Botetourt County Emergency Services

Botetourt County, Virginia's fire and rescue entity is known as Botetourt County Emergency Services (abbreviated BCES). BCES is a fire and rescue department supplemented by volunteers and career staff. The department provides fire suppression, emergency medical services, technical rescue, hazardous materials, water rescue, life safety education, and fire prevention. Emergency medical services include advanced life support and basic life support responses by ALS capable ambulances and response vehicles.

Stations
Rescue 7 is Botetourt County's 24/7 career EMS. They are currently located in Troutville and Fincastle, but respond to calls countywide. Station 12 (Read Mountain) is co-owned by Roanoke County and Botetourt County. It is located in Botetourt County, but receives its apparatus and number by Roanoke County. Read Mountain is dispatched to calls by both jurisdictions.