Danville Area Training Center

03/05/2026

The DATC will be hosting two pediatric training workshops on March 28th! The first class is EMS Pediatric Emergency Care Coordinator (PECC). Class is 8:00am to noon. The second class is Conducting Agency-Based Pediatric Training. That class will be from 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
To register for the classes, please email Mike Garnett at mgarnett@vaems.org. Hope to see you in Danville on the 28th!

03/03/2026

Thanks to all that attended our 15th Super CE Weekend! It was a great weekend of training and getting an opportunity to network with fellow prehospital providers.
Huge thanks to our partners in making this a great event. Pittsylvania County Public Safety, Henry County Department of Public Safety, Danville Fire Dept., VIRginia International Raceway, Gretna Fire & Rescue, and Chatham Fire Department for supporting the DATC by providing additional sites and proctors for each location.
Thanks also to support from Sovah Health - Danville, Olive Garden Danville, the Ralph Landes Medical Education Fund Educational Grant, and AirLife Virginia! You played a big part in making our CE Weekend a success. Thanks also to the US National Weather Service Blacksburg VA that gave us a weekend with no snow or ice! And of course thanks to the vision of Tommy "TP" Pruett and a few others for starting Super CE Weekend fifteen years ago.
We will post attendance numbers and pictures over the next few days.

02/19/2026

After an amazing weekend of classes during Super CE Weekend, our parade was rained on Monday night / Tuesday morning. We have significant water damage to the Danville Area Training Center. We anticipate two months to get everything back to 100%. During that time our classes will continue! Fortunately our two large classrooms were not affected. Three of our smaller clinical rooms were damaged. We will be able to work around the construction to make sure our customers get the best training available. Maybe we can work a couple of construction scenarios into our EMT Class and Advanced EMT Class!
The support we have already received has been unbelievable. The local agencies that showed up Tuesday to start the cleaning process was amazing. Keep an eye on our FB page and the FB page of the DLSC to see how the work is progressing.

02/11/2026

Neighbors helping neighbors. As in our friend Allison Neighbors helping us on Sunday, February 15th. This will be Allison's first time up front at Super CE Weekend and she is bringing a highly requested class with her. She will be presenting on "Prehospital LVAD Emergency Management". Her class Sunday starts at 9:15am.
A reminder to check the DATC webpage or CE Weekend event page on Facebook for more information about all the classes.

02/10/2026

Dr. Mack Drake will make his first appearance at Super CE Weekend on Saturday, February 14th. He will be teaching a class on Burns. Dr. Drake's class starts at 10:30am.
Dr. Drake is double board-certified, with added qualifications in Burn Surgery and
Reconstructive Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the American Burn Association (FABA). He serves as Medical Director of the HCA Chippenham Hospital Burn Center and is affiliated with Burn and Reconstructive Centers of America (BRCA), the nation’s largest private burn center network.
We look forward to his presentation. Chippenham and BRCA have been great supporters of the CE Weekend.

02/10/2026

JoAnn Lohr will be presenting on Sunday, February 15th at 3:00pm. Her class title is "From Dispatch to OR: High Impact Decisions in Adult Trauma". JoAnn is the Education Coordinator for the Pittsylvania Career & Technical Center. She also is a lead instructor for the DATC Advanced EMT Class. This will be a cool trauma class!
Check out the DATC FB page or webpage for more information. https://www.datc.training/superce

02/09/2026

Was he really teaching a class? Kinda. We hope you learned something from it.

02/09/2026

This looks like fun. You should go!

🚨 TICKETS ARE ON SALE! 🚨

🥶 Now that the weather has settled down a little (even if we’re still covered in ice), let’s talk about something fun—and something that makes a real difference.

Helping Heroes Benefit (formerly the event known as the Gala) is back on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Atkinson Barn—and this year, it’s been completely reimagined as an elevated, social night designed for connection, conversation, and celebration.

Think: heavy hors d’oeuvres, music, big raffle energy, and that little bit of “you had to be there” magic—all while supporting life-saving care when minutes matter.

General Admission Tickets:
• 1 ticket: $125
• 2 tickets: $200

VIP option also available (limited!) — enjoy an upgraded experience and early access before the main event.

Ticket link will be in the FIRST COMMENT (or scan the QR code/visit the link on the graphic).

For questions, VIP details, sponsorship information, or to pay by check, please contact Kim Losee at klosee@dlsc.org or 434-792-2739.

Let’s celebrate the heroes who answer the call—and the community that makes it possible!

02/07/2026

"Stuck Between a Joke and a Hard Place". What a cool title! Stephen Sutton will bring that title to life as the last class on February 14th. His class will start at 4:15pm. Steve is the Vice President of Virginia NENA. He has been a part of emergency services for better than thirty years. Which means he knows dark humor well, just like the rest of us. This is a great class to end our day at the DATC.
Super CE weekend is in its 15th year! Tommy Pruett has to be looking down with a huge smile on his face. We hope to continue making him proud. Big thanks to Gretna Fire & Rescue, Virginia International Raceway, Henry County Public Safety, Danville Fire, Chatham Fire, and Pittsylvania County Public Safety for the amazing support of the Super CE Weekend.

02/07/2026

DATC Director Brian Alderson opens and closes the Sunday of Super CE Weekend. His 8:00am class is titled "Impressions". We hope it has nothing to do with talking like someone else. His 4:15pm class on Sunday is the last class of Super CE Weekend. Brian will cover the 2026 WVEMS Protocol Update. He is on the committee that reviews the WVEMS protocols over the year. Being the last class, he might even get you out 5 minutes early!
Don't forget you can attend in person at the DATC, Chatham Fire, Henry County Public Safety, and Gretna Fire & Rescue. VIR employees can attend there and Danville Fire employees can attend at Station #1. More information is available at https://www.datc.training/superce.

02/06/2026

Mike Garnett. Pediatrics. When you think of one, you think of the other! Mike loves teaching Peds. He is definitely one of the best around. Mike works for Pulaski County Public Safety. He will be teaching two classes on February 14th. The first class is "Why Kids Scare Me - How to Control Pediatric Calls". This class starts at 1:45pm on Saturday. Mike's second class is "Sick or Not Sick Kids - Using the PAT".
More class information is available on the DATC website at https://www.datc.training/superce and also on our FB page.