Welcome to Ferrum
Home of Franklin County's Finest Fire and Rescue Stations.
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Ferrum is a small rural community of about 5000 people located in Franklin County, Virginia. Our service area is aproximatly 25 square miles and includes an elementary school, a small private college, a rail line, several small industries, and a new industrial park which is curently under development.

As with all the other Squads / Departments in the county, some of our personel are actually members of both the Fire Department and the Rescue Squad. Both Squad and Department are supported by Auxilary orginisations who take care of all support work such as grounds and housekeeping at the stations, fund raising, recruitment, and food service / support at major incidents. Although they never seem to get the recognition they deserve, we would be hard pressed to function without our Auxilaries.
Ferrum Rescue Squad is staffed by 20-25 members. 15 are asigned to regular duty teams and the remainder are "floaters" filling in for Day Time Calls and as manpower is needed. Our membership includes 1 EMT - Paramedic, 1 EMT - Cardiac, and 10 EMT - Basic's. The remainder of the membership is made up of Drivers and American Red Cross - Emergency Response First Aiders.
Click Here to see the most recent group shot 		Ferrum Fire Department is comprised of approximatly 30-45 members, including Junior Memebers (any member under 21). Training and certification levels of our members include Fire Fighter Level 1 & 2, Hazardous Material Awareness, Hazardous Materials Operations, and Vehicle Extrication. Recently we were fortunate enough to have added a Satalite station to our opperation - the Henry Fire Department. Pictures of their apparatus and a profile on their membership will be forth-coming.

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m3_side.jpg Med 3
2002 Wheeled Coach - Ford F-350 4WD
More shots of Med 3
m3_front.jpg m3_rear.jpg m3_slant.jpg
med3b.jpg Med 3B
1996 National - Cheverlet 3500 4WD
Crash 3
1997 National - Ford F-Super Duty 4WD
Retired Units
rescue3.jpg Rescue 3
1989 SWAB- Cheverlet 2500 2WD
Currently being donated to
Bamber Lakes Volunteer Fire Dept.
old_med3.jpg Old Med 3
1981 SWAB - Ford F350 2WD
Retired in September 2001
Sold by Sealed Bid
Ferrum Fire Department - Company 3
Engine 3
1994 KME - International / Navistar 4900
1000 GPM Pump
1000 Gallon Tank
tanker3.jpg Tanker 3
2000 KME - International / Navistar 4900
1250 GPM Pump
1500 Gallon Tank
pumper3.jpg Pumper 3
1984 FMC - Cheverlet
1000 GPM Pump
1000 Gallon Tank
Brush 3
Custom Skid - Ford
300 GPM Pump
300 Gallon Tank
Retired Units
tanker3a.jpg Old Tanker 3
1971 OREN - GMC
300 GPM PTO Pump
1000 Gallon Tank
Now in service with our outpost station.
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