July 16, 2011
Dante Rescue Squad was on hand in Abingdon with many other agencies in the region to assist in moving patient's from one hospital to another as the new Johnston Memorial Hospital opened its doors. We were happy to send an ALS crew to assist in this as it is great for the Abingdon community and the region to have this new facility. Mrs. Harrington, Field Coordinator with the Southwest Virginia EMS Council said Saturday she was glad to see ambulance crews from as far away as Dante and Mt. Rogers.
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May 15, 2011
Dante Rescue Squad would like to say a special thank you to every EMS provider out there and especially our own. EMS providers don't always get a thank you whether their volunteer or paid but they continue to show up regardless. If you see one of our members or any EMS provider take time to thank them for what they do. Dante Rescue will be having a dinner Friday, May 20 at 7 p.m. for our members and their families. This will be following our regular business meeting for the month.
April 16, 2011
The VAVRS District 9 meeting was held in Castlewood by our agency and Castlewood Fire and Rescue. We once again competed in the BLS and ALS competitions. Our BLS team finished first for the second time this year. The team consisted of team leader Carla Glass, David Puckett, Jarred Glass and Vicki Mullins. This was Vicki's first time competing and she was a great addition in the absence of Karen Jennings. Our ALS team finished second with the team of Jarred Glass, David Puckett, Rodney Kennedy and Carla Glass. We would like to congratulate these people and also extend a thank you to Castlewood Fire and Rescue for their assistance in making the meeting a success.
March 7, 2011
Dante Rescue Squad attended the Russell County Board of Supervisors meeting in Lebanon, VA to request use of county owned land to build a much needed new station in Dante. We had already requested to be placed on the agenda for the meeting and discussed what our intentions were with local representative Shy Kennedy and County Administrator Jim Gillespie. The motion was made by Shy Kennedy to give Dante Rescue Squad a long-term lease of a 100 foot section of the former site of the Dante Elementary School. This motion was approved unanimously. We would like to thank the Russell County Board of Supervisors and especially Shy Kennedy for this. We hope to have construction underway before summer.
January 15, 2011
The VAVRS District 9 meeting was held in Glade Spring. Dante Rescue Squad's members once again showed their agency pride by again competing in the ALS and BLS competitions. We would like to congratulate our members that competed at this event. Our BLS team followed up their win at the last meeting with a second place finish and nearly a perfect score. Our ALS team won first place for the first time in only our 3rd competition.
December 11, 2010
Our December meeting and election of officers for 2011 was held. Most offices stayed unchanged and voting for our annual awards was held. Karen Jennings was voted Senior Squad Person of the Year, Aaron Fields was voted Junior Squad Person of the Year and John Phillips was once again voted Associate Squad Person of the Year. We would like to congratulate these members for the hard work and pride shown all year that earned themselves these awards.
November 25, 2010
On this Thanksgiving we are thankful for the pride our volunteers take in making sure we respond no matter what day, even on holidays. Our agency responded to three emergencies. Our OMD, Captain, First Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Secretary, Training Sergeant and two other members took time away from their activities and families to help those in need in our communities and surrounding communities.
October 25, 2010
At 02:00 we were dispatched for an emergency. In less than ten minutes we had a full ALS crew (minimum of an EMT and an Intermediate or Paramedic) responding to the scene. Before 02:20 we were again dispatched and had a second full ALS crew responding in less than a minute for a second emergency. Members like these have the pride that makes this agency function. We want to commend these members and every other member on our roster for the pride they take in volunteering to keep Dante Rescue Squad, Inc. going.
October 16, 2010
The VAVRS District 9 meeting was held today at Bristol Life Saving Crew. Dante Rescue Squad, Inc. had members compete in the EVOC, ALS and BLS competitions. We would like to congratulate all our members that participated in these events. They volunteer their time to be active with our agency and then spend even more time showing pride in our agency by participating in these events.
In the EVOC competition Jarred Glass placed 3rd, Karen Jennings placed 4th and Carla Glass placed 5th. We would like to also congratulate Associate Members Rodney Kennedy (Representing Castlewood Fire and Rescue) and Nathan Shockley (Representing Castlewood Fire and Rescue) and the 1st and 6th place finishes. Our ALS and BLS teams competed once again but with some different members than were used in the last competition. The ALS team (Jarred Glass, Rodney Kennedy, Nathan Shockley and Karen Jennings) finished in 3rd place. Our BLS team (Carla Glass, Karen Jennings, Jarred Glass and Rodney Kennedy) won the competition in only their second time competing. This team was lead by Carla Glass with her and Karen Jennings doing all the talking and nearly every skill. Yes they had two ALS providers but one did documentation the entire time and the other maintained C-Spine. We want to congratulate these two for the exceptional job they did.
