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Roanoke County Fire Stations

• Company 1/Medic 1 - Hollins Substation, fully career staffed by Roanoke County. Located at Plantation & Hershburger Road.

• Company 2/Rescue 2 - Vinton Station 2 is co-staffed with the Town of Vinton and is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

• Company 3/Rescue 3 - Cave Spring Company 4 - Catawba

• Company 5/Rescue 5 - Hollins

• Company 6/Rescue 6 - Mt. Pleasant

• Company 7/Rescue 7 - Clearbrook Station 7 is co-staffed with the City of Roanoke and is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

• Company 8/Rescue 8 - Bent Mountain Company 9/Rescue 9 - Fort Lewis

• Company 10/Rescue 10 - Mason's Cove

• Company 11/Rescue 11 - Back Creek

• Company 12/Rescue 12 - Read Mountain Station 12 is co-owned with, and located in, the County of Boutetourt and is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

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.

• Medic # - ALS Staffed Truck of at least EMT-I or above
• Rescue # - BLS Staffed Truck consisting of an EMT-B or EMT-E
• Air 9 - Mobile Air Refill Truck, typically for Structure fires
• Tower 9 - Ladder Truck with basket
• Rehab 2 - Rehab unit for fires,to Rehab Fire Fighters and Victims
• Chaplin 1 or 2 - County Chaplin, helped victims of emergencies
• EMS 2 - On-Duty EMS Captain
• Battalion 1 - On-Duty Batt. Chief
• HTR 7 - Heavy Technical Rescue
• Squad # - Heavy Vehicular Rescue Truck, Jaws of life
• FM 1,2,3 - Fire Marshals
• Division Chief 1,2,3,4 - Division Chiefs for Roanoke County
• Chief # - Chief of a station and/or Rescue squad
• #50 - Cheif of a rescue Squad
• Engine # - Primary Response Fire Engine
• Wagon # - Primary Response Fire Engine
• Tanker # - Tanker Truck that holds 1500 gallons of water or more
• Brush # - Light brush fire response for small fires
• Car # - Response Vehicle for Fire/Rescue
• Utility # - Response Vehicle for Fire/Rescue

Roanoke County Call Types

Fire Service Call - Fire Service Call, usually water leaks. Service Call - Patient needs help getting up, no injuries BLS - Basic Life Support ALS - Advanced Life Support ALS-Critical - Advanced Life Support + Major event (ex. Code)