Department of EMS, City of Virginia Beach

Department of EMS, City of Virginia Beach The Department of EMS, City of Virginia Beach (VBEMS) is the primary pre-hospital emergency ambulance transport agency servicing 433,746 people plus tourists in an area of 310 square miles (800 km2),258.7 square miles (670 km²) land, 51.3 square miles (133 km2) water with 58 paid staff and approximately 700 volunteer staff (of those approximately 180 are Advanced Life Support providers) from 10 rescue stations strategically located within the jurisdiction of Virginia Beach, VA. In 2009, the department responded to over 39,000 calls for service.

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Administrative Division

Administrative Division is organized into four major programs which provides for leadership, direction and support through the provision of manpower; the promulgation of policies; the management of financial affairs; the performance of liaison activities with related agencies; the processing of public inquiries; the provision of logistics support; the gathering and analysis of data; the performing of research; and the development of programs.

Administrative Division Chief Major Functions:

Training Division

Training Division is organized into three major programs which implement training policies by planning, developing, organizing, and conduction various technical and non-technical programs of study for rescue members, public safety officers (i.e. firefighters, police officers and communications officer) hospital personnel and the general public.

Training Division Chief Major Programs and Objectives:

Regulation and Enforcement Division

Regulation and Enforcement Division is organized into six major programs to ensure the safety of city employees and pre-hospital care providers.

Regulation and Enforcement Division Chief Major Programs and Objectives:

Lifeguard Services Division

The Lifeguard Services Division is organized to provide a safe environment for thousants of people who utilize city are beaches. Virginia Beach Lifeguard Services is associated with the United States Lifeguard Association Certified Open Water Rescue Agency and performs the functions of beach safety, through comprehensive training and coordinated rescue operation by providing lifeguard services to Sandbridge and Little Island Park beaches. Cooperatively working with the Virginia Beach Marine Rescue Team utilizing all terrain vehicles, 4-wheel drive vehicles, personal watercrafts with rescue sleds, rapid response boats, advanced life support unites staffed by medic/lifeguard teams, and enhanced with AirMed (medevac helicopter) and a variety of specialized ocean rescue equipment.[4]

Operations Division

The Operations Division contains the major components of the department which include EMS Rescue Stations, Special Operations and supplemental first responder services provided by the Virginia Beach Fire and Police departments.

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