Dante Rescue Squad

Dante Rescue Squad is total volunteer organization. It has approximately 25 volunteers and is located in rural southwest Virginia. It has been a volunteer organization since its formation in 1971. In 2023 the rescue squad was approached by the Rescue Squad Assistance Fund RSAF which is administered by the Virginia Department of Health and the Office of Emergency Medical Services. The RSAF had two ambulances they were going to grant to rescue squads who exhibited extreme need. Dante Rescue Squad was one of the organizations that were deemed in need and they received an ambulance with at FMV of $350,000 included equipment to make the ambulance road-ready. The receipt of this ambulance is the only reason the filing of long form 990 was necessary. Normal receipts for the squad is around 75,000 annually including government or county allocations they receive annually.