Today’s firefighters in Virginia and across the nation are expected to do far more than extinguish blazes — they are also a critical part of the emergency medical response system.
In fact, contrary to what the job they’re named for implies, the majority of calls to which firefighters respond are to provide emergency medical services.
It is up to each locality across the state to develop training plans. In June, a comprehensive report on Montgomery County’s fire and rescue services detailed that its volunteers do not have a countywide policy requiring minimum training standards…