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=Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department= | =Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department= | ||
[[File:RCFRDPatch.jpg|125px|thumb|right|Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Patch]] | [[File:RCFRDPatch.jpg|125px|thumb|right|Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Patch]] | ||
| − | 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 | + | 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== | ==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 | + | 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. | 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 - North County === |
| − | Station 1 is staffed full time | + | Station 1 is staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. |
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*Wagon 1 | *Wagon 1 | ||
| + | *Engine 311 (Type 3 wildland engine) | ||
*Ladder 1 | *Ladder 1 | ||
*Medic 1 | *Medic 1 | ||
| + | *Medic 15 | ||
*Utility 1 | *Utility 1 | ||
| − | === Vinton | + | === Company 2 - Vinton === |
| − | Company 2 | + | Company 2 is staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. |
| − | + | *Wagon 2 | |
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| − | *Wagon | ||
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*Brush 2 | *Brush 2 | ||
| + | *Medic 2 | ||
*Car 2 | *Car 2 | ||
*UTV 2 | *UTV 2 | ||
| − | + | === Rescue 2 - Vinton === | |
| + | Rescue 2 is staffed by Vinton volunteer EMS providers. | ||
*Medic 21 | *Medic 21 | ||
| − | *Medic 22 | + | *Medic 22 |
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*Medic 24 | *Medic 24 | ||
| − | * | + | *Rehab 2 (Rehab unit) |
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*Car 20 | *Car 20 | ||
| − | === Cave Spring | + | === Company 3 - Cave Spring === |
| − | Company | + | Company 3 is staffed by Cave Spring volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. |
| − | + | *Wagon 3 | |
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| − | *Wagon 3 | ||
*Engine 3 | *Engine 3 | ||
*Ladder 3 | *Ladder 3 | ||
*Tanker 3 | *Tanker 3 | ||
*Brush 3 | *Brush 3 | ||
| − | *Medic | + | *Medic 3 |
*Medic 332 | *Medic 332 | ||
*Utility 3 | *Utility 3 | ||
| − | *EMS 2 | + | *Car 3 |
| + | *EMS 2 | ||
| − | + | === Rescue 3 - Cave Spring === | |
| + | Rescue 3 is staffed by Cave Spring volunteer EMS providers. | ||
| + | *Squad 3 | ||
*Medic 32 | *Medic 32 | ||
*Medic 33 | *Medic 33 | ||
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*Car 30 | *Car 30 | ||
| − | === Station 4 - Catawba Fire & Rescue | + | === Station 4 - Catawba === |
| + | Station 4 is staffed by Catawba volunteer firefighters and part time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. | ||
*Wagon 4 | *Wagon 4 | ||
*Tanker 4 | *Tanker 4 | ||
*Brush 4 | *Brush 4 | ||
| − | *Medic 4 | + | *Medic 4 |
*Utility 4 | *Utility 4 | ||
*UTV 4 | *UTV 4 | ||
| − | === Station 5 - Hollins | + | === Station 5 - Hollins === |
| − | + | Station 5 is staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. | |
| + | *Wagon 5 | ||
*Engine 5 | *Engine 5 | ||
*Brush 5 | *Brush 5 | ||
| − | *Medic | + | *Medic 5 |
*Medic 52 | *Medic 52 | ||
*Utility 5 | *Utility 5 | ||
| − | *Battalion 1 ( | + | *Battalion 1 |
| − | * | + | *Investigation 1 (Fire investigation unit) |
| + | *Command Unit | ||
*Public Education/Fire Safety Trailer | *Public Education/Fire Safety Trailer | ||
| − | === Station 6 - Mount Pleasant Fire & Rescue | + | === Station 6 - Mount Pleasant === |
| + | Station 6 is staffed by Mount Pleasant volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. | ||
*Wagon 6 | *Wagon 6 | ||
*Tanker 6 | *Tanker 6 | ||
*Brush 6 | *Brush 6 | ||
| − | *Medic 6 | + | *Medic 6 |
*Utility 6 | *Utility 6 | ||
*UTV 6 | *UTV 6 | ||
| − | === Station 7 - Clearbrook | + | === Station 7 - Clearbrook === |
| − | Station 7 is staffed full time | + | Station 7 is staffed by full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. |
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*Wagon 7 | *Wagon 7 | ||
*Brush 7 | *Brush 7 | ||
| − | *HTR 7 | + | *HTR 7 (Heavy Technical Rescue unit) |
*Medic 7 | *Medic 7 | ||
*Utility 7 | *Utility 7 | ||
| − | === Station 8 - Bent Mountain Fire & Rescue | + | === Station 8 - Bent Mountain === |
| + | Station 8 is staffed by Bent Mountain volunteer firefighters and part time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. | ||
*Wagon 8 | *Wagon 8 | ||
*Tanker 8 | *Tanker 8 | ||
| + | *Squad 8 | ||
*Brush 8 | *Brush 8 | ||
| − | *Medic | + | *Medic 8 |
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*Utility 8 | *Utility 8 | ||
| + | *ATV 8 | ||
