Bedford County Fire and Rescue

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Bedford Fire Department to Host Tactical Thermal Imaging Training

Mon. Dec 2nd 2019

The Bedford Fire Department will be hosting a tactical thermal imaging training course. The course is being taught by Insight Fire Training and will be held on January 18-19, 2020. Please see the atta...

Community Input Needed for Regional Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan

Mon. Dec 2nd 2019

REGIONAL PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION PLAN – COMMUNITY INPUT NEEDEDHas your home, business, or community been impacted or damaged by a natural hazard? The Central Virginia Planning District Commissi...

BEDFORD COUNTY: RESIDENT AWARENESS

Tue. Oct 22nd 2019

It is important for residents to be aware of an increase in fire danger due to the current lack of rainfall and subsequent limited available moisture in much of our community. Please see the attached ...

Kidde Recalls Disposable Plastic Fire Extinguishers Due to Failure to Discharge

Thu. Feb 12th 2015

This recall involves 31 models of Kidde disposable fire extinguishers with Zytel black plastic valves. The recalled extinguishers are red, white, or silver and are either ABC or BC rated. The rating...

Who do you call when your power is out?

Mon. Jul 7th 2014

Reserve 9-1-1 for Emergency CALLS ONLY! Everytime there is a storm we have folks call 9-1-1 to report their power outage make sure to keep these numbers handy and refrain from calling 9-1-1 unless th...

SOG/SOPs

Click on the hyperlinks below to view specific SOGs

Fire/Rescue SOGs:

FR01 Organization and Adminstrative

FR02 Field Lieutenants/Captain's Role & Responsibility

FR03 Field Personnel Guidance

FR04 Chaplain Program

FR05 Fire Comapny Operations as EMS First Response Unit

FR06 Medical Evaluations for Staff

FR07-Awards Ceremony

FR08 Background Check

FR09 Field Personnel Training

FR10 Florescent Vest

FR11 Infection Control Plan

FR 12 Volunteer Application Process

FR13 Driving Emergency Fire & Rescue Vehicles

FR15 Identification Badges Assigned to Fire & EMS Members

FR16 Dispatch Procedure for Last Call

FR17 Hearing Conservation

FR18 After Action Review

FR19 Emergency Vehicle Operations and Apparatus Placement

FR20 Incident Accountability

FR21 Minimum Staffing and Response Requirement

FR22 Incident Command and Initial Operations

FR26 Notification of Senior Staff

FR27 Dispatch Procedure for BCoFR Emergency Signal Activation

FR28 Fire and Explosions Investigation

After Action Review Form

FRIT001 RIT Operations Guide

Fire Only SOGs:

F03 Instructor Pay

F04 Apparatus Specification & Purchase

F06 Recinded Control and Mitigation of Electrical Emergencies

F07 High Rise Operations

F08 Turnout Gear Requisition

F09 Procedure for Boater assist calls on Smith Mountain Lake

F10 Tanker Task Force

F11 Dispatch Procedures for Tanker Task Force

HM05 Dispatch Procedures for Hazardous Materials Incidents

HM06 Hazardous Materials Found On, Near, Or In the Waters of SML

JFM1 Junior Membership

Rescue Only SOGs:

R01 Emergency Medical Services Education

R02 Ambulance Purchase & Replacement

R04 Recertification

R05 Preceptor Program

R06 Preceptor Qualification Requirements

R07 Quality Assurance & Quality Management

R08 EMS Revenue Recovery

Emergency Notification

Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for our emergency alert program called ALERT BEDFORD. This system enables Bedford County to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods.

You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile or business phones, email address, text messages and more. You pick where, you pick how.

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