VA Paramedic Engine Co.'s

[FFEMT545]

I'm looking for any large VA departments that run paramedic/ALS engine companies.

Does Arlington County Fire-Rescue have any ALS engine companies?

[Kobersteen]

Fairfax County does.

[tkampenhout]

Well I don't know if this is exactly what you're looking for but Dinwiddie kind of does. We have two companies that have ALS Ambulances however the rest of the company is a volunteer fire department. So usually its pretty much a job as a medic and then volunteer as a firefighter.

[scote3232]

Originally posted by FFEMT545
I'm looking for any large VA departments that run paramedic/ALS engine companies.

Does Arlington County Fire-Rescue have any ALS engine companies?

Henrico County (suburb of Richmond)does....they are looking for ALS big time and are paying well for them...Second largest fire service in the state behind Fairfax...Full fire service agency Nationally Accredited in 1998. Check them out.

http://www.co.henrico.va.us/fire/

[FireChaplain186]

Arlington County does have one full time paramedic engine -- Company 3 (Engine 103) , Cherrydaly, is always a paramedic engine. The other engine companies in the county can be, from time to time, if one of the FFs on board happens to be a medic and the officer logs them into the system as such, but it's not normally a scheduled or regular thing.

Sorry for the late reply -- I don't get to check these forums that often anymore.

Tony

[code500]

Pretty much all the fire departments in the Hampton Roads area run ALS engines. Most of these departments are 400+ in personnell. Hope this helps