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Botetourt County Fire & EMS Department

Botetourt County has seven fire stations operating as part of a unified fire and EMS system known as Botetourt County Fire & EMS. All stations provide fire protection services and most provide emergency medical services. All stations, with the exception of Station 6 (Glen Wilton), are staffed by a combination of career and volunteer personnel. Station 1 (Blue Ridge), Station 2 (Troutville), Station 3 (Buchanan), Station 4 (Fincastle), and Station 7 (Read Mountain) have 24/7 career ambulances staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS. A future 24/7 career ambulance staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS is planned for Station 5 (Eagle Rock). Station 1 and Station 4 also house Botetourt County Fire & EMS field supervisors. Station 7 has a second career ambulance staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. that primarily responds to calls within Roanoke County. Station 7 also has a 24/7 career fire engine staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS.

Apparatus and Stations

Botetourt County first due coverage areas. Blue Ridge (Beige), Read Mountain (Pink), Troutville (Yellow Green), Roanoke County (Teal), Fincastle (Violet), Buchanan (Orange), Eagle Rock (Salmon), Craig County/Eagle Rock (Blue), Glen Wilton (Gold), and Alleghany County/Glen Wilton (Paris Green).

Station 1 - Blue Ridge

Engine 1
Wagon 1
Squad 1
Brush 1
Utility 1
ATV 1
Medic 1
County 11

Station 2 - Troutville

Engine 2
Wagon 2
Ladder 2 (105' rear-mount aerial)
Tanker 2
Squad 2
Brush 2
Utility 2
Car 2
Medic 2
RTV 2
Fire Safety Trailer
HazMat Trailer
Public Safety Trailer
Boat 2

Station 3 - Buchanan

Engine 3
Ladder 3 (75' mid-mount quint)
Tanker 3
Squad 3
Brush 3
Utility 3
Car 3
Medic 3
Medic 31
RAV 3
HazMat Trailer
Boat 3

Station 4 - Fincastle

Engine 4
Wagon 4
Tanker 4
Brush 4
Utility 4
Car 4
Medic 4
County 12

Station 5 - Eagle Rock

Company 5 often relocates one of its fire engines to Gala Industries, a business where some of its members work, during the week days to provide a faster response.

Engine 5
Attack 5 (wildland urban interface pumper)
Tanker 5
Brush 5
Utility 5
Car 5
Medic 5
HazMat Trailer
Swiftwater Rescue Trailer
Boat 5
Boat 5B

Station 6 - Glen Wilton

Engine 6
Tanker 6
Brush 6
Utility 6
Boat 6

Station 7 - Read Mountain

The Read Mountain station was established as a partnership between Roanoke County and Botetourt County. In 2020, the station transitioned from a Roanoke County fire station (Roanoke County Company 12) to a Botetourt County fire station. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.

Engine 7
Wagon 7
Tanker 7
Brush 7
Utility 7
Medic 7
Medic 71
Roanoke County Medic 12 (Staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
ISU (Incident Support Unit)

Career Fire & EMS

The Botetourt County Fire & EMS Department employs over 60 full-time and part-time employees that perform administrative and operational duties. Administrative staff are headquartered in an administrative office located in Fincastle, while field staff are located in the Blue Ridge, Troutville, Buchanan, Fincastle, Eagle Rock, and Read Mountain fire stations.

Engine 7 (Staffed 24/7)
Medic 1 (Staffed 24/7)
Medic 2 (Staffed 24/7)
Medic 3 (Staffed 24/7)
Medic 4 (Staffed 24/7)
Medic 5 (Limited staffing)
Medic 7 (Staffed 24/7)
County 11 (Staffed 24/7)
County 12 (Staffed 24/7)

Unit Designations

Fire Designations

Company # - Volunteer fire company
Engine # - Pumper truck
Wagon # - Pumper truck
Ladder # - Ladder truck
Tanker # - Water tender
Squad # - Rescue truck
Brush # - Brush truck
Utility # - Response vehicle
Car # - Response vehicle
ATV # - All Terrain Vehicle
RAV # - Remote Access Vehicle
RTV # - Rugged Terrain Vehicle
UTV # - Utility Terrain Vehicle
Boat # - Swift-water rescue boat

EMS Designations

Rescue # - Volunteer rescue squad
Fire Medic # - An Advanced Life Support (ALS) staffed ambulance that is cross-trained in firefighting
Medic # - An ALS staffed ambulance
Fire Ambulance # - A Basic Life Support (BLS) staffed ambulance that is cross-trained in firefighting
Ambulance # - A BLS staffed ambulance

Personnel Designations

Volunteer

Botetourt County Fire & EMS volunteers are issued a three digit number for radio use and department accountability. Each agency is in charge of determining the qualifications for and issuing radio numbers to their personnel. The first number is the same as the volunteer's home station number. The second number is used to distinguish if the volunteer is a part of the fire department or rescue squad. The third number does not have a specific meaning. Members of both Fire and Rescue agencies in the same district are not issued two individual numbers.

