Research notes on the oldest rescue squads in North Carolina. Compiled in September 2022 in this Facebook posting.
Source data in this Google spreadsheet copied from Excel master file.
| Name | County | Status | Start | Stop |
| Winston-Salem Rescue Squad, Inc. | Alamance | former | 1937 | 2014 |
| Davidson County Rescue Squad, Inc. | Alamance | active | 1941 | —— |
| Elkin Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc. | Alamance | active | 1941 | —— |
| Beaufort Rescue Squad (v1) | Alexander | former | 1942 | TBD |
| Gaston Life Saving and First Aid Crew | Alexander | former | 1948 | 2021 |
| ADR [?] Rescue Squad | Alleghany | former | 1950 | 1963? |
| Red Cross Rescue Squad | Alleghany | former | 1950 | TBD |
| Rowan County Rescue Squad, Inc. | Anson | active | 1951 | —— |
| Mooresville Rescue Squad | Anson | former | 1952 | 2015 |
| Pink Hill Rescue Squad | Ashe | former | 1952 | 2004 |
| Wake Forest Rescue Squad (v1) | Ashe | former | 1952 | late 1950s? |
| Raleigh Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc., The | Avery | former | 1953 | 1960s |
| Goldsboro Rescue Squad, Inc. / Goldsboro Rescue & EMS Inc. (1989) | Avery | former | 1953 | TBD |
| Mount Holly Lifesaving Crew, Inc. / Mount Holly Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. | Avery | former | 1954 | 2001 |
| Graham Rescue Unit, Inc. (renamed Alamance Co. Rescue in 1972) | Beaufort | former | 1955 | 1972 |
| Wilkes Rescue Squad, Inc. | Beaufort | active | 1955 | —— |
| Lovelady Rescue Squad, Inc. | Beaufort | former | 1956 | 2017 |
| Roanoke Valley Rescue Squad, Inc., The | Beaufort | active | 1956 | —— |
| Pembroke Rescue Squad, Inc. | Beaufort | active | 1956 | —— |
| Robeson County Rescue Squad (renamed Lumberton RS) | Beaufort | active | 1956 | —— |
| Alexander Rescue Squad, Inc. / Alexander Rescue Squad and EMS (1990) | Beaufort | active | 1957 | —— |
| Chatham County Rescue Squad of Siler City, Inc. | Beaufort | active | 1957 | —— |
| Hendersonville VFW Rescue Squad / Hendersonville Rescue Squad, Inc. (renamed Henderson County RS) | Bertie | former | 1957 | 1972 |
| Johnston County Civil Defense Rescue Squad (renamed Smithfield RS) | Bertie | former | 1957 | 1981? |
| Lincoln County Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc., The | Bertie | former | 1957 | 2014 |
| Madison-Rockingham Rescue Squad, Inc. | Bertie | active | 1957 | —— |
| Anson Rescue Squad, Inc. | Bertie | active | 1958 | —— |
| Claremont Rescue Squad, Inc. | Bertie | active | 1958 | —— |
| Kings Mountain Rescue / Kings Mountain Emergency Services, Inc. (1977?) / Kings Mountain Emergency Rescue Services, Inc. (1979) | Bladen | former | 1958 | 2022 |
| Ahoskie Rescue Squad, Inc. | Bladen | former | 1958 | 2011, by |
| Raeford Rescue Squad | Bladen | former | 1958 | TBD |
| Kenly Rescue Squad | Bladen | former | 1958 | TBD |
| Macon Search and Rescue Squadron, Inc. / Macon Search and Rescue Squad, Inc. (1969) | Bladen | active | 1958 | —— |
| Shelby Life Saving and Rescue Unit, Inc. / Shelby Rescue Squad, Inc (1993) | Bladen | former | 1959 | 2022 |
| Trenton Emergency Rescue Squad, Inc. / Trenton EMS, Inc. (2005) | Bladen | active | 1959 | —— |
| McDowell County Rescue Squad, Inc. / McDowell County Rescue Squad & Ambulance, Inc. (1990) | Brunswick | active | 1959 | —— |
| North Mecklenburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. | Brunswick | former | 1959 | 2017 |
| Morehead City Rescue Squad | Brunswick | former | 1960 | 2000 |
| Grover Rescue Squad, Inc. | Brunswick | former | 1960 | 2012/13 |
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