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Roanoke City Fire Stations

Roanoke City Fire-EMS department operates 10 fire engines, four aerial ladder trucks, eight ambulances, and three command vehicles seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Firefighter/EMTs operate out of 11 stations with 14 pieces of front-line fire apparatus, seven front-line EMS units, one heavy-squad, one HazMat unit, and one brush truck.

Station 1 Headquarters - Franklin Rd.

Engine 1
Ladder 1
Investigator 1
BC-1
Medic 1
Medic 101
RS-1

Historic Station 1 - East Church Ave.

Historic Station 1 was built in 1906 and stopped running calls in 2007 when the new Station 1 was built. The Roanoke Police Department's Mounted Patrol maintains a stable in the station. Historic Station 1 is located downtown on East Church Ave. and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Station 2 - Noble Ave.

Engine 2
Ladder 2
HazMat 1
Medic 2

Station 3 - Williamson Rd.

Engine 3
Medic 3

Station 4 - Peters Creek Rd.

Engine 4
Tanker 4
Medic 4

Station 5 - Orange Ave.

Old Station 5 closed in 2010 when the new Station 5 was completed. Personnel and apparatus from old Station 5 and Station 9 were consolidated into the new Station 5.

Engine 5
Ladder 5
BC-2
Medic 5

Station 6 - Jamison Ave.

Engine 6
Heavy Tactical Rescue 6
Medic 6

Station 7 - Memorial Ave.

Ladder 7
Medic 7

Station 8 - Crystal Springs Ave.

Engine 8
Brush 8

Station 9 - Closed

Station 9 closed in 2010 when the new Station 5 was completed. Personnel and apparatus from Station 9 and old Station 5 were consolidated into the new Station 5.

Station 10 - Privatized

Station 10 was privatized in 2010 by the Roanoke Regional Airport. The Roanoke Fire-EMS Department dispersed the previous crew and its structural apparatus to other Roanoke fire stations. The station is located on Aviation Dr. and houses three Airport Rescue trucks. The Roanoke Regional Airport plans to begin work on a new fire station in 2011.

Station 11 - Riverland Rd.

Engine 11

Station 12 - Closed

Station 12 closed in 1999 once the new Station 4 was completed. Personnel from Station 12 were dispersed to other Roanoke City and Roanoke County fire stations while its Engine was taken out of service. The station was located on Salem Tpke.

Station 13 - Appleton Ave.

Engine 13

Station 14 - Mecca St.

Engine 14

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 === Historic Station 1 - East Church Ave. ===
-Historic Station 1 was built in 1906 and stopped running calls in 2007 when the new Station 1 was built. The Roanoke Police Department's Mounted Patrol maintains a stable in the station. Historic Station 1 is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
+Historic Station 1 was built in 1906 and stopped running calls in 2007 when the new Station 1 was built. The Roanoke Police Department's Mounted Patrol maintains a stable in the station. Historic Station 1 is located downtown on East Church Ave. and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
 === Station 2 - Noble Ave. ===
@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 *Medic 2
-=== Station 3 - 6th & Rorrer Ave. ===
+=== Station 3 - Williamson Rd. ===
 *Engine 3
 *Medic 3
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 === Station 5 - Orange Ave. ===
-Old Station 5 closed in 2010 when the new Station 5 was completed. Personnel from old Station 5 and Station 9 were consolidated into the new Station 5.
+Old Station 5 closed in 2010 when the new Station 5 was completed. Personnel and apparatus from old Station 5 and Station 9 were consolidated into the new Station 5.
 *Engine 5
@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
 === Station 9 - Closed ===
-Station 9 closed in 2010 when the new Station 5 was completed. Personnel from Station 9 and old Station 5 were consolidated into the new Station 5.
+Station 9 closed in 2010 when the new Station 5 was completed. Personnel and apparatus from Station 9 and old Station 5 were consolidated into the new Station 5.
-=== Station 10 - Aviation Dr. ===
+=== Station 10 - Privatized ===
-Station 10 was privatized in 2010 by the Roanoke Regional Airport. The Roanoke Fire-EMS Department dispersed the previous crew to other Roanoke fire stations. The Airport plans to begin work on a new fire station in 2011.
+Station 10 was privatized in 2010 by the Roanoke Regional Airport. The Roanoke Fire-EMS Department dispersed the previous crew and its structural apparatus to other Roanoke fire stations. The station is located on Aviation Dr. and houses three Airport Rescue trucks. The Roanoke Regional Airport plans to begin work on a new fire station in 2011.
-*Airport Rescue 1
-*Airport Rescue 2
-*Airport Rescue 3
 === Station 11 - Riverland Rd. ===
@@ Line 71: / Line 67: @@
 === Station 12 - Closed ===
+Station 12 closed in 1999 once the new Station 4 was completed. Personnel from Station 12 were dispersed to other Roanoke City and Roanoke County fire stations while its Engine was taken out of service. The station was located on Salem Tpke.
 === Station 13 - Appleton Ave. ===