Our Organization
Everyday...
...our 100% all-volunteer, non-profit organization responds to emergencies throughout the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia. We’re made of teachers, community members, small business owners, military members, parents, nurses, mechanics, shipyard workers and more who since 1942 have come together to provide high-quality, no-cost prehospital healthcare to the community.
We’re one of 10 independent, all-volunteer rescue squads that serve the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia under the umbrella of Virginia Beach Department of EMS.
Every year, collectively our volunteers:
- Donate approx. 40,000 hours of community service.
- Respond to approx. 2,000 emergency calls including medical emergencies, vehicle collisions, fires, technical rescues, public assists and more.
- Serve the Virginia Beach population of 444,000 citizens and 2.8 million tourists.
- Along with our 10 sister squads, save the City of Virginia Beach $24 million every year.
Our “first due” service area is the the northwest corner of the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia from the Ocean Park border to the Norfolk city line along the Shore Drive corridor. Our district includes the Chesapeake Beach, Bayside, Thoroughgood, Lake Smith, Lake Shore, Fentress, off-base Joint-Base Little Creek military housing neighborhoods as well as the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and surrounding local area.
100% all-volunteer non-profit providing prehospital care to the Virginia Beach area.
At a glance
2020 By the Numbers
2020 By the Numbers
2020 By the Numbers
In 2020, our approx. 45 members provided 2,922 Basic & Advanced Life Support ambulance responses through nearly 40,000 hours of collective community service.
How We Work
2020 By the Numbers
2020 By the Numbers
Our organization is directed by written bylaws. We’re composed of an Executive Board who oversees the organization, Officers responsible for day-to-day operations, and voting membership. Monthly business meetings held at our station are open to all.
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Community is a huge deal to our Squad - it’s on the sides of our ambulances, on our uniforms and why we serve. Our membership is very actively involved with the Chesapeake Beach and Shore Drive communities. We do our best to frequent small businesses both on and off duty, engage with local community organizations, attend neighborhood gatherings, and more. Many of our members are your neighbors, and live within the ”first due” area.
Why Volunteers?
Community Engagement
Community Engagement
Volunteers staffing ambulances save the City of Virginia Beach approx. $24 million every year, allowing those savings to be put into other public needs. During large scale emergencies or extremely busy and high call volume periods, we’re able to more quickly increase the number of ambulances and providers by supplemental staffing of off-duty members who live or work locally.
Our personnel are trained and certified the same as every other EMT, AEMT or Paramedic (paid or volunteer) in the State of Virginia, and are held to strict professional standards. When an ambulance arrives to an emergency in Virginia Beach, rest assured you’re receiving the best care possible.
VBEMS Annual report
See how CBVRS and our sister rescue squads under the umbrella of Virginia Beach EMS performed last year.