Providers of prehospital emergency medical and technical rescue services.

For the Town of Blacksburg, Montgomery County, and across Virginia

Emergency Medical Care 24 Hours A Day

When there is a call for help, there are trained health care providers on-call at the station around the clock. Every provider is an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), while some have EMT-Advanced and Paramedic certifications. This ensures that everyone receives the best high-quality care for a medical emergency. A call to 911 will get a quick response.

SAR team carrying a stretcher in the woods

Technical Rescue Services for a Variety of Emergencies

Our Technical Rescue teams get people out of situations that require special training and specialized equipment.

The Heavy Technical Rescue disciplines include Extrication, Trench, Structural Collapse, and Confined Space.

The Light Technical Rescue disciplines include Water (dive and swiftwater) Rescue, Cave Rescue, Rope Rescue, and Search and Rescue.

Members of these teams are trained in one or more disciplines, since an incident may require a response from multi-disciplined teams. A car over an embankment may require extrication to remove a trapped passenger, with rope rescue assistance to safely move the patient up the embankment. In addition to responding in the region, the Cave and Search and Rescue teams are called to assist in incidents across the state. Many of the technical rescue team members are EMTs but it is not a requirement.