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February 5th 2010
EMS Recertification Requirements
I need to recertify my EMT what do I do?
As a Provider that is in need of recertifing, must meet the requirements of your agency OMD (Operational Medical Director) along with completion of OEMS CEU's and meet the BCOFR recertification requirements to ...
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February 5th 2010
Spring Fire Season & The 4 P.M. Burn Law
The Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect Feb. 15, 2010 – the start of spring fire season in Virginia.
This law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. each day (Feb. 15 – April 30) if the fire is in, or within 300 feet of, woodland, brushla...
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January 29th 2010
EMS Charts Mobile Overview
Attention EMS Providers:
Please review this tutorial before attending EMS Charts mobile training.
Training dates TBA
EMS Charts Mobile Overview...
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| EMS Recertification Requirements |
Feb. 5th 2010
I need to recertify my EMT what do I do?
As a Provider that is in need of recertifing, must meet the requirements of your agency OMD (Operational Medical Director) along with completion of OEMS CEU's and meet the BCOFR recertification requirements to be considered for waiver of testing. The following requirements need to be meet to recertify.
1. Copy of OEMS Eligibility letter for recertification.
2. Copy of Valid CPR card for all providers and ACLS card for Intermediate and Paramedic.
3. Completed BCOFR recertifcation form - located in DOC. Library -required for Dr Ausband and Dr Cohen agencies.
4. Completed OEMS Bubble form - Available at BCOFR Office.
5. Proof of attendance to 1 skills review annually.
6. Affiliated with agency and a active member in good standing.
All information must be submitted to the Fire & Rescue Office no later than 30 days prior to expiration. |
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| Spring Fire Season & The 4 P.M. Burn Law |
Feb. 5th 2010
The Commonwealth’s 4 p.m. Burning Law goes into effect Feb. 15, 2010 – the start of spring fire season in Virginia.
This law prohibits burning before 4 p.m. each day (Feb. 15 – April 30) if the fire is in, or within 300 feet of, woodland, brushland or fields containing dry grass or other flammable materials.
A violation of this law is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable by up to a $500 fine. In addition to the criminal violation, those who allow a fire to escape are liable for the cost of suppressing the fire as well as any damage caused to others’ property.
For more information visit: http://www.dof.virginia.gov/index.shtml |
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| EMS Charts Mobile Overview |
Jan. 29th 2010
Attention EMS Providers:
Please review this tutorial before attending EMS Charts mobile training.
Training dates TBA
EMS Charts Mobile Overview |
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| Emergency Medical Dispatch |
Jan. 12th 2010
Click Here to view a presentation explaining the life-saving Emergency Medical Dispatch method of dipatching emergency calls. |
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| 2007 Annual Report |
Jan. 1st 2008
Bedford County Department of Fire and Rescue has published its annual report for 2007. It is full of information about programs, departments, achievements and statistics.
The 2007 Annual Report is available to view under the Document Library Section. |
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| Board of Supervisors approve fee for service negotiations |
Feb. 15th 2007
On February 12th at the regularly scheduled Board of Supervisors meeting the Board approved unanimously (6-0) that the County Fire and Rescue Department can start negotiations with the firm EMS Management and Consultants from North Carolina. Within the negotiations we will be discussing the fee establishment, public awareness campaign; they will also provide training to explain the billing process and the information needed to be collected for a successful program. They also approved funding for the software and hardware of the paperless reporting system. Over the next couple months we will be obtaining the hardware and finalizing the software. Once that is accomplished we will then begin holding training sessions on the paperless reporting system. We will be doing a train the trainer session from Alpine Software on the Red Alert reporting program. We will then do the majority of the training sessions after that point. Thus far there has been no implementation date established. The majority of the training will probably be held after the first of April. That includes sessions with the computer documentation and the billing information that will be required. As soon as there are more details to advise the agencies about we will provide updates. |
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| Fire and Rescue Master Plan |
Feb. 2nd 2006
A Richmond consultant has completed a draft of Bedford County's Fire and Rescue Master Plan. Download the full plan here or you can review the Executive Summary here. (34K). |
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| Upcoming Training | 09/16/10
Skills Review... | 11/07/10
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| | From the Chief |
Thought of the Day
January 1st. 2009
 Bedford County currently has more than 750 dedicated volunteers staffing 24 fire and EMS agencies in 30 stations placed strategically throughout the county. Bedford County’s Fire and Rescue volunteers are proud men and women who dedicate their time and talents to protect the lives and property of th...
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