Albemarle County Fire Rescue

Albemarle County is 726 square miles located in Central Virginia with a population of 104,000 residents. Our county surrounds the City of Charlottesville and the University of Virginia and includes a wide variety of protection demands from residential to industrial. We have the Home of Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, high security government facilities, two colleges and some of the most beautiful scenic views.

The fire and rescue system consist of 6 fire stations, 4 rescue stations, and 4 combination stations with 500 volunteers and 110 career staff. We answer around 14,000 calls for service each year