The following timeline is only a small piece of the BCVRS history to show where EMS in Buckingham started and the leaps and bounds it has made since then.
1970
Buckingham County Volunteer Rescue Squad is formed and begins to provide EMS coverage to Buckingham County with volunteer members.
1974
The Maxey family donates land on Glenmore Rd for a building for the Glenmore Unit of BCVRS
2004
The new Station 1 is built in Dillwyn and paid for through generous donations and fundraising.
Construction being done on what is now BCDES Station 1.
1970's
First Buckingham Rescue Squad building is built
2000's
UVA Medic 5 begins providing supplemental EMS coverage which is then picked up by DRT.
Buckingham County Volunteer Rescue Squad provided EMS care to the county for nearly 50 years. Unfortunately volunteerism nationwide drastically decreased, and with the COVID 19 pandemic, volunteer numbers fell to a low that could not keep up with the need for EMS in Buckingham. We will never be able to thank those who came before us and served the citizens of Buckingham so well.
Dec 2020
Buckingham County Department of Emergency Services starts staffing a 12-hour ambulance.
Sept 2023
BCDES takes a historic step and places RSI protocols, IV pumps, and ventilators in service.
Feb 2025
BCDES starts 24/7 staffing at Station 3.
First paid employees of BCDES.
Pictured left to right: P. Atkinson, B. Roach, Chief Davis, J. Barr, D. Gormus
Chief Davis with the first two units displaying the red and grey design scheme.
Sept 2021
BCDES starts full EMS coverage in Buckingham with two 24-hour trucks and one 12-hour truck staffed by paid county employees
First shift of full EMS coverage by BCDES.
Pictured left to right: A. Cliborne, A. Marsalia, J. Tolliver, A. Finch, J. Hamlett, S. Hallman, S. McConville, T. Gregory, D. Gormus.
Nov 2024
Through a partnership with Arvonia Volunteer Fire Department, BCDES starts staffing an ambulance at their firehouse from 7a-7p, Monday-Friday, becoming BCDES Station 3.
BCDES maintains 24/7 EMS coverage from three stations:
Station 1:
222 Wingo Rd
Dillwyn, Virginia 23936
Our most central station that houses our gym, specialty trailers, SERV 1, Utility 1, and UTV 1.
Station 2:
1625 Glenmore Rd
Scottsville, VA 24590
Located in the north western part of the county, this station houses one ambulance and has a gym. This station underwent major renovations in 2021.
Station 3:
341 Arvon Rd
Arvonia, VA 23004
In a partnership formed with Arvonia Volunteer Fire Department in 2023, an ambulance is now housed, and staffed, in their firehouse 24/7
BCDES continues to maintain a high standard of care with progressive protocols, robust drug bags, and critical care equipment.
Sapphire IV pumps
McGrath video larygoscope
Zoll Ventilators
RSI kit
Drug box medications
RSI medications
Full sized gym available to all BCDES and county employees, VSP troopers, and county volunteers
Comprehensive, hands-on training with the agencies we work with in Buckingham
Bleeding control and vehicle extrication with VSP
Equipment familiarization and extrication with VA Department of Forestry
