Franklin County (VA)

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==Franklin County Fire & Rescue Stations== Dispatch Channel VHf 154.2275

Department 1 - Rocky Mount VFD Tone A 553.9 Tone B 855.5
Company 3 - Ferrum VFD Tone A 553.9 Tone B 767.4
Company 4 - Glade Hill VFD Tone A 553.9 Tone B 688.3
Company 5 - Callaway VFD Tone A 688.3 Tone B 903.2
Company 6 - Snow Creek VFD Tone A 688.3 Tone B 810.2
Company 7 - Boones Mill VFD Tone A 688.3 Tone B 726.8
Company 8 - Fork Mountain VFD Tone A 688.3 Tone B 651.9
Company 9 - Burnt Chimney VFD Tone A 617.4 Tone B 855.5
Company 10 - Scruggs VFD Tone A 617.4 Tone B 767.4
Company 11 - Smith Mountain Lake Marine VFC (Dispatched by Bedford County) Freq 460.6000
Company 12 - Hardy VFD (Dispatched by Bedford County) Freq 460.6000
Company 13 - Cool Branch VFD (Dual Dispatched by Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties) Tone A 651.9 Tone B 688.3
Company 14 - Henry VFD Tone A 651.9 Tone B 767.4
Company 15 - Westlake Fire Station

Rescue Squads

Squad 1 - Franklin County Department of Public Safety Tone A 651.9 Tone B 903.2
Squad 2 - Franklin County VRS Tone A 553.9 Tone B 810.2
Squad 3 - Ferrum VRS Tone A 553.9 Tone B 726.8
Squad 4 - Glade Hill VRS Tone A 553.9 Tone B 651.9
Squad 5 - Callaway VRS Tone A 688.3 Tone B 855.5
Squad 6 - Snow Creek VRS Tone A 688.3 Tone B 767.4
Squad 7 - Boones Mill VFD Tone A 688.3 Tone B 584.8
Squad 8 - Fork Mountain VRS Tone A 617.4 Tone B 903.2
Squad 9 - Red Valley VRS Tone A 617.4 Tone B 810.2
Squad 10 - Scruggs VRS Tone A 617.4 Tone B 726.8
Squad 11 - Scruggs Dive Team
Squad 13 - Cool Branch VRS (Dual Dispatched by Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties) Tone A 651.9 Tone B 810.2
Squad 14 - Henry VFD (Non-Transport EMS only)
Squad 15 - Westlake Fire Station

Franklin County Fire Marshal Tone A 617.4 Tone B 688.3 Franklin County Special Ops Team Tone A 651.9 Tone B 85.5

Franklin County Fire & Rescue Radio Call Signs

Fire/Rescue Apparatus

Type Specific Designator - Station Designator and optional Redundant Equipment Differentiator

Tower 1, Crash 3, Engine 4, Tanker 5B (The "B" differentiator shows that Company 5 has two tankers thus the radio call signs "Tanker 5" & "Tanker 5B"), and so forth.

Engine - NFPA approved pumper
Pumper/Wagon - Non-NFPA approved pumper
Ladder - Straight stick ladder truck
Tower - Tower ladder truck
Tanker - Water tender
Crash - Crash/rescue truck
Attack/Mini Pumper - Mini pumper
Brush - Brush truck
Utility/Truck/Unit - Response vehicle or support unit

Volunteer Fire Personnel

Fire/Rescue Designator - Agency Identifier - Member Number

"3" is the Fire Department member designator.

3-1-0 to 3-1-99 - Firefighters from Department 1
3-3-0 to 3-3-99 - Firefighters from Company 3
Chief # - Fire Chief
Deputy Chief # - Deputy Fire Chief
Assistant Chief # - Assistant Fire Chief

EMS Apparatus

Type (Staffing) Designator - Station Designator - Redundant Equipment Differentiator

All ambulances are licensed at the Advanced Life Support (ALS) level, however radio call signs are based on the apparatus' staffing level. Basic Life Support (BLS) staffed units are designated "Rescue" and ALS staffed units are designated "Med" or "Medic." For example, Rescue 2B, Med 5, Medic 15, etc. Note that the redundant equipment differentiator is NOT an indication of run order.

Medic - Ambulance
Response - EMS response vehicle

Volunteer EMS Personnel

Fire/Rescue Designator - Agency Identifier - Member Number

"2" is the Basic Life Support (BLS) (EMT or Advanced EMT) Rescue Squad member designator and "16" is the Advanced Life Support (ALS) (EMT-Intermediate or Paramedic) Rescue Squad member designator .

2-2-0 to 2-2-99 - BLS providers from Squad 2
2-3-0 to 2-3-99 - BLS providers from Squad 3
16-01 to 16-99 - ALS providers (Countywide)
Captain # - Rescue Captain (Equal in rank to Fire Chief in ICS scheme)
Lieutenant # - Rescue Lieutenant

Career Staff

Franklin County Public Safety (Squad 1) employs approximately 54 full-time and 20 part-time employees that perform administrative and operational duties. Administrative staff are headquartered in the Public Safety Center in Rocky Mount, while field staff are located in the Rocky Mount, Ferrum, Glade Hill, Snow Creek, Boones Mill, Fork Mountain, and Westlake stations. Career staff are cross-trained as firefighters and are able to respond with fire/rescue apparatus as needed.

PS 1 - Public Safety Director
PS 2 - Division Chief, Operations
PS 20+ - Chaplains
FM 1 - Fire Marshal
FM 2 - Deputy Fire Marshal
Com 3 - Communications Coordinator
EMS 1 - Operational Medical Director
Training 1 - EMS Training Coordinator
Training 2 - Fire/Rescue Training Coordinator
Captain 1 (24x7) - Field Supervisor
Lieutenant 1 (24x7) - Field Supervisor
200 to 2199 - Career staff
Medic 1-2 (24x7)
Medic 1-3 (24x7)
Medic 1-4 (24x7)
Response 1-6 (12x7)
Medic 1-7 (24x7)
Medic 1-8 (24x7)
Engine 15/Medic 15 (24x7)
Utility 1 - Utility truck
Logistics 1 - Logistics vehicle

Franklin County (VA)

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