#00-#49 - Volunteer Fire personnel
#50-#59 - Formerly reserved for Rescue apparatus
#60-#99 - Volunteer Rescue personnel

Volunteer Fire and Rescue officers are assigned a radio designation that is specific to their rank.

Chief # - Fire Chief
Assistant Chief # - Assistant Fire Chief
Deputy Chief # - Deputy Fire Chief
Captain # - Fire Captain
Lieutenant # - Fire Lieutenant
Fire # - On-call Fire Duty Officer
EMS # - Rescue Chief
EMS #A - Rescue Captain
EMS #B - Rescue Lieutenant

Career

Botetourt County Fire & EMS career personnel are also issued radio designations that are specific to their rank/function.

County 1 - Chief of Department
County 2 - Deputy Chief of Department
County 11 - Captain of Operations (Shift Supervisor)
County 12 - Lieutenant of EMS Operations (EMS Supervisor)
EM 1 - Emergency Manager
OMD 1 - Operational Medical Director
Prevention # - Fire Investigator
Support # -
Training # - Training Officer

Surrounding Counties

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-== Botetourt County Fire & EMS Stations ==
+== Botetourt County Fire & EMS Department ==
-Botetourt County has seven Fire and Rescue stations strategically placed throughout the county. All stations house both Fire and EMS apparatus. All of the stations in Botetourt are staffed by volunteers, but several have career personnel. Station 2 (Troutville), Station 3 (Buchanan), Station 4 (Fincastle), and Station 12 (Read Mountain) have 24/7 career ALS ambulances staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS. Station 4 also houses the County's EMS Supervisor and Battalion Chief. Station 12 has a second career ALS ambulance staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM that primarily responds to calls within Roanoke County. Station 12 also has a career fire engine staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS from 7 AM Monday until 7 PM Friday.
+Botetourt County has seven fire stations operating as part of a unified fire and EMS system known as Botetourt County Fire & EMS. All stations provide fire protection services and most provide emergency medical services. All stations, with the exception of Station 6 (Glen Wilton), are staffed by a combination of career and volunteer personnel. Station 1 (Blue Ridge), Station 2 (Troutville), Station 3 (Buchanan), Station 4 (Fincastle), and Station 7 (Read Mountain) have 24/7 career ambulances staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS. A future 24/7 career ambulance staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS is planned for Station 5 (Eagle Rock). Station 1 and Station 4 also house Botetourt County Fire & EMS field supervisors. Station 7 has a second career ambulance staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. that primarily responds to calls within Roanoke County. Station 7 also has a 24/7 career fire engine staffed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS.
 === Apparatus and Stations ===
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 *Brush 1
 *Utility 1
-*Air 1 (Mobile air supply unit)
 *ATV 1
-*Car 150
+*Medic 1
-*Ambulance 152
+*County 11
-*Ambulance 153
-*Simbulance (Mobile patient simulation unit)
 ==== Station 2 - Troutville ====
-Rescue 2 is only dispatched to calls when a volunteer ambulance is in-service.
 *Engine 2
 *Wagon 2
+*Ladder 2 (105' rear-mount aerial)
 *Tanker 2
 *Squad 2
 *Brush 2
 *Utility 2
+*Car 2
+*Medic 2
 *RTV 2
 *Fire Safety Trailer
@@ Line 35: / Line 34: @@
 *Public Safety Trailer
 *Boat 2
-*Medic 2
-*Medic 752
 ==== Station 3 - Buchanan ====
-Rescue 3 is only dispatched to calls when a volunteer ambulance is in-service.
 *Engine 3
 *Ladder 3 (75' mid-mount quint)
@@ Line 46: / Line 42: @@
 *Brush 3
 *Utility 3
+*Car 3
+*Medic 3
+*Medic 31
+*RAV 3
 *HazMat Trailer
 *Boat 3
-*Car 350
-*Medic 3
-*Medic 753
 ==== Station 4 - Fincastle ====
-Rescue 4 is only dispatched to calls when a volunteer ambulance is in-service.
 *Engine 4
 *Wagon 4
 *Tanker 4
-*Squad 4
 *Brush 4
 *Utility 4
-*Car 450
+*Car 4
-*Ambulance 451 (Known as Medic 459 when staffed by Jefferson College of Health Sciences' precepting program)
