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Call Statistics

The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad cares for around 1600 patients a year. This includes all academic breaks, holidays, standbys, and special operations. We respond to calls on the Virginia Tech campus and we provide mutual aid locally when requested.

In addition to responding to 911 calls on the Blacksburg campus, the agency:

  • Provides routine transport service from Schiffert Health Center to hospitals throughout the region.

  • Provides comprehensive incident/event management for all large-scale planned events.

  • Supplies routine standby services to affiliated and non-affiliated organizations as requested.

2025 Call Statistics

January 2025

60

Total Calls

February 2025

147

Total Calls

2025 Yearly Total

207

Beginning January 1, 2025

**Last updated March 3, 2025

2024 Call Statistics

2024 Yearly Total

1,778

From January 1, 2024-December 31, 2024

**Last updated January 23, 2025