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Franklin County Fire & Rescue Stations

Fire Departments

Department 1 - Rocky Mount VFD
Company 3 - Ferrum VFD
Company 4 - Glade Hill VFD
Company 5 - Callaway VFD
Company 6 - Snow Creek VFD
Company 7 - Boones Mill VFD
Company 8 - Fork Mountain VFD
Company 9 - Burnt Chimney VFD
Company 10 - Scruggs VFD
Company 11 - Smith Mountain Lake Marine VFC (Dispatched by Bedford County)
Company 12 - Hardy VFD (Dispatched by Bedford County)
Company 13 - Cool Branch VFD (Dual Dispatched by Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties)
Company 14 - Henry VFD
Company 15 - Westlake Fire Station

Rescue Squads

Squad 1 - Franklin County Department of Public Safety
Squad 2 - Franklin County VRS
Squad 3 - Ferrum VRS
Squad 4 - Glade Hill VRS
Squad 5 - Callaway VRS
Squad 6 - Snow Creek VRS
Squad 7 - Boones Mill VFD
Squad 8 - Fork Mountain VRS
Squad 9 - Red Valley VRS
Squad 10 - Scruggs VRS
Squad 11 - Scruggs Dive Team
Squad 13 - Cool Branch VRS (Dual Dispatched by Franklin & Pittsylvania County)
Squad 14 - Henry VFD (Non-Transport EMS only)
Squad 15 - Westlake Fire Station

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 Department Chief
Deputy Chief # - Fire Department Deputy Chief
Assistant Chief # - Fire Department Assistant 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 EMT-Advanced) Rescue Squad member designator and "16" is the Advanced Life Support (ALS) (EMT-Intermediate or EMT-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 Squad Captain (Equal in rank to Fire Chief in ICS scheme)
Lieutenant # - Rescue Squad Lieutenant

Career Staff

Franklin County Public Safety (Squad 1) employs approximately 50 full-time and 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
200 to 2199 - Career staff
Medic 1-2 (05:30 to 1800, Monday through Friday)
Medic 1-3 (24x7)
Medic 1-4 (24x7)
Medic 1-6 (05:30 to 1800, staffed up to three days a week)
Medic 1-7 (24x7)
Medic 1-8 (24x7)
Engine 15/Medic 15 (24x7)
Utility 1 - Utility truck
Logistics 1 - Logistics vehicle

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 ==Franklin County Fire & Rescue Radio Call Signs==
-===Fire Units===
+===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.
-===Rescue Units===
+*Engine - NFPA approved pumper
+*Pumper/Wagon - Non-NFPA approved pumper
-Type (Staffing) Designator - Station Designator - Redundant Equipment Differentiator
+*Ladder - Straight stick ladder truck
+*Tower - Tower ladder truck
-All trucks in the county 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.
+*Tanker - Water tender
+*Crash - Crash/rescue truck
-===Staff ID's===
+*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
-is an Basic Life Support (BLS) EMS member designator (EMT or EMT-Advanced)
+"3" is the Fire Department member designator.
-is a Fire 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 Department Chief
+*Deputy Chief # - Fire Department Deputy Chief
+*Assistant Chief # - Fire Department Assistant Chief
-is an Advanced Life Support (ALS) EMS member designator (EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic) followed by an agency & member specific designator.
+===EMS Apparatus===
+Type (Staffing) Designator - Station Designator - Redundant Equipment Differentiator
-*The 2 vs 16 BLS/ALS designator does NOT apply to the County career staff.
+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.
-*To keep from having 3 digit agency and member specific designators for Squad 10 and since the 16 prefix is not applied to Squad 1 (Career Staff), they were looped down to the "10" series numbers (See examples below for clarification).
+*Medic - Ambulance
+*Response - EMS response vehicle
-Some volunteer agencies reserve the first few slots for line officers where as others use command title designations.
+===Volunteer EMS Personnel===
+Fire/Rescue Designator - Agency Identifier - Member Number
--1-25 - Member from Squad 1 (could be BLS or ALS)
--2-0 - BLS Member from Volunteer Squad 2
--20 ... 16-29 - ALS Members from Squad 2
--30 ... 16-39 - ALS Members from Squad 3
-.
-.
-.
--90 ... 16-99 - ALS Members from Squad 9
--10 ... 16-19 - ALS Members from Squad 10
--3-38 - Firefighter from Company 3
-Chief 9 - Chief of Department for Company 9
+"2" is the Basic Life Support (BLS) (EMT or EMT-Advanced) Rescue Squad member designator and "16" is the Advanced Life Support (ALS) (EMT-Intermediate or EMT-Paramedic) Rescue Squad member designator .
-Captain 2 - Captain of Squad 2 (Equal in rank to Fire Chief in ICS scheme)
+*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 Squad Captain (Equal in rank to Fire Chief in ICS scheme)
+*Lieutenant # - Rescue Squad Lieutenant
 ===Career Staff===
 Franklin County Public Safety (Squad 1) employs approximately 50 full-time and 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 (Director)
+*PS 1 - Public Safety Director
-*PS 2 (Division Chief, Operations)
+*PS 2 - Division Chief, Operations
-*FM 1 (Fire Marshal)
+*PS 20+ - Chaplains
-*Captain 1 (24x7) (Field Supervisor)
+*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
+*200 to 2199 - Career staff
 *Medic 1-2 (05:30 to 1800, Monday through Friday)
 *Medic 1-3 (24x7)
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 *Medic 1-8 (24x7)
 *Engine 15/Medic 15 (24x7)
+*Utility 1 - Utility truck
+*Logistics 1 - Logistics vehicle
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