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

Department	Phone Number	Physical Address	Mailing Address
Blacksburg Fire Department	540-961-1175	407 Hubbard St., Blacksburg, VA	P.O. Box 159, Blacksburg, VA 24063
Christiansburg Fire Department	540-382-4388	110 Depot St., Christiansburg, VA	110 Depot St., Christiansburg, VA 24073

Rescue Squad

Department	Phone Number	Physical Address	Mailing Address
Christiansburg EMS	540-382-9518	190 Depot St., Christiansburg, VA	190 Depot St., Christiansburg, VA 24073

The remaining departments are entirely volunteer:

Fire Departments

Department	Phone Number	Physical Address	Mailing Address
Elliston Volunteer Fire Department	540-268-1055	5001 Enterprise Dr., Elliston, VA	P.O. Box 290, Elliston, VA 24087
Long-Shop McCoy Volunteer Fire Department	540-639-0836	5770 McCoy Rd., Blacksburg, VA	P.O. Box 489, McCoy, VA 24111
Riner Volunteer Fire Department	540-382-6865	3595 Riner Rd., Riner, VA	P.O. Box 11, Riner, VA 24149

Rescue Squads

Department	Phone Number	Physical Address	Mailing Address
Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad	540-443-1630	1300 Progress St. NW, Blacksburg, VA	1300 Progress St. NW, Blacksburg, VA 24060
Long-Shop McCoy Volunteer Rescue Squad	540-639-0836	5770 McCoy Rd., Blacksburg, VA	P.O. Box 489, McCoy, VA 24111
Riner Volunteer Rescue Squad	540-381-6043	4171 Riner Rd., Riner, VA	P.O. Box 858, Riner, VA 241449
Virginia Tech Rescue Squad	540-231-7138	Military Building, 357 Barger St., Blacksburg, VA	Military Building, 357 Barger St., Blacksburg, VA 24061

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.