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The page is written to educate the citizens of Spotsylvania County on how Fire & EMS services work in the county.

EMS

Fire

Certification Levels:

CPR/AED
First Responder (FR)
EMT-B (Basic)
EMT-E (Enhanced)
EMT-CT (Cardic Technician)
EMT-I (Intermediate)
EMT-P (Paramedic)
For more information, contact the Office of Emergency Medical Services.

Blue Helmet (EMT-B and higher)
Red Helmet (CPR & 20 Hours Course)
Yellow Helmet (Firefighter 1 minimum & HAZMAT Awareness)
White Helmet (All Officers - SGT, LT, Captain, Asst. Chief, Chief)
For more information, contact Virginia Department of Fire Programs, or see the Certified Fire Training Progression Chart.

Types of Common Calls:

Types of Fire/Rescue Vehicles in the county:

Fire Calls EMS Calls

Fire (Vehicle, Structure)
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Smell of Smoke
Fire Alarm
Emergency Medical Services

Cardiac Arrest/CPR
Difficulty Breathing
Chest Pain
Seizures
Medical Alarm

Cardiac Arrest/CPR
Difficulty Breathing
Chest Pain
Seizures
Medical Alarm
OB Emergency/Child Delivery
Motor Vehicle Accident
Falls
Illness
Minor/Major Trauma
Weakness/Vomiting
Poisoning

Ambulance - Treatment of medical/trauma patients for transport to the hospital
Response Car/Utility Vehicle - Getting Advanced Life Service (ALS) providers on scene quickly
Wagon - Pumper for fire fighting; first apparatus purchased by the fire company
Engine - Pumper for fire fighting; second apparatus purchased by the fire company
Squad - Heavy vehicle rescue apparatus for extricating patients out of vehicles
Truck/Tower - Ladder apparatus for getting up high and search & rescue
Tanker - Large water tank for supplying water to a pumper when no fire hydrant exists
Brush - Small vehicle with 1" hose for putting out brush fires in wilderness
Attack - Small fire pumper apparatus with limited fire capability; mostly used for small incidents
Chief/Rescue Captain Vehicles

C-1: Chief 1
C-1A: Chief 1A
C-2: Chief 2
C-2A: Chief 2A
C-5: Chief 5
C-5-1: Chief 5-1
C-6-1: Chief 6-1
RC-1: Rescue Captain 1
RC-5: Rescue Chief 5
RL-1: Rescue Lieutenant 1
RL-2: Rescue Lieutenant 2
Unit 1: - Chief (Career)
Unit 2: - Assistant Chief (Career)
BC-1: Battalion Chief 1 (Career)
BC-4: Battalion Chief 4 (Career)
BC-6: Battalion Chief 6 (Career)
FM-1: Fire Marshall 1 (Career)
FM-2: Fire Marshall 2 (Career)
FM-3: Fire Marshall 3 (Career)
Apparatus 1 (Career)
Training 1 (Career)
Training 2 (Career)

AirCare 2 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Shannon Airport)
AirCare 1 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Inova Fairfax Hospital)
LifeEvac 1 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center)
LifeEvac 2 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Stafford Airport)
Pegasus - Transporting serious trauma patients (University of Virginia)
Med-Flight (Virginia State Police) - Transporting serious trauma patients & Search and Rescue

Fire Calls	EMS Calls
Types of Common Calls:		Types of Fire/Rescue Vehicles in the county:
Fire (Vehicle, Structure) Motor Vehicle Accidents Smell of Smoke Fire Alarm Emergency Medical Services Cardiac Arrest/CPR Difficulty Breathing Chest Pain Seizures Medical Alarm	Cardiac Arrest/CPR Difficulty Breathing Chest Pain Seizures Medical Alarm OB Emergency/Child Delivery Motor Vehicle Accident Falls Illness Minor/Major Trauma Weakness/Vomiting Poisoning	Ambulance - Treatment of medical/trauma patients for transport to the hospital Response Car/Utility Vehicle - Getting Advanced Life Service (ALS) providers on scene quickly Wagon - Pumper for fire fighting; first apparatus purchased by the fire company Engine - Pumper for fire fighting; second apparatus purchased by the fire company Squad - Heavy vehicle rescue apparatus for extricating patients out of vehicles Truck/Tower - Ladder apparatus for getting up high and search & rescue Tanker - Large water tank for supplying water to a pumper when no fire hydrant exists Brush - Small vehicle with 1" hose for putting out brush fires in wilderness Attack - Small fire pumper apparatus with limited fire capability; mostly used for small incidents Chief/Rescue Captain Vehicles C-1: Chief 1 C-1A: Chief 1A C-2: Chief 2 C-2A: Chief 2A C-5: Chief 5 C-5-1: Chief 5-1 C-6-1: Chief 6-1 RC-1: Rescue Captain 1 RC-5: Rescue Chief 5 RL-1: Rescue Lieutenant 1 RL-2: Rescue Lieutenant 2 Unit 1: - Chief (Career) Unit 2: - Assistant Chief (Career) BC-1: Battalion Chief 1 (Career) BC-4: Battalion Chief 4 (Career) BC-6: Battalion Chief 6 (Career) FM-1: Fire Marshall 1 (Career) FM-2: Fire Marshall 2 (Career) FM-3: Fire Marshall 3 (Career) Apparatus 1 (Career) Training 1 (Career) Training 2 (Career) AirCare 2 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Shannon Airport) AirCare 1 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Inova Fairfax Hospital) LifeEvac 1 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center) LifeEvac 2 - Transporting serious trauma patients (Stafford Airport) Pegasus - Transporting serious trauma patients (University of Virginia) Med-Flight (Virginia State Police) - Transporting serious trauma patients & Search and Rescue