August 19, 2010 Open Air Ban Lifted Due to recent rainstorms, the previously mentioned ban on open air burning has been lifted.
Please remember to call Botetourt County Sheriff's Office at 540-473-8631 to report your controlled burn, campfire, etc. This will ensure that the fire department is not sent to your house when citizens pass through your area and report smoke through the County's 911 system.
As always, be safe when dealing with any campfire or controlled burn. Please call the Troutville Fire Dept. at 540-966-8661 or refer to the following website if you have any questions.
http://www.smokeybear.com/be-smart-outdoors.asp
July 7, 2010 Ban on Open Air Burning Now in Effect Botetourt County Officials have expanded a ban on open air burning, effective immediately. A lack of rainfall and high temperatures have resulted in extremely dry conditions and an increased danger of wildfires.
All open air burning, including campfires, is banned until further notice.
Once significant rainfall has reduced the threat of wildfire, the expanded ban will be lifted and public notification will be made.
June 10, 2010 Botetourt County June Fire Training Jack Cassell from Roanoke Gas has been invited to present on Natural Gas Emergencies. The training will be held on Wednesday, June 16, 7PM at Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department.
June 5, 2010 Live Dispatch Earlier this week we announced Live Dispatch was back online by going to RadioReference.com and browsing all the live feeds from clicking on Live Audio in the top menu. Now, by selecting Live Dispatch in our Navigation menu (to your left) the live audio stream for Botetourt County Fire and Rescue will automatically start. If your browser does not support Java then a link is proved on the Live Dispatch page that opens the Botetourt County Fire and Rescue live feed where you can choose an alternate audio player.
Live Dispatch is a great way to keep in touch with the community. If you have ever been curious why the fire whistle is going off go to Live Dispatch and listen to the action in real time. RadioReference.com also keeps an archive of radio traffic, so if you miss a call you can go back in the archives and listen.
June 1, 2010 Live Dispatch Troutville Volunteer Fire Department is pleased to announce that you can now tune into our dispatch online. Live dispatch is a public service provided by Troutville Volunteer Fire Department and Radio Reference.
This feed monitors Botetourt County dispatch repeated fire and rescue frequencies for channels 1 (dispatch), 3 (Tactical 3) and 5 (Tactical 5).
To start go to http://www.radioreference.com and browse all live feeds by clicking on Live Audio in the top menu. Follow the direct link http://www.radioreference.com/apps/audio/?feedId=5012 for Botetourt Fire and Rescue live audio feed were you can choose an audio player and listen.
Our call sign is Company 2. We hope you find this service interesting and informative. |
