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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 96,000 people. As of 2023, the department has 203 full time career personnel (uniform and civilian) and approximately 200 active volunteers. These volunteers, consisting of firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics, serve in most of the 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 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., 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

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

Wagon 1
Engine 311 (Type 3 wildland engine)
Ladder 101
Medic 1
Medic 15
Utility 1

Company 2 - Vinton

Company 2 is staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 2
Brush 2
Medic 2
Car 2
UTV 2

Rescue 2 - Vinton

Rescue 2 is staffed by Vinton volunteer EMS providers.

Medic 21
Medic 22
Medic 24
Rehab 2 (Rehab unit)
Car 20

Company 3 - Cave Spring

Company 3 is staffed by Cave Spring volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 3
Engine 3
Ladder 103
Tanker 3
Brush 3
Medic 3
Medic 332
Utility 3
Car 3
EMS 2

Rescue 3 - Cave Spring

Rescue 3 is staffed by Cave Spring volunteer EMS providers.

Squad 3
Medic 32
Medic 33
Car 30

Station 4 - Catawba

Station 4 is staffed by Catawba volunteer firefighters and part time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 4
Tanker 4
Brush 4
Medic 4
Utility 4
UTV 4

Station 5 - Hollins

Station 5 is staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 5
Engine 5
Brush 5
Medic 5
Medic 52
Utility 5
Battalion 1
Investigation 1 (Fire investigation unit)
Command Unit
Public Education/Fire Safety Trailer

Station 6 - Mount Pleasant

Station 6 is staffed by Mount Pleasant volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 6
Tanker 6
Brush 6
Medic 6
Utility 6
UTV 6

Station 7 - Clearbrook

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

Wagon 7
Brush 7
HTR 7 (Heavy Technical Rescue unit)
Medic 7
Utility 7

Station 8 - Bent Mountain

Station 8 is staffed by Bent Mountain volunteer firefighters and part time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 8
Tanker 8
Squad 8
Brush 8
Medic 8
Utility 8
ATV 8

Station 9 - Fort Lewis

Station 9 is staffed by Fort Lewis volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 9
Engine 9
Tower 9
Tanker 9
Squad 9
Brush 9
Air 9 (Mobile SCBA air bottle refill truck)
Medic 9
Medic 91
Utility 9
UTV 9

Station 10 - Masons Cove

Station 10 is staffed by Masons Cove volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 10
Engine 10
Tanker 10
Attack 10
Medic 10
Medic 102
Utility 10
UTV 10

Station 11 - Back Creek

Station 11 is staffed by Back Creek volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters.

Wagon 11
Engine 11
Attack 11
Brush 11
Medic 11
Utility 11
Foam trailer

Station 12 - Bonsack

Roanoke County broke ground on the future station 12 in November of 2023 with an anticipated completion date of early 2025. The future station 12 is located at 1465 Mexico Way NE in Roanoke City and will serve the Bonsack area of Eastern Roanoke County. The new $8 million, 12,500 square foot fire and rescue station is expected to reduce demands on the Vinton stations as well as Botetourt County station 7 and Roanoke City station 14, which currently fill call gaps in this area. Station 12 will be staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters once completed.

Botetourt Station 7 - Read Mountain

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 will construct a new fire station in 2024, which will replace the Read Mountain station.

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

Unit Designations

Replace "#" with the station number.

Wagon # - Pumper truck
Engine # - Pumper truck
Ladder # - Aerial ladder truck
Tower # - Aerial platform truck
Tanker # - Tanker truck that holds 1,800 gallons of water or more
Squad # - Medium or heavy duty vehicle rescue truck
Attack # - Mini pumper or brush truck
Brush # - Brush truck
Medic # - Advanced Life Support (EMT-I or Paramedic) staffed ambulance
Rescue # - Basic Life Support (EMT or AEMT) staffed ambulance
Utility # - Personnel response vehicle
Car # - Personnel response vehicle
ATV # - All Terrain Vehicle
UTV # - Utility Terrain Vehicle

Personnel Designations

Chief 1 - Chief of Department
Chief # - Chief of a Volunteer Fire Company
Chief #50 - Chief of a Volunteer Rescue Squad
Deputy Chief # - Deputy Chief
Battalion 1 - Battalion Chief (Shift)
Battalion # - Battalion Chief
EMS 1 - EMS Battalion Chief
EMS 2 - EMS Captain (Shift)
Training 1 - Training Battalion Chief
FM # - Fire Marshal
Chaplain 1 - Chaplain

Incident 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 (i.e. lifting assistance, etc.)
ALS-Critical - Emergency Advanced Life Support + Critical Patient call (i.e. cardiac arrest, etc.)

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