Dante Rescue Squad started a stipend for its volunteers
The all-volunteer squad in Dante, Virginia, will offset training and response costs without charging patients for ambulance care.
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The Lebanon News reported on October 6, 2026, that the Dante Rescue Squad began a volunteer stipend on October 1. The payment is meant to offset expenses and training. The squad is still volunteer. Ambulance and emergency care stay free to patients, and the stipend is based on 911 responses and training rather than a wage. No one is becoming an employee. The squad projects about $20,000 a year for the program, drawing on long-term planning by the late Daniel “Butch” Glass Jr. and on other donors. Acting Captain Jarred Glass described the change as support for people who already answer the calls.
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