Advanced life support, and much more
We are an ambulance service, an academy and a standby crew, three jobs that all come down to the same thing: being ready when someone needs us.
911 Emergency Response
Advanced Life Support ambulances and providers dispatched to emergency calls in every neighborhood of the City of Richmond.
We practice progressive prehospital medicine: video laryngoscopy, field ultrasound, hemostatic agents and an expanded formulary, bringing emergency department capability to the patient's side.
Special Event Medical Coverage
Medical staffing for events of every size, from community cookouts and races to large-scale spectator events.
Our crews plan coverage around your crowd, terrain and timeline, from a single first-aid post to multiple treatment teams and transport-ready ambulances.
EMT Training & Education
A 220-hour EMT-Basic certification course that exceeds the state curriculum, plus continuing education for providers across the region.
Every provider completes an intensive field training process and quarterly skills labs covering intubation, surgical cricothyrotomy and needle thoracostomy, all built on simulation-based scenarios.
Disaster & Mass Casualty Readiness
Equipment, training and plans to respond to disasters and mass casualty incidents across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
We maintain specialized supplies and interoperable communications so our volunteers can integrate with regional partners when a single ambulance call becomes something much larger.
Good medicine, delivered to the patient's side
The days of scoop-and-run are long gone. Our providers diagnose and treat in the field, in any environment, with the same tools you would find in an emergency department.
Safety in numbers
From community cookouts to NASCAR races, RVA Rescue has the resources and experience to enhance the safety of any special event. We plan coverage around your crowd size, terrain and timeline, from a single first-aid post to multiple treatment teams with transport-ready ambulances.
specialevents@rvarescue.orgTell us the date, location and expected attendance and we will send a coverage plan.
None of this runs on city money.