Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department (Botetourt County, Virginia)

== Department Profile ==
The Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department is a volunteer fire department located in an unincorporated area of Botetourt County, Virginia known as Blue Ridge. The department was chartered in 1959 and operates out of one station that is shared with career EMS staff employed by Botetourt County Fire & EMS. The department previously shared the station with the now defunct Blue Ridge Volunteer Rescue Squad, which operated from 1981 to 2020. The department serves approximately 6,500 residents over 21 square miles and provides mutual aid to other parts of Botetourt County, as well as, Bedford and Roanoke Counties. Three major roadways--US Route 221, US Route 460, and the Blue Ridge Parkway--travel through the Blue Ridge area. The department is staffed solely by volunteers and holds an ISO Class 6/6Y rating.
== Apparatus Roster==
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
=== Botetourt County Fire Station 1 - 1354 Blue Ridge Springs Road===
:Engine 1 - 2019 E-One Cyclone (1500/750/30F)
:Wagon 1 - 2005 E-One Typhoon (1500/1760/40F)
:Squad 1 - 1996 Freightliner FL 80 / LSI walk-around (Ex-Remington Fire Department (Virginia))
:Brush 1 - 2006 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 / CET (250/225/10F)
:Utility 1 - 2011 Ford F-350 4x4
:ATV 1 - 2017 Polaris Ranger 4x4 (100PSI/50)
:County 11 - 2024 Chevrolet 2500 / Fast Lane (County owned)
==Retired Apparatus==
:2007 Chevrolet Tahoe 4x4 / Vest Sales EMS response vehicle (Ex-Car 150, ex-Car 1) (Reassigned to Botetourt County Fire & EMS)
:2006 Ford F-450 4x4 / MedTec Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic 153) (Ex-Troutville Rescue Squad Medic 252)
:2006 Ford F-450 4x4 / MedTec Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic 153) (Ex-Botetourt County Emergency Services Medic 754) (Re-assigned as Botetourt County Fire & EMS ISU)
:2005 Chevrolet C4500 / MedTec ambulance (Ex-Medic 152, ex-Medic 1) (Re-assigned to Botetourt County Fire & EMS as a reserve ambulance)
: 2004 Polaris Ranger 4x4 UTV (100PSI/50) (Ex-ATV 1)
:1998 International 4700 / 3D air cascade unit (Ex-Air 1) (Sold to Roanoke Fire-EMS (Virginia))
:1998 Ford E-450 / Osage Type III ambulance (Ex-Medic 154) (Repurposed as a mobile patient simulation lab) (Donated to Carilion Clinic)
:1998 Ford Crown Victoria (Ex-Car 1)
: 1996 E-One Sentry pumper (1250/1000/30F) (Ex-Engine 1) (Reassigned to Botetourt County Fire & EMS)
:1995 Chevrolet Silverado / E-One Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic 151) (Donated to Paint Bank Volunteer Fire and Rescue)
:1995 Ford Crown Victoria EMS response vehicle (Ex-Car 155)
:1994 Ford F-Super Duty 4x4 walk-around rescue (Ex-Squad 1) (Ex-Glen Wilton Volunteer Fire & Rescue Support 6)
: 1991 GMC 3500 / McCoy Miller Type I ambulance (Ex-Medic 153)
:1989 Chevrolet Caprice EMS response vehicle (Ex-Car 150)
:1986 GMC / Grumman FireCat pumper (1000/750) (Ex-Pumper 1) (Donated to West Hancock Fire Rescue)
:1986 Chevrolet Caprice (Ex-Car 1)
:1981 GMC tanker (300/1200) (Ex-Tanker 1)
:1966 GMC 4000 / Oren pumper (750/500) (SN#2202) (Sold to Linden Volunteer Fire Department (Virginia))
:1965 Ford F-250 brush (250/225) (Ex-Brush 1)
:1955 Studebaker tanker
:1938 Chevrolet / Oren pumper (500/200) (Sold to Roanoke Firefighters Association IAFF Local #1132)
==External Links==
:Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department
:Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page
==Station Map==
Category:Botetourt County
Category:Virginia departments operating CET apparatus
Category:Virginia departments operating E-One apparatus
Category:Former operators of 3D apparatus
Category:Former operators of Grumman apparatus
Category:Former operators of Oren apparatus