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Winter 2018 – Movin’ On Up!

Winter 2018 – Movin’ On Up!

by Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation | Feb 14, 2018 | Rescue Lines

Congratulations! Between September 28, 2017 and February 8, 2018, the individuals below advanced to the following EMT certification levels: Tenured ALS Braithwaite, Robert Senior Achesinski, April Carey, John Leach, James Life Glaser, Jonathan Smith, Leslie Smith,...
Winter 2018 – Meet Gina Benefiel, New Executive Director

Winter 2018 – Meet Gina Benefiel, New Executive Director

by Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation | Feb 14, 2018 | Rescue Lines

Tell us about your nonprofit background. I started in nonprofit development work right out of college at WHRO, first as a volunteer, then in a paid role. Early on, I was in awe of how nonprofits worked from behind-the-scenes, and the satisfaction of the work itself is...
Winter 2018 – Rock the Squads! Returns May 20

Winter 2018 – Rock the Squads! Returns May 20

by Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation | Feb 14, 2018 | Rescue Lines

You could feel the pride and appreciation all over Virginia Beach’s highest peak and most popular park last spring. Rock the Squads achieved the goal of the principal sponsors – the City of Virginia Beach and its Department of EMS, Sentara Healthcare and the...
Winter 2018 – Shift Change at Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Station 9

Winter 2018 – Shift Change at Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Station 9

by Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation | Feb 14, 2018 | Rescue Lines

By Joel Rubin The best time to meet the most volunteer EMTs at any station is around 6:00 p.m., when the day shift checks out and the overnight one checks in. At Station 9 I met Katie East and Dan Russell, who both have run rescue for nearly six years and are partners...
Rescue Lines – Fall 2017 – “They’re My Heroes”

Rescue Lines – Fall 2017 – “They’re My Heroes”

by Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation | Oct 11, 2017 | Rescue Lines

St. Patrick’s Day is a day the Marshall family will never forget. Virginia Beach resident Phyllis Marshall, 74, was enjoying a typical Friday evening at home; she’d just finished watching a movie with her husband, Robert and son, Ritchie. “I went to the kitchen and...
Rescue Lines – Fall 2017 – EMS Volunteers Thank Sentara

Rescue Lines – Fall 2017 – EMS Volunteers Thank Sentara

by Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation | Oct 11, 2017 | Rescue Lines

There is a daily association between the volunteer rescue squads of Virginia Beach and the hospitals in the city operated by Sentara Healthcare. Ambulances run by the ten squads bring their sick or injured persons to Sentara Virginia Beach General and Sentara Princess...
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