United Way of Alexander County

QUICK FACTS ABOUT THE ALEXANDER COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD

*Alexander Rescue Squad ran over 2500 calls during 2007. This is all inclusive for rescue, first responder, and backup medical calls.

*Squad members trained over 5,600 hours in 2007 to be prepared to serve Alexander County's citizens.

*Alexander Rescue Squad won the 2007 North Carolina Association of Rescue Squads & EMS - Hiram Brinson Memorial Award in Memory of Craig Allan Helms for its dedication to the field of rescue and EMS.

*Alexander Rescue Squad won the 2007 NC Rescue Competition.

*Alexander Rescue Squad established a daytime position to provide more adequate coverage during peak hours.

*Alexander Rescue Squad took delivery in late 2007 of animal rescue equipment. The Squad received this equipment from a non-matching grant. Training on this equipment and other animal related training will be held in 2008.

*Alexander Rescue Squad's ATV team won the October 2007 Backboard Award given by Med Center Air for their careful efforts in extracting 3 victims from remote mountainous terrian in northern & western Alexander County following two separate accidents involving three individuals riding four wheelers. This award came as a result of two separate calls in two different areas of the county on the same day.