourt County Emergency Services, is Botetourt County's 24/7 career EMS. They are located in Troutville and Fincastle, but respond to calls countywide.

• Wagon 7 (Reserve unit, staffed when needed)
• Utility 7 (Staffed daytime)
• Command Trailer (Attached to Utility 7 when needed)
• Car 7 (Reserve unit, staffed when needed)
• Response 750 (Staffed 24/7)
• Ambulance 752 (Staffed daytime)
• Ambulance 754 (Staffed 24/7)
• Ambulance 757 (Reserve unit, staffed when needed)
• ES-1 (BCES Chief)
• ES-2 (BCES Captain)
• ES-3 (BCES 1st Lt.)

Station 12 - Read Mountain

Read Mountain is co-owned by Roanoke County and Botetourt County. It is located in Botetourt County but receives its apparatus and number by Roanoke County. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

• Engine 12
• Wagon 12
• Brush 12
• Utility 12
• Car 12
• Ambulance 12-1 (Known as Ambulance 12-7 when staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Ambulance 12-2

Botetourt County Unit Designations

Almost all of Botetourt County's fire and rescue units are numbered by their home station's number.

EMS Designations

All ambulances mark up using a "Medic" or "Rescue" prefix followed by a three digit number scheme. "Medic" meaning an Advanced Life Support crew is on board. "Rescue" meaning a Basic Life Support crew is on board. If the ambulance is understaffed, the ambulance will use the suffix "Understaffed". All EMS response vehicles do not use a prefix (whether or not they have an ALS or BLS crew) when marking up. If a Medic (EMT-I or above) is on board then the unit uses a "Medic status" suffix.

Examples

• Medic 152 - Is an ambulance based out of Rescue 1 (Blue Ridge) and has an ALS crew on board.
• Rescue 253 - Is an ambulance based out of Rescue 2 (Troutville) and has a BLS crew on board.
• 353 "Understaffed" - Is an ambulance based out of Rescue 3 (Buchanan) and doesn't have enough personnel to be staffed.
• 450 "Medic status" - Is a response vehicle based out of Rescue 4 (Fincastle) and has a Medic on board.
• 550 - Is a response vehicle based out of Rescue 5 (Eagle Rock) and has an EMT/Driver on board.

Fire Designations

• Engine # - Primary Response Fire Engine
• Wagon # - Primary Response Fire Engine
• Tanker # - Tanker Truck that holds 1,500+ gallons of water
• Squad # - Squad Truck
• Brush # - Brush Truck
• Boat # - Small Fire Boat
• Utility # - Response Vehicle
• Car # - Response Vehicle

Specialty Units

• Ladder 3 - 75' Mid-mount Ladder Truck
• Squad 2 - Heavy-duty Squad Truck
• Attack 2 - 4x4 Fire Engine
• Air 1 - Mobile Air Refill Truck
• Car 75 - Response Vehicle housed in remote community of Oriskany, joint effort between Rescue 7 (BCES) and Rescue 5 (Eagle Rock)
• RTV-1 - Kubota RTV-9000
• ES-# - Emergency Services personnel, typically responds to large scale/critical incidents