VT Rescue Squad

VT Rescue Squad

The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad is the oldest student run volunteer emergency medical service in the nation. The squad is among a handful of collegiate EMS agencies offering Advanced Life Support transport and is slowly becoming one of the last all volunteer agencies left in collegiate EMS. It has been the model for developing rescue squads at many Universities throughout the United States. In the past thirty years the VTRS has grown from four members certified in first aid to a fully equipped Advanced Life Support Agency with three vehicles and over thirty members. Virginia Tech Rescue Squad are all-volunteer and student-run, and we respond to emergency calls on the Virginia Tech campus 24/7. We also provide standby coverage at large sporting events like football and basketball games, and also other, smaller events (like KTU).

The VT Rescue Squad has provided support for KTU by sending three trained, professional EMTs. These EMTs are at KTU in case there are any issues where a child (or parent) needs emergency medical help...or a band aide! The VT Rescue Squad does not charge for their services and has been nice enough to donate their time to insure that our students are safe.

Parents can make donations to the squad on the website http://www.rescue.vt.edu/donations_funding.php

KTU has a volunteer EMT!

We just found out that we secured a volunteer EMT that will be in the lecture hall and in the Math Emporium with the children in case there is an emergency. This is great news!

KTU is 9 days away!

KTU is 9 days away...and boy are we excited about the first event on Jan. 31, 2009. The VBI staff has been working hard on all the name tags for the kids and we have had 2 of our volunteer orientation meetings! Maria (our volunteer coordinator) is busy assigning roles to each volunteer and they will be sent out tomorrow. Of course, about all of volunteers for the program will be with the children. We have a ratio of 1:10 volunteer:to children. This ratio will allow for maximum exposure to the spirit, and safety, of Tech! The police have been invited to the event and I've been told that Boomer and a couple police officers will be at the venue!

Go KTU GO!

Emergency Cancellation Information

Its always good to have a backup plan! But in case for some reason we have to cancel a lecture (like a lot of snow which makes it highly unlikely that anyone can even get to the lecture hall) our action plan for getting the word out is this:

1. Through an email to the parents.
2. It will be posted on the KTU homepage (http://kidstechuniversity.vbi.vt.edu)
3. There will be a message on the phone number 540-231-2100
4. We will post it on the KTU blog (http://kidstechuniversity.blogspot.com)
5. A message will be on 710 AM, 100.7 FM, Z104 FM, 95.7 FM, 94.9 FM and 2WD.