About Us
Mission
The Virginia Beach Rescue Squad Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to supporting the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. and advocating for an independent and vital volunteer Virginia Beach rescue system, which provides free pre-hospital emergency care to citizens and visitors of Virginia Beach.
Values
- Support the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad in its delivery of quality rescue services
- Support the Virginia Beach volunteer rescue system where needed to ensure a quality citywide system of continuing volunteer rescue services
- Advocate for and support the continued delivery of free pre-hospital emergency care within the City of Virginia Beach
- Operate with fiscal integrity and professionalism
- Support the efforts of the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad and the rescue system to build safety awareness through continuing community education
- Foster both an individual and community awareness that self-help is the first critical step in effective pre-hospital emergency care
Facts & Figures
- The Virginia Beach volunteer rescue squads of today serve a population of more than 440,000 residents, plus 2.8 million tourists who visit the resort area annually.
- Citywide, the squads respond to almost 39,000 calls per year and have a 97% customer satisfaction rating.
- The 10 volunteer rescue squads combined operate 33 ambulances, three squad trucks, six boats, support & command vehicles, a state-of-the-art dive truck and locating equipment (side scan sonar) and have over 900 volunteers, augmented with 50 career paramedics and supervisors.
- Volunteers’ time on behalf of public health and safety is valued at over $22 million each year.
- The squads have equipment and infrastructure assets of more than $5 million, and they raise over $2.1 million each year in private contributions.
- The service still does not charge its patients for services.
