• Safety:  Safety in our Operations, and Safety in our Community through education and through leading by example.

• Professionalism:  To be viewed in the eyes of our community as professionals both on and off duty.

• Caring & Compassion:  Being supportive of our members, friends and neighbors through teamwork.

• Advocacy:  Performing in the best interests of our patients, community, our corps and its members.

• Progressive:  To be known as a quality organization focusing on training, mentoring best practices, and community relations.

• Teamwork:  Through teamwork, there is no failure. We always look forward and learn from the past.

• Budget Time
  Once again, it is budget time. Chief Bock worked up a new budget and presented it to the District Board at our first workshop meeting. We are focusing on training, membership and recruitment, a new ambulance (long overdue) and on updates and improvements to the computer generated run report program so we can get that up and running. If you have any other ideas, please email Betsy and she’ll forward your comments to the committee.

• Training
  Ronnie Fell, our new Director of Training, is working hard at getting a training schedule ready to distribute to the membership. We are trying to provide the Corps. with better training, more varied instructors, and more topics to promote a progressive Corps.! If you have any subjects or topics you think would be of value to the Corps. for training, contact Ronnie.

• New Members
  We had several new members who have joined the Corps in recent months. Please take time to introduce yourself, and help them with any issues or questions they may have.

• As always, thanks in advance for helping!

• We are trying to provide the Corps. with better training, more varied instructors, and more topics to promote a progressive Corps. Dr. Steed will be here this Tuesday to address the Corps. Please be there! I am sure that this will be a great training!

• Meetings will be held at 6:30 PM every Tuesday of each month as follows:  Business meeting to be held on the second Tuesday, training meetings to be held on the first and third Tuesday. Meetings on the  fourth and fifth Tuesday of each month will be limited to any issues requiring special attention by the Board of Directors and will be noticed on this website.

• Click here for a complete list of meetings.

• We had a bunch of new members who have joined the Corps. Please take time to introduce yourself, and help them with any issues or questions they may have.

• Most of the new members are currently running as first responders and are not EVOC'd, so the more you help them, the more they'll be able to help on the trucks in an emergency. This includes going over the trucks, showing them our equipment and its operation, and showing them how to get the trucks ready for service after a call. As always, thanks in advance for helping!

• Key Largo Volunteer Fire-Rescue Department
• Key Largo Fire & EMS District

• Among our latest equipment are 2 state-of-the-art Stryker hydraulic stretchers, and 2 Autopulse compression devices. We are very proud of having them on board.

• Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Corps responds to 92% of all of its calls in 8 minutes or less with an average response time of 4.64 minutes in 2006 (read complete PDF)

All application for admission to the CORPS should be submitted in to the Office Manager at the Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Building, 98600 Overseas Highway, Key Largo, FL 33037, Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 PM., or faxed to the building at (305) 451-1562. In addition, applications can be presented in person to the board during the CORPS monthly business meeting on the First Tuesday of month at 6:30 PM, upstairs at the KLVAC building. (Print Application Form)

All applications will be reviewed for:

• Training & Credentialing: All candidates must submit copies of current training/credentialing & Valid BLS for Healthcare Providers CPR Certification Cards (KLVAC can provide this class if your CPR card has expired).
• Valid Drivers License: Driver’s license records will be reviewed for Suspensions, Revocations, and for charges of excessive moving violations.
• Proof of Automobile Insurance: All applicants/members must maintain automobile insurance to run with KLVAC.
• Criminal Background Checks: Candidates with Felony Convictions or Misdemeanors involving Moral Interpetude may be denied membership with our organization. Applicants with criminal past backgrounds history can appeal to the board for special consideration.

Please include copies of your driver’s license, EMT License or First Responder Certification, Automobile Insurance, CPR Card, Emergency Vehicle Operations Certificate (EVOC) if your have one, the signed Background Check Authorization form, and your signed Application in order to expedite your admission into the CORPS.

Once your application is reviewed/approved by the Chief/Operations Manager, the EMT Supervisor will be notified, and you will be contacted to sign-up for shifts.

Applications will be accepted at any time but are only held on file for three months.

Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Corps. is a 501 C(3) (a,b,c,d) Corporation, and all donations are tax deductible. Donations can be made to the Corps. for general expenses or your can earmark your donation for specific applications.

Registration #CH18328

A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained from the division of Consumer Services by calling 1-800-435-7352 within the State. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State.

What Your Donations Have Done:
1. Equipment
2. Training Classes
3. Building & Classroom
4. Scholarships

All donations are tax deductible. We thank you in advance for supporting KLVAC!

• Florida Keys Community College
  EMT Class (Upper Keys)
  
  Brenda Beckmann, EMT-P, RN; Lead Instructor
  (305) 451-2766 (office)
  (305) 393-0930 (cell)
  brendabeckmann@terranova.net
  
  Kay Cullen, EMT-P; Adjunct Instructor
  (305) 942-7961 (cell)
  k179@bellsouth.net
  
  Class Monday & Thursday Evenings at the Key Largo Volunteer Ambulance Building, upstairs classroom, from 6:30 to 10:30 PM.
   
• CPR Classes (Click here for more details)

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