 *Medic 4
-*Medic 754
+*County 12
-*Battalion 7
-*EMS 7
 ==== Station 5 - Eagle Rock ====
-An engine is often relocated to Gala Industries during regular business hours to ensure a timely response.
+Company 5 often relocates one of its fire engines to Gala Industries, a business where some of its members work, during the week days to provide a faster response.
-*Attack 5 (4x4 pumper)
+*Engine 5
-*Truck 5 (4x4 pumper)
+*Attack 5 (wildland urban interface pumper)
 *Tanker 5
 *Brush 5
 *Utility 5
 *Car 5
+*Medic 5
 *HazMat Trailer
+*Swiftwater Rescue Trailer
 *Boat 5
 *Boat 5B
-*Car 550
-*Ambulance 551
-*Ambulance 555
-===== EMS Base - Oriskany =====
-Rescue 5 also maintains an EMS response vehicle in the isolated community of Oriskany.
-*Car 75
 ==== Station 6 - Glen Wilton ====
-Glen Wilton only provides non-transport emergency medical services.
+*Engine 6
-*Wagon 6
 *Tanker 6
 *Brush 6
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 *Boat 6
-==== Company/Rescue 7 - Career Fire & EMS ====
+==== Station 7 - Read Mountain ====
-Botetourt County Fire & EMS employs over 50 full-time and part-time employees that perform administrative and operational duties. Administrative staff are headquartered in the Public Safety Center in Fincastle, while field staff are located in the Troutville, Buchanan, Fincastle, and Read Mountain stations.
+The Read Mountain station was established as a partnership between [[Roanoke County (VA)|Roanoke County]] and Botetourt County. In 2020, the station transitioned from a Roanoke County fire station (Roanoke County Company 12) to a Botetourt County fire station. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.
 *Engine 7
-*Engine 701 (Reserve unit)
+*Wagon 7
-*Wagon 701 (Reserve unit)
+*Tanker 7
-*Utility 7 (Reserve unit)
+*Brush 7
-*RTV 7
+*Utility 7
-*Command Trailer
+*Medic 7
-*MCI Trailer
+*Medic 71
-*Car 7 (Reserve unit)
+*Roanoke County Medic 12 (Staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
-*Medic 2
+*ISU (Incident Support Unit)
-*Medic 3
-*Medic 4
-*Medic 12
-*Medic 752 (Reserve unit)
-*Medic 753 (Reserve unit)
-*Medic 754 (Reserve unit)
-==== Station 12 - Read Mountain ====
+==== Career Fire & EMS ====
-The Read Mountain station was established as a partnership between [[Roanoke County (VA)|Roanoke County]] and Botetourt County. It is located in Botetourt County, but receives its apparatus and station number from Roanoke County. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.
+The Botetourt County Fire & EMS Department employs over 60 full-time and part-time employees that perform administrative and operational duties. Administrative staff are headquartered in an administrative office located in Fincastle, while field staff are located in the Blue Ridge, Troutville, Buchanan, Fincastle, Eagle Rock, and Read Mountain fire stations.
-*Wagon 12
+*Engine 7 (Staffed 24/7)
-*Brush 12
+*Medic 1 (Staffed 24/7)
-*Utility 12
+*Medic 2 (Staffed 24/7)
-*Car 12
+*Medic 3 (Staffed 24/7)
-*Ambulance 12-1 (Known as Medic 12-7 when staffed by Roanoke County Fire & Rescue)
+*Medic 4 (Staffed 24/7)
-*Ambulance 12-2
+*Medic 5 (Limited staffing)
-*Medic 12
+*Medic 7 (Staffed 24/7)
-*Engine 7
+*County 11 (Staffed 24/7)
-*ISU (Incident Support Unit)
+*County 12 (Staffed 24/7)
-== Botetourt County Unit Designations ==
+=== Unit Designations ===
-=== Fire Designations ===
+==== Fire Designations ====
-*Engine # - Fire engine
+*Company # - Volunteer fire company
-*Wagon # - Fire engine
+*Engine # - Pumper truck
+*Wagon # - Pumper truck
+*Ladder # - Ladder truck
 *Tanker # - Water tender
 *Squad # - Rescue truck
 *Brush # - Brush truck
 *Utility # - Response vehicle
+*Car # - Response vehicle
+*ATV # - All Terrain Vehicle
+*RAV # - Remote Access Vehicle
 *RTV # - Rugged Terrain Vehicle
+*UTV # - Utility Terrain Vehicle
 *Boat # - Swift-water rescue boat
-=== Rescue Designations ===
+==== EMS Designations ====
-All ambulances mark up using a "Medic" or "Rescue" preface followed by a three digit number scheme. "Medic" meaning an Advanced Life Support crew is on board. "Rescue" meaning a Basic Life Support crew is on board. If the ambulance only has a driver on board, the ambulance marks up using its three digit number and advises it's understaffed.
