Sunday, 18 August 2019
The Financial Assistance for Emergency Medical Services Grants Program, known as the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund (RSAF) Grant Program, is a multi-million dollar grant program for Virginia non-profit EMS agencies and organizations. The Fall 2019 grant cycle opens August 1, 2019, and the deadline for grant applications is September 16, 2019.
November 6-10, 2019 in Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk Waterside Marriott | Sheraton Norfolk Waterside | Hilton Norfolk The Main
Registration is open for the Virginia EMS Symposium! Plan to attend one of the largest EMS training events in the country, the 2019 Virginia EMS Symposium, which offers more than 400 courses and 13 course tracks to help fulfill your continuing education needs. These courses are also applicable for nurses and physicians. Registration closes Oct. 4, 2019.
For more information and to register online, visit:
http://www.vdh.virginia.gov/emergency-medical-services/ems-symposium/
Read more: Registration Opens for the 40th Annual Virginia EMS Symposium
Information has been passed down from the family.
Join them on June 1, 2019 at 4301 Alfriends Trail in Virginia Beach, to honor the life of Harry. People should plan on arriving between 3:30-4 pm to mingle and the memorial service will begin at 5 pm near the pool. People will be given the opportunity to share memories if they would like.
If you have any pictures of Harry, the family is putting together a video and you can email them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
During a beautiful afternoon at Harbor Park in Norfolk on June 16, 2019, the Tidewater EMS Council presented ten regional EMS awards and a special lifetime achievement award. The awards presentation was part of the council's annual EMS family day at the ballpark attended by some 400 responders, dispatchers, emergency department staff and their families.
Read more: Tidewater EMS Council announces 2019 regional EMS award winners
Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance transitioned from its original ground helipad at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital to a rooftop array 296 feet above grade
on May 1, 2019. The new rooftop site includes a 45’ x 45’ pad exclusively for Nightingale and an adjacent 65’ x 65’ pad for other air ambulances in the region and U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy helicopters, which called at the hospital 21 times in 2018.
Read more: Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance moves to the roof, adopts IFR routes
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Aug 21 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| Office Closed - Labor Day Mon Sep 02 @12:00AM |
| Board Of Directors Meeting Thu Sep 05 @ 6:00PM - 08:00PM |
| OMD Committee Meeting Tue Sep 10 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Patient & Provider Safety PI Meeting Thu Sep 12 @ 1:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Trauma/Triage PI Meeting Thu Sep 12 @ 2:30PM - 03:30PM |
| Education and Training Committee Meeting Wed Sep 18 @ 9:30AM - 11:30AM |
| TEMS Quarterly Drug/IV Box Inventory Wed Sep 18 @ 4:30PM - 04:31PM |
| Commercial EMS Agencies Committee Thu Sep 19 @10:00AM - 12:00PM |
| EMS Medical Operations Committee - TEMS Wed Oct 09 @12:00PM - 02:00PM |
| Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Course Sun Aug 25 @ 9:00AM - 05:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Wed Aug 28 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Thu Aug 29 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Fri Sep 06 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM |
| Consolidated Test at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed Sep 25 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Wed Oct 30 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS-300 TRAINING: WHO MUST TAKE IT, WHAT IT COVERS Thu Oct 31 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| Consolidated Testing at Norfolk Fire-Rescue Training Center Wed Nov 20 @ 6:00PM - 10:00PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Mon Dec 09 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
| NIMS ICS 400 Tue Dec 10 @ 8:30AM - 05:30PM |
