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Winter 2018 – Movin’ On Up!
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
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
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 Virginia...
Winter 2018 – Shift Change at Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Station 9
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”
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
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...
Rescue Lines – Fall 2017 – EMT Graduations
Congratulations to the following graduates of BLS Academies #20 and #21 who were recognized in ceremonies at the training center on July 24 and September 26, 2017. EMT Academy #20 Joseph Albert Eric Babcock, Jr. Juliette Beristain Brandon Bogan Whisper Breitenborn...
Rescue Lines – Fall 2017 – Moving On Up!
Congratulations! Between the dates of July 7 and September 28, 2017, the individuals below advanced to the following EMT Certification levels: Senior Hordeski, Brenda Wilks, Sr., Gary Life Cwynar, Rita EMT-P RSI Beatty, Elizabeth EMT – P Babcock, Alyssa Donat, Ian...
Rescue Lines – Summer 2017 – Rock the Squads Recap
On May 7, 2017, hundreds of EMS volunteers and their families gathered at Mount Trashmore for Rock the Squads!, a first-time event honoring their dedication to serving the City of Virginia Beach. Beach Bully catered lunch, and the volunteers gathered on the hill in...
Rescue Lines – Summer 2017 – An EMS Volunteer Says Farewell
Dear Brother and Sister Members, I started in this business in 1967 with a department outside Philadelphia. Big reason was, when the fire siren outside the high school went off, junior firemen could leave school. There was no EMS, but the fire department had a...