Mass Casualty Incident Buses

New Emergency Medical Response Vehicles for Hampton Roads

Mass Casualty Incident Buses

Used primarily for medical evacuation of mass casualty incidents, the Hampton Roads area has recently obtained six new MCI buses that have the capacity to transport and treat multiple patients. These new buses were paid for with grants from the Urban Areas Securities Initiative that were coordinated by the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Medical Response System (HRMMRS), a TEMS program.

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Valerie Vagts - Performance Improvement and Education Coordinator

Valerie Vagts - Performance Improvement and Education Coordinator 

After graduating from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Valerie worked as an Assistant Manager at Wal-Mart for 5 years followed by 13 years (3 separate positions) at BB&T Bank. A few of the diverse skills Valerie acquired along the way include: teaching credit underwriting throughout BB&T’s footprint, managing/leading teams, navigating mergers and acquisitions, project management, facilitating meetings, process improvement, strategic planning, business process consulting, classroom and curriculum management, performance tracking and evaluation, and implementing new lending systems from designing – training – launching – inspection to remediation.

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Nov 19, 2020 Pharmacy Updates

TEMS has received 2 updates from the pharmacy.

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About TEMS Video

Learn more about the TEMS Mission! Serving southeastern Virginia by coordinating the Emergency Medical Services for the region, Tidewater EMS Council plays an important role in ensuring that the highest levels of care, training and support are provided. Building and sustaining relationships with other healthcare partners and agencies in the area and around the state is integral to the contributions TEMS makes to the EMS system.