Campbell County Rescue Squad Inc.

Campbell County Rescue Squad Inc.
155 Rainbow Forest Drive
Lynchburg, VA 24502

Non-Emergency:
434-239-0389

Emergency:
911

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THE HISTORY OF THE CAMPBELL COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD, INC.

On December 28, 1962, the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. was issued a charter by the State Corporation Commission. The Registered Agent Directors that comprised the initial Board of Directors as incorporators were Frank H. Godsey, Thomas Taylor and Richard Smith. Once the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. formed a crew, they started answering calls in mid-February, 1963. The first crew of the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. consisted of fourteen members, twelve of whom were: Frank Godsey, Richard Smith, Thomas Taylor, Otis Godsey, Reggie Williams, Bill Taylor, Reggie Brown, Otis Maxey, Dave Carnes, Wayne Pulliam, Joe Carderelli, and H.E. Collins.

The Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. purchased its first ambulance for $1.00 from Red Whitten, owner of Whitten Funeral Home. The first Crash/Utility Truck was a 1952 Ford Panel Truck donated by Mr. Fred Schmitt, owner of White Star Laundry in Lynchburg, Virginia. In February 1963, the first vehicle that the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. obtained was stationed in a garage at the Winebarger Corporation and was subsequently moved to Feranies Store(now Burley’s Market) located on Route 29 South. It was stationed there from May 1963-July 1963. From August 1963 to December 1963, the vehicle was stationed at the Shell Service Station located at the corner of Route 29 South and Lawyers Road. In 1964, the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. began housing their vehicle at the old Seminole Dance Hall located on Wards Road, near the Lynchburg Airport and this remained the station site until the summer of 1965, when a new crew hall was built.

The new crew hall was located two miles south of the city limits of the City of Lynchburg. It was a two-story, brick building with three bays, a kitchen and crews’ quarters on the first floor and a full meeting room in the basement. At the time the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. moved into their new crew hall, they owned two ambulances, a station wagon ambulance, two boats, and a heavy duty crash truck that was purchased from the Lynchburg Life Saving Crew. In 1973, the State of Virginia Highway Department purchased this crew hall to make way for the Route 460 Bypass and Clover Leaf on Route 29 South. The Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. was allowed to remain in the building until 1974, at which time they moved to a temporary station on Timberlake Road until the new crew hall could be built on Rainbow Forest Drive. In 1976, the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. moved to their new crew hall , which has remained as the Main Station to date.

In 1974, the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. added another station, Station Two, at the Lyn-Dan Heights Fire Department located on Rangoon Road and they had one ambulance stationed there. They moved from that station, with the Lyn-Dan Heights Fire Department, to a new building located on Lawyers Road when the Lynchburg Airport expanded. This station location is where they remain today. In 1979, Station Three was added in Evington, Virginia, near the intersections of Leesville Road and Route 24. At that time, one ambulance was stationed there. In 1999, Station Four was added in Bedford County, Virginia on Vista Center Drive. This station has two bays and an office quarters.

The first radio system for the Campbell County Rescue Squad, Inc. was a Citizen’s Band Radio(CB) that used the member’s wife to relay messages since a large area of the county was covered and communication signals were not good. Subsequently, the crew purchased Motorola Radios from the Indiana State Police for a private band used with the Campbell County Emergency System. Later, an upgrade of radios was done to General Electric Mobile and a repeater was set up on No Business Mountain, off Perrowville Road in Bedford County, Virginia. This gave the crew the its own radio system, until the new 911 System came into Campbell County, Virginia and the crew was then added to the county-wide system with the Campbell County Dispatch Center.

Recent Calls

Wed. May 28th 2008
MVC, Vehicle Overturned, 29 Northbound

Squad 2 and Company 15 were toned by Campbell EOC at 0035 hours, to respond in the area of 10472 Wards Road in reference to a...

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Wed. May 28th 2008
Second Due response with Goode Rescue

At 2039 hours, Bedford Communications, toned Squads 6 & 5, and Company 5 for an Alpha response (ALS call) to the area of ...

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Sat. May 24th 2008
Accident with Injury

At 2319 hours, Company 15 and Squad 2 were toned to respond to US 460 WB near Greenview Drive, in reference to a MVC, vehicle...

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Upcoming Events

Sun. Jul 13th 2008 2:00pm
Horseshoe Tourment at the Moose Lodge

Sat. Jul 26th 2008 7:00am
Country Breakfast

Sat. Aug 9th 2008 5:00pm
Steak Dinner

Every 3rd Thu. 7:00pm
Business Meeting

News Headlines

Thu. Jul 3rd 2008
Congratulation to Larry & Megan Bowen

Campbell County Rescue Squad would like to congratulate Larry and Megan for the addition to their daughter Teegen.

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Sat. May 24th 2008
16th Annual National EMS Memorial Service

On Saturday, May 24, 2008, members from Squad 2 attended the 16th Annual National EMS Memorial Service that was held at the F...

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Wed. May 21st 2008
Standby at Lynchburg Regional Airport

Members of Rolling Thunder and Flying Thunder and their supporters headed to the Vietnam War Memorial for a dedication s...

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2008 Call Volume

January	180
February	136
March	140
April	106
May	167
June	126
July
August
September
October
November
December
Total	855

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