Brooklyn's All-Volunteer Ambulance Corps

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The first minority-run ambulance service in the country, the BSVAC has never ceased to operate in its 22-year history.
Michael Kirby Smith

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The first minority-run ambulance service in the country, the BSVAC has never ceased to operate in its 22-year history. In 2009, the group put its second ambulance on the road.

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