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Code of Virginia section 32.1-111.14, Powers of governing bodies of counties, cities and towns

Paragraph A.2 of this state law effectively mandates that Virginia Beach allow KVRS to operate, as long as we do so continuously.  KVRS has been in continuous operation in one form or another since 1951.

Currents in Emergency Cardiovascular Care, published by the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Programs

Online quarterly newsletter in which updates to AHA ECCP curricula such as BCLS, ACLS, and PALS are published.  Excellent resource for those who want to know exactly what has changed since the last time they took the course.

Volunteer Emergency Medical Systems -- A Management Guide, available free from the Virginia Department of Health Office of EMS.

A virtual owner's and operator's manual for volunteer rescue squads. This book (101 pages) contains ten chapters, each written by prominent Virginia EMS volunteers. It's especially valuable to organizations experiencing high turnover. Each chapter is jam-packed with no-nonsense information that will guide those who haven't run a rescue squad before, or act as an excellent reference for those who have. Each chapter concludes with a straightforward checklist with which to evaluate your squad's condition. Each chapter stands by itself, so you can "assign" different chapters to different officers or committees for action, or your board can visit (and revisit) chapters on, say, a month-to-month basis as a means to achieve continuous improvement. Chapters include Organization and Administration; Corporate Structure and State Licensure; Risk Management; Financial Management; Fundraising; Organizing the Membership; Effective Leadership; Planning and Evaluation; Public Relations; Participation in the EMS System and Sources of Help. Originally published by The Institute for Leadership and Volunteer Development at Virginia Tech.

The Future of Volunteer Fire and Rescue Services: Taming the Dragons of Change, by Perkins & Benoit, published by Fire Protection Publications, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1996.

Written by "sociologists with practical experience in the volunteer fire and rescue service"; written for those who "have real-world responsibilities for volunteer fire and EMS services". The section on "Vicious and Virtuous Volunteer Emergency Organizations" is especially enlightening.

I Wish You Could See, author unknown, widely circulated on the Internet

Prose from the point of view of a seasoned firefighter or EMS worker.

Twas the Night Before Christmas, author unknown, circulated on the Internet

Variation on the classic poem from the point of view of a seasoned rescuer.

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