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Alleghany County Fire & EMS Stations

• Alleghany County dispatches on 39.500 as well as 800 and uses multiple PL tones on 39.5 including 110.9, 114.8, 127.3, 141.3 and sometimes none. 110.9 covers the west end while 141.3 is used on the east end of the county. The others cover the rest. The 800 dispatch channels use 67.0.

• Alleghany County Fire and Rescue Dept. units now use special communications channels for contact between their units and lifeflight helicopters. Channels are referred to as "Warm Springs Helicopter Channel" or "East Helicopter Channel." West is referred to as "Peter's Mountain Helicopter Channel" or "West Helicopter Channel"

461.725 is East and 461.825 is west, both use 100.0 for the PL.

• Fire and Rescue vehicles have 450 radios in their units although they still use the open 800 and 39.5 channels for Fire-EMS communications. This allows communication with Rockbridge and Botetourt Counties.

Company 1 - Iron Gate

Company 1 also provides transport emergency medical services.

• Wagon 1
• Engine 1
• Tanker 1
• Truck 1
• Ambulance 10
• Ambulance 11

Company 2/Rescue 1 - Clifton Forge

Rescue 1 covers calls in Clifton Forge, Iron Gate, Selma, Sharon, and Valley Ridge area and all areas east of about the 17 MM on I-64. Company 2 is dispatched on all Rescue 1 calls in the Town of Clifton Forge.

Rescue 1

Clifton Forge Crash 14 Clifton Forge Rescue 15 Clifton Forge Rescue 16 Clifton Forge Rescue 17 Clifton Forge Support 1

Company 2

Clifton Forge Utility 20 Clifton Forge Utility 21 Clifton Forge Engine 2 Clifton Forge Engine 24 Clifton Forge Ladder 2 Clifton Forge Car 2

Station 3 - Covington

Covington has two fire stations. Company 3

Covington Brush 3 Covington Utility 3 Covington Engine 3 Covington Pumper 3 Covington Tanker 3 Covington Support 3 Covington Truck 3

Rescue 3

Covington Response 3 Covington Rescue 35 Covington Rescue 36 Covington Rescue 37 Covington Crash 39

Station 4 - WestRock

Station 4 primarily covers the WestRock paper mill, but also provides backup to Covington and the surrounding area.

Station 5 - Boiling Springs

Boiling Springs has two fire stations.

Station 6 - Dunlap

Dunlap has two fire stations.

• Engine 6
• Pumper 6
• Squad 6
• Brush 6
• Utility 61
• Ambulance 62
• Brush 63
• Tanker 64
• Ambulance 65
• Ambulance 67
• Tanker 68

Station 7 - Falling Spring

• Pumper 7
• Tanker 7
• Squad 7
• Rescue 74

Company 8 - Sharon

Sharon has two fire stations. Company 8 provides non-transport emergency medical services.

• Tanker 8
• Engine 80
• Attack 81
• Engine 82
• Brush 83
• Engine 84
• Utility 85
• Rescue 87
• Support 8

Company 9 - Selma

Company 9 provides non-transport emergency medical services.

• Brush 9
• Engine 90
• Engine 91
• Utility 92
• Engine 93
• HazMat 94

Alleghany County Sheriff Information

• Alleghany County Sheriff, City of Covington and Town of Clifton Forge Police have now transitioned to a P25 Phase II system and all LE communications are fully encrypted.

The P25 Phase II system is fully operational and none of the analog frequencies are in use in any capacity.

Related Links

• Travel Reference (VA): I-64, US 60, US 220

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