Botetourt County Special Operations Team

The Botetourt County Special Operations Team consists of specialized resources that are able to respond to emergencies that are out of the normal set of responses for a Fire and EMS department. This team specializes in high risk, low frequency events that include Swiftwater Rescue, Wilderness Search and Rescue, as well as high angle and technical rescue.  

The Swiftwater aspect of the team also holds a current Memorandum of Understanding with the Virginia Department of Emergency Management as a statewide deployable Swiftwater Rescue Resource.