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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.
For example, in 1951 a car accident at 24th and Atlantic left a woman without care for more than an hour because the Fire Department's ambulance was out of service and the Army Base Fort Story was reluctant to respond to civilians, promoting the formation of the Princess Anne-Virginia Beach Rescue Squad, Inc. to ensure consistent ambulance ...
The department has two heavy rescue apparatus fitted with specialized equipment designed for technical rescue incidents. [2] The primary technical rescue squad, Fire Rescue 2, has additional equipment including high angle rope rescue equipment, extrication tools, concrete and wood cutting tools, torches and other cutting implements, retrieval ...
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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]
Timeline outlines search and rescue efforts of missing boater in North Myrtle Beach area. One boater was rescued.
The volunteer North Myrtle Beach Rescue Squad spent 10 days searching for the 22-year-old duck hunter following his Jan. 26 disappearance in Little River
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