Established in 1958

By a group of 10 men

By a group of 10 men

and a $250.00 donation

with a vision

Established in 1958

with a greater vision

55 years later

serving more communities

with over 140 volunteers

providing specialized services

Vehicle Extrication

Cave & Vertical Rescues

Confined Space Rescues

Search and Support

Dive and Water Rescues

Trench Collapse Rescues

Heavy Team Rescues

Animal Rescues

Building Collapse Rescue

Community Events & Public Education

All of these services

are provided to

the City of Knoxville

Knox County

and surrounding counties

by trained, certified, professional

Volunteers

VolunteersWho sacrificed their personal time with over 40,000 man hours in 2012

by responding to over1900 calls for assistance ,including….

1450 vehicle accidents,9 vertical rescues,

22 search and support rescues,19 water rescues,6 heavy rescues, 1 animal rescue,

and 458 community and public education events

Volunteers

WHO NOT ONLY SAVE THE LIVES

OF THE CITIZENS OF KNOX COUNTY

BUT ALSO SAVES THEM OVER

$875,000.00 PER YEAR

KVERS

is funded by

The City of Knoxville

& The United Way

Knox County

KVERSOperates on an annual budget

of less than $350,000.00 per year.This budget must be strategically

allocated to maintain the operational expenses of

4 Stations,13 vehicles,

4 boats, 1 ATV

and several hundred pieces of specialized equipment

All of the vehicles and equipmentmust be maintained to the highest

standards so that we can continue to save the lives of the citizens of our

community

Because Saving lives is what we do…