Raleigh/Wake County EMS and Rescue Squad Histories
Introduction
These documents contain research on Raleigh and Wake County EMS and rescue squad histories, conducted by Mike Legeros in 2014. Updates to these documents are infrequent.
Updates for 2016
This year is the 40th anniversary of Wake County EMS.
The milestone is being commemorated in a couple ways, including an
anniversary program on the night of August 4, 2016, at Fletcher Hall at
the Duke Energy for the Performing Arts.
Special blog postings
are also being written. See these postings to date:
History of Wake EMS |
Commemorative Ambulance |
EMS Then & Now
Research Notes (PDF)
- Master List of Agencies
- Agency Milestones
(new!)
- Wake County EMS History
- Wake County EMS Fleet Notes
- Wake County EMS Unit Histories
- Beacon Ambulance History (see below)
- Raleigh/Wake Funeral Home/Ambulance/Rescue
Squad Histories
- Raleigh/Wake
Ambulance Accidents
- Wake County Rescue Squad Fleet Notes
(3.0M)
- Swab Ambulances and Rescue Unit
Records
(4.0M)
- Apex Rescue Squad History
- Cary Rescue Squad History
- Fuquay-Varina
Rescue Squad History
- Garner Rescue Squad
History
- Holly Springs EMS History
- Knightdale Rescue
Squad History
- Rolesville EMS History
- Six Forks Rescue
Squad History
- Wake
Forest/Northern Wake Rescue Squad History
- Wendell Rescue Squad
History
- Zebulon Rescue Squad
History
- Raleigh Ambulance Service
- News & Observer Notes (1960s to 1970s)
- News & Observer index cards
- Directory/Phone Listings
Archive Documents
Family Tree - New!
Photos
Community Web Sites
- History of EMS in Wake County Facebook page
- Wake County Rescue & EMS Members Prior to 1985 Facebook page
Historical Stuff
- Mangel Fire - 1981^
- North Hills Shooting - 1972
- Raleigh-Wake Rescue Medic Proposal, 1976 (blog post)
- TriData studies of Wake County fire/EMS services
Research Links
- Internet Archive - Wayback Machine
- News & Observer Index Cards, 1926-1992
- North Carolina City Directories Online
- North Carolina Corporation Records Search
How You Can Help!
- Need newspaper clippings first and foremost.
- Learn more.