Care, Compassion, and Commitment. Serving the state with rapid emergency trauma care, advanced fire suppression, and marine rescue systems.
The Virginia Emergency Medical Services is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate pre-hospital emergency medical care, technical rescue, and fire suppression to all citizens.
We operate an intensive training regimen including patient triage, skeletal damage stabilization, cardiovascular therapies, and hazard operations. Our Academy equips medics to make critical decisions.
Acquire specialty credentials. Tackle structural fires, lead medical helicopter evacuations, or support SWAT missions.
Responding to pre-hospital medical emergency calls. Operating trauma ambulances, triaging bone fractures, and delivering cardiac life support.
Active structural fire suppression. Utilizing engines, hose rigs, and heavy-duty extraction tools to rescue occupants from wrecked vehicles.
Conducting sea, air, and wilderness searches. Operating rescue helicopters, deploying shoreline medical crafts, and locating lost civilians.
Our medical promotion ladder rewards patient care hours, procedural competence, and fire academy training milestones.
Our emergency vehicles feature advanced medical cabinets, fire pump setups, and rescue configurations.
Ascend the ranks of VEMS. Work closely with law enforcement and save countless lives during high-intensity operations. Begin your Academy pathway today.
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