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The group went to the city and received $500 to start the rescue squad. On May 1, 1952, Princess Anne-Virginia Beach Rescue started operations. In the 1960s, the city found the need for more rescue squads and requested the new squads operate within the fire departments. Virginia Beach-Princess Anne Rescue opted to remain its own independent squad.
The Virginia Beach Fire Department is the founding member of one of Virginia's two FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. [2] Virginia Task Force 2 (VA-TF2) is available to respond to natural or man-made disasters around the country and the world to assist with search and rescue, medical support, damage assessment and communications. [3]
1967, new station built 2009 Rescue-Engine 510, Rescue 510, Medic/Ambulance 510, Tactical Support Unit 510, two backup units, Utility Stonewall Jackson Volunteer Fire Department Sudley: 511 1971 Pumper 511, Pumper 511B, Ladder 511, Ambulance 511, Ambulance 511B, Medic 511 Occoquan-Woodbridge-Lorton Volunteer Fire Department - Woodbridge Woodbridge
Coast Guard Station Jones Beach (1st) Jones Beach Island: 1949? 28 86 [96] Coast Guard Station Jones Beach (2nd) 1878 Active 30 88 [97] Coast Guard Station Kings Point: Kings Point: 2002 No N/A N/A Unknown [98] Coast Guard Station Lone Hill: Fire Island: 1855 1946 Yes 23 3rd 81 [99] Coast Guard Station Long Beach: Long Beach: 1849 1939 3 90 [100]
The first station was built in 1878. The station at Seatack, built in 1903 replacing the earlier structure, is now the museum at 24th street adjacent to the boardwalk of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The folk-lore of the name seatack has two possible explanations.
Virginia Beach EMS and several of the rescue squads have been featured in popular media, including news reports, documentaries and others. - Rescue 911, a popular television program, featured Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squads responding to calls during it Season 1, Episode 22 which aired on March 13, 1990. This episode can be viewed on ...
The Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Another extant Coast Guard Station was located at Little Island, located south of Sandbridge, Virginia. The City of Virginia Beach owns it. However, the Little Island Coast Guard Station is not open to the public.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1]