+*Rescue # - Volunteer rescue squad
-EMS response vehicles (Car #) do not use a preface (whether or not they have an ALS or BLS crew) when marking up. However, if an ALS provider is on board then the unit should advise that it's "medic status".
+*Fire Medic # - An Advanced Life Support (ALS) staffed ambulance that is cross-trained in firefighting
-==== Examples ====
+*Medic # - An ALS staffed ambulance
-*Medic 152 - An ALS ambulance based out of Rescue 1 (Blue Ridge)
+*Fire Ambulance # - A Basic Life Support (BLS) staffed ambulance that is cross-trained in firefighting
-*Rescue 252 - A BLS ambulance based out of Rescue 2 (Troutville)
+*Ambulance # - A BLS staffed ambulance
-*353 "Understaffed" - A driver only ambulance based out of Rescue 3 (Buchanan)
-*450 - A BLS staffed response vehicle based out of Rescue 4 (Fincastle)
-*550 "Medic status" - An ALS response vehicle based out of Rescue 5 (Eagle Rock)
 === Personnel Designations ===
 ==== Volunteer ====
-Botetourt County Fire & EMS volunteers are issued a three digit number for radio usage and department accountability. Each agency is in charge of determining the qualifications for and issuing radio numbers to their personnel. The first number in the system is the same as the volunteer's home station number. The second number is used to distinguish if the volunteer is a part of the fire department or rescue squad. The third number does not have a specific meaning. Members of both Fire and Rescue agencies in the same district are not issued two individual numbers.
+Botetourt County Fire & EMS volunteers are issued a three digit number for radio use and department accountability. Each agency is in charge of determining the qualifications for and issuing radio numbers to their personnel. The first number is the same as the volunteer's home station number. The second number is used to distinguish if the volunteer is a part of the fire department or rescue squad. The third number does not have a specific meaning. Members of both Fire and Rescue agencies in the same district are not issued two individual numbers.
 *<nowiki>#00-#49</nowiki> - Volunteer Fire personnel
-*<nowiki>#50-#59</nowiki> - Reserved for Rescue apparatus
+*<nowiki>#50-#59</nowiki> - Formerly reserved for Rescue apparatus
 *<nowiki>#60-#99</nowiki> - Volunteer Rescue personnel
-Volunteer Fire and Rescue officers are assigned a radio designation that is specific to their rank to use instead of their three digit number, so a quick and simple distinction can be made.
+Volunteer Fire and Rescue officers are assigned a radio designation that is specific to their rank.
 *Chief # - Fire Chief
 *Assistant Chief # - Assistant Fire Chief
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 *Captain # - Fire Captain
 *Lieutenant # - Fire Lieutenant
-*EMS # - Rescue Captain
+*Fire # - On-call Fire Duty Officer
-*EMS #A - Rescue 1st Lieutenant
+*EMS # - Rescue Chief
-*EMS #B - Rescue 2nd Lieutenant
+*EMS #A - Rescue Captain
+*EMS #B - Rescue Lieutenant
 ==== Career ====
-Botetourt County Fire & EMS career personnel are issued radio designations very similar to the volunteers, but vary slightly.
+Botetourt County Fire & EMS career personnel are also issued radio designations that are specific to their rank/function.
 *County 1 - Chief of Department
-*Battalion 7 - Battalion Chief of Operations
+*County 2 - Deputy Chief of Department
-*Battalion 8 - Battalion Chief of Administration
+*County 11 - Captain of Operations (Shift Supervisor)
-*Training 7 - Captain of Training
+*County 12 - Lieutenant of EMS Operations (EMS Supervisor)
-*Fire 7 - Engine Officer
+*EM 1 - Emergency Manager
-*EMS 7 - EMS Supervisor
+*OMD 1 - Operational Medical Director
-*700-749 - Career personnel
+*Prevention # - Fire Investigator
-*750-759 - Reserved for EMS apparatus
+*Support # -
-*760-799 - Reserved for additional career personnel
+*Training # - Training Officer
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