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Deputy Chief Christian Long urges Blacksburg residents to volunteer with local rescue squad
Summary
Christian Long, deputy chief of field operations for the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, described the squad's medical and technical rescue capabilities, said the all-volunteer force includes roughly 150 people, and encouraged community members to apply and schedule ride-alongs via the squad's website.
Christian Long, Deputy Chief of Field Operations for the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, outlined the unit's services and urged residents to apply as volunteers.
Long said the volunteer agency 'which has served Blacksburg and surrounding Montgomery County since 1950' responds most often to medical calls and also handles vehicle extrication, swift-water and dive rescue, vertical rope rescue, search-and-rescue and cave rescue.…
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