Virginia Beach EMS warns of ice hazards as winter weather persists

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Amid the ongoing winter weather, Virginia Beach EMS is warning the community of increasing ice ...

VB EMS only using lights and sirens for priority 1 calls to avoid crashes

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach EMS used to respond to the vast majority of its calls — Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls — with lights and sirens. But beginning this past Nov. 1, that has ...

Fewer lights, sirens mean safer responses for VB EMS

Virginia Beach EMS used to respond to all Priority 1 and Priority 2 calls with lights and sirens, however, beginning this ...
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Virginia Beach ambulances without lights and sirens? Emergency vehicles are going dark and silent.

VIRGINIA BEACH — A policy change officials hope will curb unnecessary risk to the response of medical emergencies means that the lights and sirens of many ambulances are going dark and silent. The ...
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Virginia Beach paramedic creates sensory kits for first responders

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach paramedic and mother is changing the way first responders handle cases involving people with sensory sensitivities. Virginia Beach paramedic Bailey Hartley came ...

VBFD: 3 dogs dead, woman seriously hurt following fire on Ferry Point Road

One woman was injured, three people were displaced and a dog is dead after a fire on Ferry Point Road in Virginia Beach ...