October 16, 2010
Trophies we received from the District 9 meeting held at Castlewood Fire and Rescue on July 17, 2010
Left to right are BLS Team's 4th place, ALS Team's 2nd place, Jarred Glass' 1st Place EVOC, Dan Glass' 2nd Place EVOC, Dave Ratliff's 9th place EVOC
July 17, 2010
The VAVRS District 9 meeting was held today by Castlewood Fire & Rescue. Dante Rescue Squad participated in all competitions (EVOC, ALS and BLS). It was the first time in over ten years that Dante Rescue had competed in the ALS or BLS competitions. Dante Rescue's ALS Team, comprised of Captain Dan Glass, First Lieutenant Jarred Glass and Associate Member Rodney Kennedy, finished in second place. Dante Rescue's BLS team, comprised of Secretary Carla Glass, Sonia Fields, Associate Member Kim Fields and Associate Member Nathan Shockley finished in fourth. In the EVOC competition we had several members to place. Jarred Glass finished first, Dan Glass finished second, Nathan Shockley (representing Castlewood) finished third, Kim Fields finished fifth, Jonathan Fields (representing Castlewood) finished sixth, and David Ratliff finished ninth. Also, for the second meeting in a row we had the most members present with ten.
We would like to congratulate all our members that participated in these events. They volunteer their time to be active with our agency and then spend even more time showing pride in our agency by participating in these events. Our BLS performed very well having no experience in VAVRS competition. Our ALS team performed well to have only three members while all other teams competed with the maximum allowed four members. We are also proud of all our drivers that entered the EVOC competition considering it consists of driving and written tests. We would like to thank Castlewood Fire and Rescue for holding the event and look forward to our combined effort in holding the April 2011 meeting. Lastly we would like to thank our District 9 Vice President, Darrell Beavers. He encouraged our agency to rejoin the VAVRS and participate in these events and we very much enjoying doing so.
July 10, 2010
Around 10:00 pm Dante Rescue Squad was dispatched on a multiple vehicle MVC. The first ambulance was en route in four minutes and by nine minutes there were a total of three ambulances our crash unit and nine members. We were capable of two ALS crews and one BLS along with crash rescue personnel. Three patients were transported.
At midnight Dante Rescue Squad was dispatched to another MVC with a vehicle over an embankment. An ALS ambulance was en route immediately and another ALS crew was en route with six minutes and the crash unit was en route within 8 minutes. One patient was transported.
We would like to congratulate our crew for the responses and effort put in along with additional personnel that was on standby for additional help or other calls during that time.
July 1, 2010
Dante Rescue Squad has received a grant from the Virginia Office of EMS Rescue Squad Assistance Fund. This will pay 80% of the cost for nearly $17,000 in new radio equipment. This will replace our main station's base radio, provide a radio for our substation and replace the radios in all three ambulances and our crash unit.
We would also like to congratulate Castlewood Fire and Rescue on receiving their grant for a new ambulance.
June 4, 2010
Dante Rescue wants to make everyone aware. We encourage our junior members to be active with their school and participate in after school activities as much as possible. With that said, we want everyone to understand that we say this to help our junior members be as educated and active as possible. This wasn't exactly what we intended by encouraging our members to do after school events.
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May 3, 2010
Dante Rescue will be holding an EMT class at it's Dante station beginning June 7, 2010. This course is only available to a limited number of students. If anyone has any interest in attending please email here for information on the course and course availability.
April 17, 2010
Dante Rescue Squad attended the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads District 9 meeting in Lebanon, Va. Captain Dan Glass finished in 3rd place in the Emergency Vehicles Operators Course competition. We would like to also congratulate the winner of the competition, Associate Member Nathan Shockley, who was representing his primary agency, Castlewood Fire and Rescue. Dante Rescue Squad also received recognition for having the most members present at the meeting and having the only junior member present.
March 17,2010
2009 Statistic information is now online. Click here to view it.
March 2, 2010
Member's E-mail accounts and the Member's Section of the site are now active. All members should have received information on how to access those. If any member has not or has questions please contact 2218.
February 27, 2010
At approximately 21:30 Dante Rescue Squad was dispatched to Dante Road in the vicinity of the Hanging Rock area for a single vehicle MVC. Vehicle was said to be overturned in a creek. The first ambulance was en route in approximately three minutes from the main station. Within the next few minutes the crash rescue unit and a second ambulance responded. There were a total of twelve members to respond on the call and both ambulances were staffed with ALS crews. Dante Fire Department, Russell County Sheriff's Office and Virginia State Police were also dispatched and responded. Three patients were transported to Russell County Medical Center.
February 10, 2010
The Virginia Office of EMS announced they be discontinuing use of its Pre-Hospital Patient Care Reporting System and transitioning to the new Virginia Pre-Hospital Information Bridge. This is a major change as EMS agencies in Virginia will no longer be using paper forms for documentation and would begin using computers to document patient care. This should improve quality of documentation and care for all agencies. Dante Rescue Squad is scheduled to begin using the new system on March 16, 2010.
