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                  Blue Ridge Fire Department
                  Welcome to The Blue Ridge Fire Department

                  All_Apparatus_Station_PhotoWELCOME!
                  The Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department, Botetourt County Virginia, welcomes you to our website.  We serve the community of Blue Ridge, Virginia in southeastern Botetourt County nestled amongst the Blue Ridge Mountains and just northeast of the City of Roanoke, Virginia.

                  VOLUNTEER!
                  The Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department is always looking for new members interested in serving their community in a special way.  If you are interested in joining our department or if you just THINK you might be interested please contact us.  There also is an online application on the “MEMBERSHIP” tab.

                  DONATE!
                  The Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department relies on the donations of the community to operate.  We now offer an ONLINE DONATION option to allow you to make a secure donation through Pay Pal.  Check it out here.  Your donations are important to the continued success of your local fire department.

                   NEWS!

                  July 13, 2010- Burn Ban Lifted

                  July 7, 2010- A county-wide burn ban is in effect unitl further notice. No open air burning is allowed.

                  April 2010 - The BRVFD Support Team is having a Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, May 8th from 7 am to 10 am.  The cost for breakfast will be $5.00.  Come and bring your Mom to breakfast and support our Support Team in this fund raiser!  More activities and fundraisers are being planned.  Watch this space for announcements.

                  February 2010 - Botetourt County Emergency Services has announced the 2010 Fire Academy dates.  A Firefighter I class will begin March 24 meeting on Monday and Wednesday nights and some weekends for the practical classes.  The classes will meet at the Read Mountain Fire & Rescue Station. This is a good class for those needing this training.  We would also like to encourage all new members or interested persons to consider taking this class.  For more information or to register please contact Botetourt County Emergency Services at 473-8329 or any Blue Ridge Fire Department officer.

                  January 2010 - The BRVFD is in the process of revamping our auxiliary membership into a Support Team.  The support team would assist the BRVFD with things such as fund raisers, administrative functions, maintenance, and firefighter rehab operations at fire scenes.  Anyone interested in the Support Team is encouraged to contact us by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it @blueridgefiredept.com or to fill out a membership application available on this website and write "Support Team" on it and bring it by the station or mail it in.  Now is a good time to become involved with the Support Team as you can have input into the reorganization of the group.

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                  November 2009 – Annual Santa Run schedule to be announced soon.  The Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department is again honored with the privilege of escorting Santa Claus through our neighborhoods on the top of one of our fire trucks.  Look for the schedule soon in your child’s school announcements.

                  September 2009 - The Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire Department received a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant to install a generator and a diesel exhaust removal system in the station.  This will allow us to keep the station free of carcinogen diesel fumes and to have power in the station during power outages and disasters.  The station can then better function as an emergency shelter for the community.  We also received funding to purchase two AED’s to be installed on our trucks as well as funding for each member to get annual medical exams and communicable inoculations.

                  June 2009 – The BRVFD proudly put its new (refurbished) squad truck in service.  Squad 1 is a light duty rescue truck used to carry the tools needed for vehicle extrications and other complicated rescues.  This truck is a 1994 Ford 4WD chassis with a rescue body and was purchased used from the Glen Wilton Volunteer Fire Department.  Members of BRVFD did all of the refurbishing work and installed all of the equipment in the compartments.  This truck now allows us to remove the rescue equipment from Engine 1 to make more room for firefighting equipment and also allows us to carry more and specialized equipment to the scene of an accident.