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The CAAS GVS Committee will hold two meetings in November for the review and development of GVS V2.0. The meetings will be held as follows: Meeting #1 November 7, 2018 08:30-4:30 MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS, 4425 Wilkinson Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28208 Meeting #2 November 28, 2018 08:30-4:30 SUNSTAR Pinellas EMS, […]

CAAS GVS V2.0 Committee to Meet Twice in November

This entry was posted in GVS News Meetings Standard on July 16, 2018

We are pleased to share with you some of the latest developments with the CAAS GVS Remount Standard project. Rethinking Remounts is an excellent article from the August 2017 issue of JEMS that outlines some of the most important details of CAAS’s June Remount Forum in Charlotte. Also, since the […]

Rethinking Remounts – Developing a national standard for ambulance remounts

This entry was posted in GVS News Remount on August 1, 2017

We had an incredible industry response to our June 7 Remount Forum in Charlotte, NC. As a result of the forum presentations, group discussions and the clearly stated need for ambulance remount standards, CAAS GVS will be forming a Remount Standard Work Group The objective of the group is to […]

CAAS GVS Accepting Applications for Remount Standard Work Group

This entry was posted in GVS News Remount Standard on June 16, 2017

The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services, Ground Vehicle Standard Division (CAAS-GVS) will be holding an open forum for organizations involved in the remounting of ambulances. The intent of this meeting is to identify and establish a dialogue with FSAMs and third party Remounters of ambulances in an effort to […]

CAAS-GVS to hold Remount Forum

This entry was posted in GVS News Remount Standard on March 14, 2017

For Immediate Release March 28, 2016 The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) has announced the publication of its long awaited Ground Vehicle Standard for Ambulances, CAAS GVS v.1.0. “Our broad based GVS committee spent over two years developing this new consensus standard for ambulances”, stated Mark Van Arnam, […]

CAAS Releases Ground Vehicle Standard for Ambulances

This entry was posted in GVS News on March 25, 2016

Mark Van Arnam, founder and CEO of American Emergency Vehicles, has announced his retirement from the North Carolina based manufacturer of ambulances. “It is extremely difficult to leave AEV”, stated Van Arnam. “But, the company is performing well, and is run by a strong team.” Mark has been in the […]

Van Arnam Retires from AEV, Will Now Head CAAS GVS

This entry was posted in GVS News on January 21, 2016

For Immediate Release: Contact: Sarah McEntee, CAAS Executive Director Phone: 847-657-6828 Email: Sarahm@tcag.com Glenview, IL, January 11, 2016: The Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) is pleased to announce that it has achieved accreditation from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for its standards development program. Mark Postma, CAAS […]

CAAS Becomes an ANSI-Accredited Standards Developer

This entry was posted in GVS News Standard on January 11, 2016