Radford City Fire & Rescue

The City of Radford Fire and Rescue Department is a combination (paid and volunteer) department that serves the City of Radford, Virginia and Radford University in addition to mutual aid with surrounding areas of Pulaski and Montgomery counties.

We hope the this site will offer helpful and useful information about fire safety.

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Our Mission:

Our goal is to provide the highest levels of fire protection and life safety for the citizens and visitors of the City of Radford and the surrounding communities.

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Department Profile:

Radford Fire and Rescue Department currently consist of 11 career and 20 volunteer firefighters.

The City of Radford Fire and Rescue offers the following services to its community:

Fire Suppression Vehicle Extrication
Haz-Mat Water Rescue and Recovery
EMS Assistance Fire Safety Education
Smoke Detector Installations  Project Lifesaver
   

Radford Fire and Rescue Department strives to offer the highest levels of customer satisfaction.

Radford Fire and Rescue Department is currently members of the following organizations:

Virginia State Firefighters Association Southwest Virginia Firefighters Association
International Association of Fire Chiefs  
   
   

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Contact Information:

In the event of a emergency you need to call
911.

The normal hours for the administration offices are 8:00 am till 4:00 pm. Since we are a combination department  the City of Radford Fire and Rescue Department is manned 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This allows us to have the first response unit in service in under a minute. Additionally, our on-the-scene time is consistently under 6 minutes.

Fire Chief – Robert Lee Simpkins
1500 Wadsworth Street
Radford, Virginia 24141
(540) 731-3617

 FAX (540) 731-3698

 Email:
lsimpkins@radford.va.us