Fire-EMS
The Montgomery County Department of Fire-EMS provides various types of emergency services to the County’s citizens and visitors. This includes provisions for emergency medical response, specialty rescue, emergency management, and hazardous material
responses for the Town of Blacksburg, Town of Christiansburg, and rural Montgomery County.
The Fire-EMS Department has more than 40 EMS career staff supporting the valued and necessary hundreds of fire and EMS volunteers.
The department also assists Montgomery County’s 10 fire departments and EMS agencies. Currently, 3 departments utilize a combination of career and volunteer personnel:
Fire Departments
| Blacksburg Fire Department | 540-961-1175 | 407 Hubbard St., Blacksburg, VA |
| Christiansburg Fire Department | 540-382-4388 | 100 E. Main St., Christiansburg, VA |
Rescue Squad
| Christiansburg Rescue Squad | 540-382-9518 | 100 E. Main St., Christiansburg, VA |
The remaining departments are entirely volunteer:
Fire Departments
| Elliston Volunteer Fire Department | 540-268-1055 | 5001 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA
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| Long-Shop McCoy Volunteer Fire Department | 540-639-0836 | 5770 McCoy Rd., Blacksburg, VA |
| Riner Volunteer Fire Department | 540-382-6865 | 4171 Riner Rd., Riner, VA |
Rescue Squads
| Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad | 540-443-1630 | 1300 Progress St. NW, Blacksburg, VA |
| Long-Shop McCoy Volunteer Rescue Squad | 540-639-0836 | 5770 McCoy Rd., Blacksburg, VA |
| Riner Volunteer Rescue Squad | 540-381-6043 | 1610 Auburn School Dr., Riner, VA |
| Virginia Tech Rescue Squad | 540-231-6254 | Military Building, Barger St. (0245), Blacksburg, VA
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In addition to responding to calls, volunteers must complete training, and attend drills and meetings.
Basic fire training requires a minimum of 107 hours, plus any additional training required to master fire equipment and drive vehicles. Basic
rescuer training requires 142 hours, plus any additional hours required by the fire department.
Privacy Practices
Montgomery County Fire-EMS is required by law to maintain the privacy of certain confidential healthcare information, known as Protected Health Information (PHI). The Department will provide copies of patient’s records to the patient or their representative
as allowed by law. Any person requesting a copy of records containing PHI will need to fill out our Authorization to Release Confidential Health Records Form and provide a government issued photo ID. If the requestor is not the patient, they will
also need to provide proof of their relationship to the patient before records will be released. Records can be requested in person at the County Government Center or by emailing records@mcfems.org.