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Botetourt County Emergency Services Stations

Botetourt County has eight fire and rescue stations strategically placed throughout the county. Almost all of the stations house both fire and rescue together with the exception of Fincastle which has two separate stations for fire and rescue, respectively. All of the stations in Botetourt are staffed by volunteers, but several have paid staff. Station 2 (Troutville) has a 12/7 (daytime) career ALS ambulance staffed, which is then replaced by the career EMS supervisor during the night hours. Station 3 (Buchanan) and Station 4 (Fincastle VFD) have 24/7 career ALS ambulances staffed in their stations. Station 12 (Read Mountain) has a 10/7 (daytime) career ambulance staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue, which is then replaced by Troutville's ALS ambulance during the remaining 14 hours. Station 4 (Fincastle VFD) also has a career fire engine staffed from Monday at 7 AM until Friday at 7 PM.

Apparatus and Stations

[[Image:BotetourtFirstDueMap.png|425px|thumb|right|Botetourt first due coverage map. Blue Ridge (Beige), Read Mountain (Pink), Troutville (Yellow Green), Roanoke County (Teal), Fincastle (Violet), Buchanan (Coral Orange), Eagle Rock (Salmon), Craig County/Eagle Rock (Blue), Glen Wilton (Gold), and Alleghany County/Glen Wilton (Paris Green).

Station 1 - Blue Ridge

  • Engine 1
  • Wagon 1
  • Squad 1
  • Brush 1
  • Utility 1
  • Air 1 (Mobile air supply unit)
  • ATV 1
  • Car 150
  • Ambulance 152
  • Ambulance 153
  • Simbulance

Station 2 - Troutville

  • Engine 2
  • Wagon 2
  • Truck 2 (75' rear mount aerial)
  • Squad 2
  • Tanker 2
  • Brush 2
  • Utility 2
  • Boat 2
  • RTV 2
  • HazMat Trailer
  • Fire Safety Trailer
  • Public Safety Trailer
  • Ambulance 252
  • Ambulance 752
  • EMS 7

Station 3 - Buchanan

  • Engine 3
  • Ladder 3 (75' mid-mount aerial)
  • Tanker 3
  • Brush 3
  • Utility 3
  • Boat 3
  • HazMat Trailer
  • Car 350
  • Ambulance 352
  • Ambulance 753

Company 4 - Fincastle

  • Engine 4
  • Wagon 4
  • Wagon 4-2 (Reserve unit, known as Wagon 701 when staffed by Company 7)
  • Tanker 4
  • Squad 4
  • Brush 4
  • Utility 4
  • Engine 7
  • Utility 7 (Reserve unit)
  • RTV 1
  • Car 7 (Reserve unit)
  • Ambulance 754

Rescue 4 - Fincastle

  • Car 450
  • Car 451 (Captain's vehicle)
  • Ambulance 457
  • Ambulance 458

Station 5 - Eagle Rock

  • Attack 5 (4x4 fire engine)
  • Truck 5 (4x4 fire engine)
  • Tanker 5
  • Brush 5
  • Utility 5
  • Car 5
  • Boat 5
  • Car 550
  • Ambulance 551
  • Ambulance 552
  • Ambulance 555
EMS Base - Oriskany

Eagle Rock also maintains an EMS response vehicle in the spatially isolated community of Oriskany.

  • Car 75

Station 6 - Glen Wilton

Glen Wilton currently only provides non-transport EMS service.

  • Wagon 6
  • Tanker 6
  • Brush 6
  • Utility 6
  • Boat 6

Company/Rescue 7 - Career Fire & Rescue

Botetourt County Emergency Services is Botetourt County's 24/7 career Fire and EMS department. Units are located in Troutville, Buchanan, and Fincastle stations, but respond to calls countywide.

  • Engine 7
  • Wagon 701
  • Utility 7
  • RTV 1
  • Command Trailer
  • MCI Trailer
  • Car 7
  • EMS 7
  • Ambulance 752
  • Ambulance 753
  • Ambulance 754

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 station number from Roanoke County. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

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

Botetourt County Unit Designations

Fire Designations

  • Engine # - Fire engine
  • Wagon # - Fire engine
  • Tanker # - Water tender
  • Squad # - Rescue truck
  • Brush # - Brush truck
  • Utility # - Fire response vehicle
  • Car # - EMS response vehicle
  • RTV # - Rugged Terran Vehicle
  • Boat # - Swift water rescue boat

Rescue Designations

All ambulances mark up using a "Medic" or "Rescue" preface 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 (Note: The "Rescue" preface is currently being phased out, but is still recognized; a BLS ambulance simply marks up only using its three digit number now). If the ambulance only has a driver on board, the ambulance marks up using its three digit number and advises it's "Understaffed". EMS response vehicles do not use a preface (whether or not they have an ALS or BLS crew) when marking up. However, if an ALS provider is on board then the unit should advise that it's "Medic status".

Examples

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

Personnel Designations

Volunteer

Botetourt Fire and Rescue volunteers are issued a three digit number for radio usage and department accountability. Each department is in charge of determining the qualifications for and issuing radio numbers to their personnel. The first number in the system is the same as the volunteer's home station number. The second number is used to distinguish if the volunteer is apart of the fire department or rescue squad. The third number does not have a specific meaning. Members of both fire and rescue in the same district are not issued two individual numbers.

  • #00-#49 - Volunteer Fire personnel
  • #50-#59 - Reserved for Rescue apparatus
  • #60-#99 - Volunteer Rescue personnel

Volunteer fire and rescue officers are assigned a radio designation that is specific to their rank, instead of their three digit number.

  • Chief # - Fire Chief
  • Assistant Chief # - Assistant Fire Chief
  • Deputy Chief # - Deputy Fire Chief
  • Captain # - Fire Captain
  • Lieutenant # - Fire Lieutenant
  • EMS # - Rescue Captain
  • EMS #A - Rescue 1st Lieutenant
  • EMS #B - Rescue 2nd Lieutenant

Career

Botetourt County Emergency Services personnel are issued radio designations very similar to the volunteer system, but vary slightly.

  • County 1 - Emergency Services Director
  • Division Chief 1 - Operations & Training Division Chief
  • Division Chief 2 - Emergency & Support Services Division Chief
  • Battalion Chief 7 - Operations Battalion Chief
  • Fire 7 - Fire Engine Captain
  • Fire 7A - Fire Engine Lieutenant
  • EMS 7 - On Duty Rescue Lieutenant
  • Training 7 - Training Coordinator
  • Logistics 7 - Logistics Technician
  • 700-749 - Career personnel
  • 750-759 - Reserved for Rescue apparatus
  • 760-799 - Reserved for additional career personnel




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