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Roanoke County Fire Stations

Roanoke County Fire and Rescue's 12 stations are located across the county and are strategically placed to serve its citizens. Most stations have a 12-hour career shift from 6:00 to 18:00 Monday through Friday, with volunteers serving all other times and on most holidays.

Apparatus & Stations

Company 1/Medic 1 - North County

Station 1 is a full time career staffed station.

• Wagon 1
• Ambulance 1
• Utility 1

Company 2/Rescue 2 - Vinton

Company 2 and Rescue 2 are separated into their own buildings. Vinton's stations are co-owned by Roanoke County and the town of Vinton. They are located in the town of Vinton, but they receive some apparatus and their number by Roanoke County. Vinton is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions. One ambulance is career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue and the town of Vinton.

• Engine 2
• Wagon 2
• Ladder 2
• Tanker 2
• Brush 2
• Car 2

• Squad 2
• Rehab 2
• Ambulance 21
• Ambulance 22
• Ambulance 23
• Car 20

Company 3/Rescue 3 - Cave Spring

Company 3 and Rescue 3 are separated into their own buildings.

• Engine 3
• Wagon 3
• Ladder 3
• Tanker 3
• Brush 3
• Utility 3

• Squad 3
• Ambulance 32
• Ambulance 33
• Car 30

Company 4/Medic 4 - Catawba

Ambulance is career staffed part time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 4
• Tanker 4
• Brush 4
• Ambulance 4

Company 5/Rescue 5 - Hollins

Wagon and one ambulance are career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 5
• Engine 5
• Ladder 5
• Utility 5
• Ambulance 51
• Ambulance 52
• Ambulance 53

Company 6/Rescue 6 - Mt. Pleasant

One ambulance is career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 6
• Tanker 6
• Brush 6
• Utility 6
• Ambulance 61
• Ambulance 62

Company 7/Medic 7 - Clearbrook

Wagon and ambulance are career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 7
• HTR 7
• Brush 7
• Ambulance 7

Company 8/Rescue 8 - Bent Mountain

• Wagon 8
• Tanker 8
• Squad 8
• Brush 8
• Utility 8
• ATV 8
• Ambulance 81
• Ambulance 82

Company 9/Medic 9 - Fort Lewis

Ambulances are career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 9
• Tower 9
• Tanker 9
• Squad 9
• Air 9
• Brush 9
• Utility 9
• Ambulance 91
• Ambulance 92

Company 10/Rescue 10 - Masons Cove

Rescue 10 is a joint rescue squad between Catawba and Masons Cove that operates as one entity. Rescue 10 is dispatched to both jurisdictions first due. One ambulance is career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 10
• Tanker 10
• Attack 10
• Utility 10
• Gator 10
• Ambulance 10-1
• Ambulance 10-2

Company 11/Medic 11 - Back Creek

Wagon and ambulance are career staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 11
• Attack 11
• Brush 11
• Car 11
• Ambulance 11

Company 12/Rescue 12 - Read Mountain

Station 12 is co-owned by Roanoke County and Botetourt County. Station 12 is located in Botetourt County, but it receives its apparatus and number by Roanoke County. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

• Wagon 12
• Engine 12
• Brush 12
• Utility 12
• Car 12
• Ambulance 12-1
• Ambulance 12-2

Roanoke County Unit Designations

Most Roanoke County stations have units numbered by their home station's location.

• Format: Medic / Rescue Station Unit#
• Desc: ALS / BLS # #
• Example: Medic 5 2
• For example "Medic 52" is Hollins Unit, #2

Other units are specialty units that roam around stations; usually supervisors or chiefs.

Replace '#' with station number.

• Tower 9 - Platform ladder truck
• HTR 7 - Heavy technical rescue truck
• Air 9 - Mobile air refill truck
• Rehab 2 - Rehab unit; Converted ambulance
• Chaplin 1,2 - County Chaplin
• EMS 2 - On-Duty EMS Captain
• Battalion 1 - On-Duty Battalion Chief
• FM 1,2,3 - Fire Marshals
• Division Chief 1,2,3,4 - Division Chief
• Chief # - Chief of a Fire Company and/or Rescue Squad
• #50 - Chief of a Rescue Squad
• Engine # - Primary response fire engine
• Wagon # - Primary response fire engine
• Ladder # - Aerial ladder truck
• Tanker # - Tanker truck that holds 1,500 gallons of water or more
• Squad # - Heavy vehicular rescue truck
• Attack # - Brush truck
• Brush # - Brush truck
• Car # - Response vehicle for Fire/Rescue
• Utility # - Response vehicle for Fire/Rescue
• Medic # - ALS staffed ambulance of at least EMT-I or above
• Rescue # - BLS staffed ambulance consisting of an EMT-B or EMT-E

Roanoke County Call Types

• Fire Service Call - Non-emergency fire assist (ex. Water leak)
• Service Call - Non-emergency medical assist (ex. Assist patient upstairs)
• BLS - Basic Life Support
• ALS - Advanced Life Support
• ALS-Critical - Advanced Life Support + Major event (ex. Code Blue)