The First Annual Virginia Tech Memorial Trail Ride will be held on April 26th and 27th, 2008 and will be hosted by the Sinking Creek 4-Wheel Drive Association (SC4WDA). SC4WDA is a technically oriented off-highway driving club, located in Blacksburg, Virginia, that prides itself in community involvement. Our member base includes, but is not limited to, students of Virginia Tech and surrounding colleges and schools, and non-student.. All club members have close ties to not only the Virginia Tech community, but also the Blacksburg and 4-Wheel drive communities.
Big Dogs Offroad, located in Winchester, Virginia, has graciously offered to house this year’s event. The ride will take place at the annual Big Dogs Icebreakers event on the weekend of April 26th and 27th, 2008. Registration for the Icebreakers event is required for the ride. A registration fee for the VTMTR is $5, in addition to the Icebreakers event registration fee. This fee is a donation.
ALL proceeds from this event will be donated appropriately to the following: Virginia Tech Rescue Squad; Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad; Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department. Attached is a short informational sheet about each of these.
Respectfully,
Sinking Creek 4-wheel Drive Association
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. Virginia Tech Rescue Squad maintains two advanced life support ambulances and a first response vehicle with in-station crews ready for service 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad was formed in 1969 to provide the best possible emergency medical care to the Virginia Tech community, as well as provide training and experience to those interested in emergency medicine. We are the oldest collegiate rescue squad of our kind in the nation. Currently, our roster consists of about forty members. We take responsibility to train and educate all of our new members in our methods and procedures. All of our members go on to receive their Virginia State Emergency Medical Technician certification. Our division, within the Student Affairs department, is an entirely volunteer and student-run organization. All of our officers and administration are also volunteer, who treat their positions as full-time jobs. Each student-member volunteers a minimum of 20 hours a week. All of this is done in addition to normal class work.
The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad averages 900 emergency calls annually. This does not include the medical emergencies at football games, where we have an elaborate in-stadium command and response setup. The agency serves its community by providing first-aid standbys at University sponsored functions such as sporting events, concerts and commencement ceremonies. The rescue squad also has instructor certified members who provide valuable first-aid and CPR training to the student body and the general public. The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad is primarily funded by the campus health clinic; however a significant portion of our budget comes from donations from students, parents, alumni, and other interested individuals. These contributions help the squad to continue to provide the high standard of care that the University community needs and deserves.
The squad currently operates two Type III Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulances. This is supplemented by an ALS quick response Chevy Tahoe SUV. In addition to these front-line vehicles, we have multiple support trailers. Our Mass Casualty Trailer has enough supplies to handle thirty patients. These supplies are used for incidents where our normal amount of equipment is not substantial. We also have a Special Operations Trailer. This trailer houses equipment for special situations and technical rescues. This includes a 4x6 ATV with a gurney attachment, a bike unit, supplies for rope-rescue, and supplies for medical standbys. We are looking forward to receiving a new ambulance in the next few months. We are also excited about the prospect of Virginia Tech constructing a public safety building. This new building will house the police department and our rescue station. Virginia Tech Rescue has supplied emergency medical services to the Virginia Tech community for forty years, and we only hope to supply the same level of professionalism and dedication for the rest of Virginia Tech's future.
The Blacksburg Fire Department is an all volunteer agency serving Virginia Tech, Blacksburg and the surrounding areas of MontgomeryCounty. The department consists of two stations, with a third currently in planning and construction. Department apparatus includes 5 engines, a tanker, 3 brush trucks, a 100' aerial platform, an air & lighting truck, a mini-pumper, a high angle rescue & hazmat trailer, a six wheel ATV and several other support and officer vehicles. Despite its volunteer nature, the department has multiple 24/7 on call duty officers and nightly duty crews, consistently meeting or exceeding a 4 minute response time to most incidents within the town limits.
There are over 1000 alarms transmitted each year calling on the services of the department, dispatched by both town and county dispatchers with additional assistance by the Virginia Tech Police dispatch center. The various types of calls include residential, commercial and campus fire alarms, auto accidents, structure fires, car fires, minor fires in dumpsters or trash, wild land fires in mountains and valleys around Blacksburg, Hazardous material incidents, LifeGuard landing zone setup, rope rescue, confined space rescue, trench rescue, elevator rescue and also CO2 and other gas checks. Fire fighters in general respond to their station for all calls, and fully manned trucks leave the stations as crews arrive. Please be alert while driving and be aware of emergency vehicles approaching intersections or from behind.
Mission Statement:
The Blacksburg Fire Department's Mission is to protect life, environment, and property in the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, and the area's of MontgomeryCounty surrounding the town. We strive to provide excellence in such services as Public Fire Education, Inspections, Fire Prevention, Fire Suppression, and Hazardous Materials Containment.
The Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad is a 100% volunteer EMS organization which provides pre-hospital emergency care to sick or injured citizens of the Town of Blacksburg and surrounding MontgomeryCounty. BVRS has depended on donations from citizens like you since 1950 to help fund and maintain our services free of charge.
Our members respond daily to all 911 emergency medical and rescue calls. We provide cutting edge rescue and advanced life support while ensuring rapid transport to the hospital free of charge. We receive constant training on all modern medical and advanced technical rescue techniques. Our vehicles are packed with advanced equipment to ensure the best possible care.
The Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad is proud to serve the Town of Blacksburg and MontgomeryCounty. With outstanding support from the community, we have been able to provide over 50 years of service to citizens in need. We sincerely hope you will never need our services, but rest assured if you ever do, we will be standing by waiting for your call. On Rt. 460 from Merrimac Rd. to the top of BrushMountain, on Prices Fork Rd. to Rt. 114, and on Catawba to the County line, we're here to help in any way we can.
Our call volume has grown consistently since we began in 1950. In 1999/2000 we responded to 2,070 emergency calls, spent 12,462 hours on calls and another 1,619 hours training. With this combination of dedicated members and high tech equipment we strive to provide the best emergency medical service possible for the Town of Blacksburg and MontgomeryCounty.