Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad
Cause Area
- Community
- Emergency & Safety
- Health & Medicine
Location
P.O. Box 62345Virginia Beach, VA 23466 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
To deliver the most appropriate and timely prehospital emergency medical care and rescue services to the citizens of the community.
Description
The Kempsville Volunteer Rescue Squad (KVRS) is a public charity (501(C)(3)) that maintains: (1) A large all-volunteer force of Emergency Medical Technicians (basic and advanced levels) and Paramedics; (2) A fleet of emergency response vehicles that includes mobile intensive care ambulances, quick-response intercept vehicles, a heavy-duty crash/rescue truck, and a multipurpose support truck. KVRS responds to 9-1-1 and other calls involving illnesses and injuries of all natures and magnitudes. We provide skilled, compassionate medical care, safe and rapid ambulance transportation, and quick and effective rescue services. We also provide support services at the scenes of extended and/or laborious police, fire, and rescue incidents. We are on call 24 hours per day, every day.