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Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department

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Roanoke County Fire & Rescue is a combination (career and volunteer) fire and rescue department serving Roanoke County, Virginia. Roanoke County Fire and Rescue is the largest combination fire and rescue department in the Commonwealth of Virginia west of Richmond. The department operates out of 11 fire stations, two EMS stations, one neighboring fire station, one administrative office, and a regional Fire-EMS training center. The department is responsible for providing fire and rescue coverage to an area of 251 square miles and a population of over 93,000 people. As of 2021, the department has 203 full time career personnel (uniform and civilian) and approximately 200 active volunteers. These volunteers, consisting of firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics, volunteer at all but two of Roanoke County's 13 stations. The department was founded in 1986. Before then, most of the stations that currently make up Roanoke County Fire & Rescue were their own independent volunteer fire and rescue agencies that covered their respective first due area of the county.

Stations and Apparatus

Roanoke County Fire & Rescue's stations are strategically located across the county to serve its citizens. Career and volunteer staffing varies by station, but volunteers generally serve week nights from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, and 24 hours on weekends and most holidays.

Roanoke County Fire & Rescue maintains and operates a large fleet of fire engines, ladder trucks, tanker trucks, brush trucks, squad trucks, and ambulances. The department also has many specialty units, including an air truck, a heavy technical rescue truck, swift water rescue boats, a rehab unit and a fire investigation unit. In addition, the department has numerous special operations and support trailers, personnel response vehicles and reserve fire and rescue apparatus.

Station 1 - North County Fire & Rescue

Station 1 is staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 1
• Ladder 1
• Medic 1
• Utility 1

Vinton Fire & Rescue

Company 2 and Rescue 2 are divided into their own separate, but connected buildings. They are located in the Town of Vinton, but they receive their apparatus and station number from Roanoke County. Vinton is dispatched by Roanoke County to calls in both jurisdictions. Career staffing is provided by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue. Prior to 2019, the Town of Vinton provided some career staffing.

Company 2 - Vinton Fire

• Wagon 2 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Engine 2
• Brush 2
• Car 2
• UTV 2

Rescue 2 - Vinton Rescue

• Medic 21
• Medic 22 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 23 (Staffed part time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 24
• Squad 2
• Rehab 2
• Car 20

Cave Spring Fire & Rescue

Company 3 and Rescue 3 are divided into their own separate stations and operate as two separate entities. Rescue 3 is the only all volunteer station in Roanoke County. Career staff from Roanoke County Fire & Rescue operate out of the fire station.

Company 3 - Cave Spring Fire

• Wagon 3 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Engine 3
• Ladder 3
• Tanker 3
• Brush 3
• Medic 331 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 332
• Utility 3
• EMS 2 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)

Rescue 3 - Cave Spring Rescue

• Medic 32
• Medic 33
• Squad 3
• Car 30

Station 4 - Catawba Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 4
• Tanker 4
• Brush 4
• Medic 4 (Staffed part time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Utility 4
• UTV 4

Station 5 - Hollins Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 5 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Engine 5
• Brush 5
• Medic 51 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 52
• Utility 5
• Battalion 1 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Investigation 1
• Public Education/Fire Safety Trailer

Station 6 - Mount Pleasant Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 6
• Tanker 6
• Brush 6
• Medic 6 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Utility 6
• UTV 6

Station 7 - Clearbrook Fire & Rescue

Station 7 is staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue.

• Wagon 7
• Brush 7
• HTR 7
• Medic 7
• Utility 7

Station 8 - Bent Mountain Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 8
• Tanker 8
• Brush 8
• Medic 81 (Staffed part time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 82
• Squad 8
• Utility 8

Station 9 - Fort Lewis Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 9 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Engine 9
• Tower 9
• Tanker 9
• Brush 9
• Air 9
• Medic 91 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 92
• Squad 9
• Utility 9
• UTV 9

Station 10 - Masons Cove Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 10 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Engine 10
• Attack 10
• Medic 101 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Medic 102
• Utility 10
• UTV 10

Station 11 - Back Creek Fire & Rescue

• Wagon 11
• Engine 11 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Attack 11
• Brush 11
• Medic 11 (Staffed full time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
• Utility 11

Read Mountain Fire & Rescue

The Read Mountain Fire & Rescue station was established as a joint facility between Roanoke County and Botetourt County. The station is located in Botetourt County, near the Roanoke County border. The station operated under the management of Roanoke County until July 2020, when a new operating agreement was signed and ownership was transferred to Botetourt County. The station was subsequently rebranded from Roanoke County Station 12 to Botetourt County Station 7. The Read Mountain station continues to be dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions, although Roanoke County has indicated it will construct a new fire station by 2024, which will effectively replace the Read Mountain station.

• Medic 12 (Staffed part time by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)

Unit Designations

All Roanoke County stations number their units after their home station's number.

• Format: Medic / Rescue Station Unit #
• Desc: ALS / BLS #
• Example: Medic 51
• For example "Medic 51" is an ALS staffed ambulance from Station 5 (Hollins)
• And "Rescue 32" is a BLS staffed ambulance from Station 3 (Cave Spring)

Other units are specialty units that roam around the county, including battalion chiefs and EMS captains. The other specialty units are based at the Roanoke County Public Safety Center, which include deputy chiefs, fire marshals, department chaplains, and other administrative support staff.

Replace "#" with the station number.

• Chief 1 - Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Chief
• Deputy Chief # - Deputy Chiefs
• Battalion 1 - Battalion Chief (Shift)
• EMS 1 - EMS Battalion Chief
• EMS 2 - EMS Captain (Shift)
• Training 1 - Training Battalion Chief
• FM # - Fire Marshals
• Chaplain 1 - Chaplain
• Air 9 - Mobile SCBA air bottle refill truck
• Rehab 2 - Rehab unit
• HTR 7 - Heavy Technical Rescue truck
• Investigation 1 - Fire investigation unit
• Chief # - Chief of a Volunteer Fire Company
• Chief #50 - Chief of a Volunteer Rescue Squad
• Wagon # - Primary response fire engine
• Engine # - Primary response fire engine
• Ladder # - Aerial ladder truck
• Tower 9 - Aerial platform truck
• Tanker # - Tanker truck that holds 1,800 gallons of water or more
• Attack # - Brush truck
• Brush # - Brush truck
• Squad # - Medium or heavy duty vehicle rescue truck
• Medic # - ALS staffed ambulance with an EMT-I or Paramedic
• Rescue # - BLS staffed ambulance with an EMT or AEMT
• Utility # - Personnel response vehicle
• Car # - Personnel response vehicle

Call Types

• Fire Call - Emergency fire call (Ex. Structure fire, fire alarm, vehicle fire, brush fire, vehicle accident, gas leak etc.)
• Fire Service Call - Non-emergency fire call (Ex. Water leak, lifting assistance, vehicle break downs etc.)
• Medical (ALS) - Emergency Advanced Life Support call
• Medical (BLS) - Emergency Basic Life Support call
• Medical Service Call - Non-emergency medical call (Ex. Assist patient upstairs, subject fallen etc.)
• ALS-Critical - Emergency Advanced Life Support + Critical Patient call (Ex. Code Blue, other life or death situation)

Related Links

• Travel Reference (VA): I-81, US 11, US 220, US 221, US 460 E, Appalachian Trail, Blue Ridge Pkwy

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