EMT Academy
Virginia Beach EMS holds regular emergency medical technician (EMT) academies to train future volunteers to serve the Virginia Beach community and support the volunteer rescue system.
Hundreds of volunteers earn their National Registry EMT certification through the Virginia Beach EMS EMT Academy every single year. Our EMT Academies provide the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for future volunteers to provide excellent patient care to the Virginia Beach community.
Once you complete one of our EMT Academies, you will be eligible for National Registry testing. Upon obtaining EMT certification, you will begin the internship process to operate as an attendant-in-charge.
EMT Academy Schedule and Information
Academy #
Start Date
Estimated End Date
Meeting Day/Time
Deadline to Enroll
Academy #
EMT Academy 85
Start Date
Jan. 8, 2026
Estimated End Date
Jul. 2026
Meeting Day/Time
Thursdays, 6-10 p.m.
Deadline to Enroll
Dec. 19, 2025
Academy #
EMT Academy 86
Start Date
March 7, 2026
Estimated End Date
July 2026
Meeting Day/Time
Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (including one hour lunch break)
Deadline to Enroll
Feb. 20, 2026
Academy #
EMT Academy 87
Start Date
May 2026
Estimated End Date
November 2026
Meeting Day/Time
Mondays, 6-10 p.m.
Deadline to Enroll
TBD
Academy #
EMT Academy 88
Start Date
July 9, 2026
Estimated End Date
TBD
Meeting Day/Time
Wednesdays, 6-10 p.m.
Deadline to Enroll
June 25, 2026
Academy #
EMT Academy 89
Start Date
September 2026
Estimated End Date
TBD
Meeting Day/Time
Saturdays from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (including one hour lunch break)
Deadline to Enroll
TBD
Note: Enrollment in BLS (EMT) Academies ends two (2) weeks prior to the start date of the course, with any exceptions noted above. Enrollment is only offered to approved applicants who have met all application and prerequisite requirements.
- Airway, Oxygen, and Ventilatory Skills
- Bleeding Control & Shock Management
- COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Hare Traction Splinting
- Immobilization Skill – Joint Knee
- Immobilization Skill – Joint Elbow
- Joint Injury
- Long Bone Splinting
- Medical Assessment
- Spinal Immobilization – Seated
- Spinal Immobilization with C-Spine Control
- Trauma Assessment
BLS Academy Student Field Evaluation
Here, you will find copies of the BLS Academy Student Field Evaluation form along with an example to show AICs how to complete it. This evaluation form is only to be used for BLS Academy students (yellow badges). BLS interns (orange badges) must use the intern field evaluation form.
For questions about the BLS Academy Student Field Evaluation form, please contact Instruction Supervisor Eric de Forest at edefores@vbgov.com.
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