Our Mission
To deliver the most appropriate and timely prehospital emergency medical care and rescue services to the citizens of the community
Our Vision
To promote the general welfare of the borough of Kempsville and the City of Virginia Beach by maintaining an institutional platform of the highest caliber for volunteer activism in the mitigation of emergencies, for leadership development, and for community self-sufficiency.
- 2010-02-01: If you are a healthcare provider who is assigned full-time to a hospital Emergency Department, you are now eligible for ALS Associate Membership (24 hour-per-month obligation) at KVRS (if you're an EMT-I or higher)!
- 2010-01-22: Squad 9 has been de-badged. As soon as we transfer its license plates to 923, we'll be listing Squad 9 for sale.
- 2010-01-20: KVRS responded to more than 22 calls per day (transporting more than 15 per day) in 2009, average.
- 2010-01-14: We've been awarded an RSAF grant for 50% of the cost of a replacement for our oldest ambulance (925).
- 2010-01-06: Our new fifth ambulance # 923 arrived today. From here it goes to the shop for installation of radios and the mobile data terminal.
- 2010-01-01: The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation has awarded us a grant of $15,000 to use for powered stretchers. We hope these stretchers will reduce the risk of crewmember injury as our patient population "grows".
- 2009-12-04: Our annual follow-up direct mail fund drive solicitation reached our community's mailboxes today. Please donate using the link at the bottom of the left sidebar of this page!