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Virginia Tech Rescue Squad

The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad is the Emergency Medical Service agency serving the campus of Virginia Tech.

It is a volunteer student-run organization committed to providing the finest emergency medical service available to the University community.

05/25/2026

Today, we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation.

Memorial Day is a time to reflect on those who gave their lives in defense of our freedoms. The courage and selflessness of these heroes will forever live on in our hearts. Let us remember and honor them today and every day.

We are forever grateful.

05/18/2026

We would like to thank all the EMS providers that help us support the Virginia Tech community!

Our members along with providers from other agencies not only run 911 calls, but they also staffing athletic events and provide trainings to students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Join us in celebration all EMS providers around the country for EMS Week!

05/17/2026

Another year of serving our community, growing as providers, and making memories that will stay with us long after the tones drop.

Thank you to every member, officer, and supporter who helped make this year possible. From long nights, difficult calls, trainings, standbys, football games and everything in between this year remind us why VT Rescue is so special.

Here’s to another year of learning, leadership, and service.

#2025-2026 -Prosim

05/15/2026

Please help us in congratulating our seniors! This year we are celebrating fifteen seniors who have put so much into the squad.

Many of them have held officer positions, and all of them have become role models and mentors for the students who came after them. In addition to their work on the squad, they have worked as full time students.

We are so proud of them and cannot wait to see what they do next. We are sad to see them go, but know they will always be a part of the VTRS family.

05/03/2026

We want to give a huge congratulations to our Spring 2026 new members! These six have worked extremely hard this past semester to complete their probationary process. We are so proud of them, and excited to welcome them to the squad!

04/28/2026

Last weekend, the VTRS held its 57th Annual Banquet at the German Club Manor. We had the honor of hearing from keynote speaker Debbie Akers, a former member of the squad and Executive Director of Western Virginia EMS (WVEMS) as well as Amy Orders, Associate Vice President of Public Safety. Throughout the evening, we recognized members for their efforts over the past year, while Katie Lynch, former VTRS chief, shared an agency update highlighting our progress. We also swore in our new officers for the 2026–2027 term.

Thank you to all alumni, university staff, and supporters who came to celebrate another year of Virginia Tech Rescue. A special thanks to Bobby Smallwood, one of the founding members of the VTRS, who was also in attendance that evening, and to Johnny Wen for the photographs.

04/16/2026

Today, we continue to remember and honor the 32 lives that were lost in the tragic events of April 16th, 2007.

This morning, 4 of our members joined Virginia Tech President Tim Sands and Dr. Laura Sands in adorning the memorial with wreaths.

We will never forget their stories and the bravery of the first responders who answered the call that day. The Virginia Tech community will always stand together.

02/23/2026

This weekend, 11 members of our agency went to the 33rd National Collegiate EMS Conference in Arlington, VA!

✅ Our Team won 1st place in the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Skills Challenge, where they were given a high acuity trauma and medical scenario to test their knowledge and teamwork.

✅ Jason Oberoi, one of our Life Members, gave an awesome lecture on Collegiate Critical Care, and attended round tables to discuss our pharmacy program!

✅ Shoutout to 3 more of our Life Members Jake Wierer, Evan McAndrews, and Matthew Heindrichs for having a great lecture on large event EMS planning, and our Metallica OPs.

Thank you to for having us and we congratulate them on another successful year of education, support, and progress!

02/18/2026

begins TODAY at noon Hokies!

From now until noon tomorrow, February 19th, donate through the link in our bio to support our agency! If able, any donation you make will allow us to continue providing the highest quality care to our Virginia Tech community!

We thank you for your support!🧡❤️

02/04/2026

This month, we are celebrating 10 years of service from one of our Life Members, Matthew Heindrichs. Please join us in congratulating him on this incredible milestone.

Matthew was an active member from 2016 to 2019, and today he continues to support our agency as a Technical Rescue Advisor, Field Training Officer, EVOC Instructor, Supervisor, and more.

From all of us here at Virginia Tech, thank you for your continued service and dedication to our community!

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Blacksburg, VA
24060

Website

http://www.rescue.vt.edu/, https://www.rescue.vt.edu/index/ApplytoVTRS.html, https://givingday.vt.edu/giving-day/107794/

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