| − | === Station 9 - Fort Lewis | + | === 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 | *Engine 9 | ||
*Tower 9 | *Tower 9 | ||
*Tanker 9 | *Tanker 9 | ||
| + | *Squad 9 | ||
*Brush 9 | *Brush 9 | ||
| − | *Air 9 | + | *Air 9 (Mobile SCBA air bottle refill truck) |
| − | + | *Medic 9 | |
| − | *Medic | + | *Medic 91 |
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*Utility 9 | *Utility 9 | ||
*UTV 9 | *UTV 9 | ||
| − | === Station 10 - Masons Cove | + | === 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 | *Engine 10 | ||
| + | *Tanker 10 | ||
*Attack 10 | *Attack 10 | ||
| − | *Medic | + | *Medic 10 |
*Medic 102 | *Medic 102 | ||
*Utility 10 | *Utility 10 | ||
*UTV 10 | *UTV 10 | ||
| − | === Station 11 - Back Creek Fire & Rescue | + | === Station 11 - Back Creek === |
| + | Station 11 is staffed by Back Creek volunteer firefighters and full time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue firefighters. | ||
*Wagon 11 | *Wagon 11 | ||
| − | *Engine 11 | + | *Engine 11 |
*Attack 11 | *Attack 11 | ||
*Brush 11 | *Brush 11 | ||
| − | *Medic 11 | + | *Medic 11 |
*Utility 11 | *Utility 11 | ||
| + | *Foam trailer | ||
| − | === Read Mountain | + | === Botetourt Station 7 - Read Mountain === |
| − | The Read Mountain Fire & Rescue station was established as a joint facility between Roanoke County and [[Botetourt County (VA)|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 | + | The Read Mountain Fire & Rescue station was established as a joint facility between Roanoke County and [[Botetourt County (VA)|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 part time | + | *Medic 12 (Staffed by part time Roanoke County Fire & Rescue EMS providers) |
==Unit Designations== | ==Unit Designations== | ||
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''Replace "#" with the station number.'' | ''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 | ||
| − | * Chief 1 - | + | ==Personnel Designations== |
| − | * Deputy Chief # - Deputy | + | * 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 1 - Battalion Chief (Shift) | ||
| + | * Battalion # - Battalion Chief | ||
* EMS 1 - EMS Battalion Chief | * EMS 1 - EMS Battalion Chief | ||
* EMS 2 - EMS Captain (Shift) | * EMS 2 - EMS Captain (Shift) | ||
* Training 1 - Training Battalion Chief | * Training 1 - Training Battalion Chief | ||
| − | * FM # - Fire | + | * FM # - Fire Marshal |
* Chaplain 1 - Chaplain | * Chaplain 1 - Chaplain | ||
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| − | ==Call Types== | + | ==Incident Call Types== |
*Fire Call - Emergency fire call (Ex. Structure fire, fire alarm, vehicle fire, brush fire, vehicle accident, gas leak etc.) | *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.) | *Fire Service Call - Non-emergency fire call (Ex. Water leak, lifting assistance, vehicle break downs etc.) | ||
*Medical (ALS) - Emergency Advanced Life Support call | *Medical (ALS) - Emergency Advanced Life Support call | ||
*Medical (BLS) - Emergency Basic Life Support call | *Medical (BLS) - Emergency Basic Life Support call | ||
| − | *Medical Service Call - Non-emergency medical call ( | + | *Medical Service Call - Non-emergency medical call (i.e. lifting assistance, etc.) |
| − | *ALS-Critical - Emergency Advanced Life Support + Critical Patient call ( | + | *ALS-Critical - Emergency Advanced Life Support + Critical Patient call (i.e. cardiac arrest, etc.) |
==Related Links== | ==Related Links== | ||
Revision as of 17:33, 7 June 2023
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Welcome to the Roanoke collaboration article. This is where you, the user, may index any articles you develop for scanning related topics for your area.
Contents
- 1 Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department
- 1.1 Stations and Apparatus
- 1.1.1 Station 1 - North County
- 1.1.2 Company 2 - Vinton
- 1.1.3 Rescue 2 - Vinton
- 1.1.4 Company 3 - Cave Spring
- 1.1.5 Rescue 3 - Cave Spring
- 1.1.6 Station 4 - Catawba
- 1.1.7 Station 5 - Hollins
- 1.1.8 Station 6 - Mount Pleasant
- 1.1.9 Station 7 - Clearbrook
- 1.1.10 Station 8 - Bent Mountain
- 1.1.11 Station 9 - Fort Lewis
- 1.1.12 Station 10 - Masons Cove
- 1.1.13 Station 11 - Back Creek
- 1.1.14 Botetourt Station 7 - Read Mountain
- 1.2 Unit Designations
- 1.3 Personnel Designations
- 1.4 Incident Call Types
- 1.5 Related Links
- 1.1 Stations and Apparatus
Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Department
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 1
- 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 3
- 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
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.)
Related Links
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