Roanoke County (VA)
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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 our citizens. Most stations have a 12-hour career shift from 6am-6pm M-F, with volunteers serving all other times and on most holidays. Roanoke County utilizes the following apparatus:
Apparatus & Stations:
- Company 1/Medic 1 - North County Station, fully career staffed by Roanoke County. Located at Plantation & Hershberger Road.
Houses: Wagon 1 Ambulance 1
- Company 2/Rescue 2 - Vinton Station 2 is co-staffed with the Town of Vinton and is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.
Houses: Engine 2 Wagon 2 Ladder 2 Tanker 2 Brush 2 Car 20 Car 2 Ambulance 21 Ambulance 22 Ambulance 23 Squad 2 Rehab 2
- Company 3/Rescue 3 - Cave Spring
Houses: Wagon 3 Engine 3 Brush 3 Tanker 3 Ladder 3 Utility 3 Car 3 Squad 3 Ambulance 31 Ambulance 32 Ambulance 33
- Company 4/Rescue 10 - Catawba
Houses: Wagon 4 Tanker 4 Brush 4 Ambulance 4
- Company 5/Rescue 5 - Hollins (Wagon staffed by career, volunteers staff Engine or Ladder)
Houses: Wagon 5 Engine 5 Ladder 5 Utility 5 Ambulance 51 Ambulance 52 Ambulance 53
- Company 6/Rescue 6 - Mt. Pleasant
Houses: Wagon 6 Brush 6 Tanker 6 Utility 6 Ambulance 61 Ambulance 62
- Company 7/Medic 7 - Clearbrook (All Career)
Houses: Wagon 7 Ambulance 7 HTR 7
- Company 8/Rescue 8 - Bent Mountain
Houses: Wagon 8 Squad 8 Brush 8 Tanker 8 Utility 8 ATV 8 Ambulance 81 Ambulance 82
- Company 9/Medic 9 - Fort Lewis
Houses: Wagon 9 Tanker 9 Squad 9 Tower 9 Air 9 Brush 9 Utility 9 Ambulance 91 Ambulance 92
- Company 10/Rescue 10 - Mason's Cove
Houses: Wagon 10 Tanker 10 Attack 10 Utility 10 Gator 10 Ambulance 101 Ambulance 102
- Company 11/Rescue 11 - Back Creek
Houses: Wagon 11 Attack 11 Ambulance 11 Utility 11
- 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.
Houses: Wagon 12 Engine 12 Brush 12 Utility 12 Car 12 Ambulance 121 Ambulance 122
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)