Bedford Life Saving Crew

The Bedford Life Saving Crew serves Bedford City and portions of Bedford County, VA. Within this area is a significant population of non-English speaking residents. We have added a language translation tool to our website. Readers of other languages can select their native language from the national flag icons at the top of the far right column. Doing so will activate the translation tool and present all of the text here in that language. Read the rest »

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Each year members of the Bedford Life Saving Crew nominate fellow members for Crew Member of the Year and Rookie of the Year. This recognition by peers is a testimony to the professionalism, quality, and performance of those who receive the awards. This

year’s winners are Shannon Walker as Crew Member of the Year and Christina Cherro as Rookie of the Year. Read the rest »

The Bedford Life Saving Crew recognizes Jennifer Overstreet as the Crew Member of The Quarter for Oct-Dec, 2008. Each year Squad 1 holds a Christmas dinner that gives the members and their families a chance to relax and celebrate the teamwork and association they have with each other. Jen went over and above all expectations in helping to organize the dinner and even went so far as to make Christmas stockings for each of her fellow crew members.

Jennifer’s contributions have also been outstanding as a member of the Recruitment and Retention Committee. Since Squad 1 relies on people—volunteers—to serve the community, Jennifer’s work in that role has been and continues to be extremely valuable to us and to the community we serve.

We publicly thank you Jennifer for all that you do. You are indeed a valued member of the Bedford Life Saving Crew.

The Bedford Life Saving Crew’s store is open with t-shirts, mugs and gifts featuring our patch logo. These are high quality items that give you the opportunity to show your support for our all volunteer service we provide to Bedford City and surrounding areas of Bedford County. A portion of the proceeds helps Squad 1 to meet the financial demands of serving the community.

Click on the dog and another browser window will open to our store. Have fun and enjoy supporting The Bedford Life Saving & First Aid Crew!

Medic 1-3 pulling out of the crew hall in Bedford City at night.

Note: The floating YouTube menu at the bottom of the video screen will offer similar videos. Some of which do not originate from the Bedford Life Saving Crew.

Medic 1-2 responding ALS staffed to a call for an unresponsive, possibly not breathing patient in Bedford County. While traveling north on RT 43, a tractor trailer apparently responded to the approaching lights and sirens by coming to a complete stop on a blind curve!

… What this means to you, your family and the Bedford Life Saving Crew.

A D.N.R. is a “Durable Do Not Resuscitate Order” that is written and signed by a physician for a particular patient. These orders are specific to cardiac or respiratory arrest and specific treatments for those events. One of the most important aspects of a D.N.R. as it relates to Emergency Medical Technicians is its availability. Read the rest »

On July 8, 2008, The Bedford Life Saving and First Aid Crew will have served the citizens of the City of Bedford and the surrounding areas of Bedford County for 65 years! We have been able to do so through the decades thanks to the talents, training, and professionalism of the volunteers who are Squad 1. Our goal for this year, as always, is to continue to provide the highest level of care possible. The main ingredient in this process is PEOPLE and we need more volunteers to help by giving their time for training and the most important community service one can do: Saving Lives. Read the rest »