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The Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad is a 100% volunteer EMS organization which provides pre-hospital emergency care to sick or injured citizens of the Town of Blacksburg and surrounding Montgomery County.

The Blacksburg Fire Department is an all volunteer agency serving Virginia Tech, Blacksburg and the surrounding areas of Montgomery County. The department consists of two stations, with a third currently in planning and construction. Department apparatus includes 5 engines, a tanker, 3 brush trucks, an 100' aerial platform, an air & lighting truck, a mini-pumper, a high angle rescue & hazmat trailer, a six wheel ATV and several other support and officer vehicles. Despite it's volunteer nature, the department has multiple 24/7 on call duty officers and nightly duty crews, consistently meeting or exceeding a 4 minute response time to most incidents within the town limits.

Town of Blacksburg Planning & Engineering department provides engineering information for town infrastructure, gis information, and town planning documents.