Alleghany County Rescue Squad is the premier rescue services provider serving Alleghany County, NC for almost 50 years. As a North Carolina recognized heavy rescue, agricultural rescue, high angle rescue, advanced life support medical responder, and ALS and BLS ambulance provider agency, we are ready to respond to any call. From a person
Alleghany County Rescue Squad is the premier rescue services provider serving Alleghany County, NC for almost 50 years. As a North Carolina recognized heavy rescue, agricultural rescue, high angle rescue, advanced life support medical responder, and ALS and BLS ambulance provider agency, we are ready to respond to any call. From a person needing an ambulance for a medical call, to an automobile accident with victims trapped, to a lost hiker off of the Blue Ridge Parkway, to a drowning victim on New River, to a rock climber in trouble in Stone Mountain State Park, we are ready to help.
We are fully volunteer, and non-profit. We are made up of a group of dedicated individuals that have taken time from their regular lives and jobs to be professional and effective highly-trained rescuers to serve the needs of our community, all at no cost to those whom we provide services. We are on-call for response 24 hours a day, 7 d
We are fully volunteer, and non-profit. We are made up of a group of dedicated individuals that have taken time from their regular lives and jobs to be professional and effective highly-trained rescuers to serve the needs of our community, all at no cost to those whom we provide services. We are on-call for response 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Are you ready to join us and help make a difference?
Whether you help through monetary donations, supporting our members, volunteering your own time as a member, or spreading our mission through word-of-mouth, we thank you. We couldn't accomplish our goals without the help of supporters like you.
Total Calls Ran for the Year 1,734
Calls for first response for EMS and our own ambulance transports as well as medical standbys
Responses to MVC's for both medical care and extrication of victims entrapped in the vehicle(s)
This category includes everything from lift assistance calls to wilderness search and high angle rescues, to water rescue, to assisting fire departments on fire calls
Did you know one set of gear for one member cost over $2600 each
Hundreds of hours of training each year
Many members gain medical certifications
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We are nonprofit, 501(c)(3). A small percentage of our funds come from government and grants. The rescue squad relies on our fundraisers and donations to continue to provide services which are provided at no cost to victims.
