Emergency Services

Town of Durbin Police Department

The Town of Durbin does not have a Town police department. The Pocahontas County Sheriff’s office and the West Virginia State Police are empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in the Town of Durbin.

Town of Durbin Fire Department

The fire department that is empowered to provide fire protection and first response services for the Town of Durbin is the Bartow-Frank-Durbin Fire Department. The Bartow-Frank-Durbin Fire Department also employs the services of other county VFDs to oversee the fire protection district that encompasses the Town of Durbin.

Town of Durbin Emergency Services

Marlinton Rescue Squad is a branch of emergency services dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency. The goal of the Marlinton Rescue Squad as it relates to Emergency Medical Services is to either provide treatment to those in need of urgent medical care, with the goal of satisfactorily treating the malady, or arranging for timely removal of the patient to the next point of definitive care.