Editing Covington, Virginia (section)

== Infrastructure ==
=== Transportation ===
The area is serviced by Interstate 64 (east-west) and Route 220 (north-south) offering rail, truck and interstate access to the area. Rail passenger service is provided at the Amtrak station in [[Clifton Forge, Virginia|Clifton Forge, VA]] 12 miles away.

===Fire protection===
Fire protection is provided by the Covington Fire Department, which was chartered on March 4, 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fire.covington.va.us/|title=Index of /|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519152629/http://www.fire.covington.va.us/|archive-date=19 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Covington Rescue Squad provides emergency medical services to the city of Covington. Both the fire department and rescue squad are volunteer organizations. The rescue squad was organized in 1933 and is the third oldest volunteer rescue squad in Virginia.