Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad

The building on Progress Street was designed to provide space for four vehicles, a meeting hall and a storage room.

In 1958, the town annexed a portion of the county, thus doubling the population and adding a considerable number of residences and business establishments.

In 1969 due to state regulations, most of the area funeral homes discontinued ambulance service, placing an extra burden on the rescue crew.

With no end in sight for the town’s growth, the squad will continue to adapt and implement the latest in life saving techniques and equipment.

A punk rock concert at a Blacksburg rental house where man died and others were injured after falling from a third-story window.

The first emergency responders on the scene reported at least two people with serious burns who were airlifted to Baptist Hospital at Wake Forest University in North Carolina[4] On a late winter afternoon in 2011, multiple fire, rescue and EMS units were dispatched to the edge of a rural farm for a patient trapped in the entrance of a cave.

Before the 12-hour rescue was successfully completed at 3:00 A.M., over 50 first responders and a medical evacuation helicopter team were involved in the slow procedure of freeing the patient in 14-degree temperature.

Our group responds to cave rescues that are typically extended operations that require an organized command structure, physical ability, specialized training, and equipment outside the scope of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls.

"[10] Rescue Task Force (RTF) - Additionally trained EMTs wearing body armor that make entry into the "Warm Zone" of an Active Shooter event to imitate triage and treatment.