Our primary response districts are District 1, 4, 5 and secondary to our neighboring department District 3. We are the only Rescue Squad Ambulance in all of Boone County. We operate out of Station One housed with Capron Fire at 120 Ogden St, Capron, IL 61012. Our Station 3 is a back up station where Capron Recue Squad members can respond to and utilize our second ambulance in the event of multiple
calls or county wide shortage of ambulances. Our response area is comprised of primarily rural, residential, with a mix of industrial and commercial occupancies. We also respond and provide EMS to the Edwards Apple Orchard. The Capron Rescue Squad was formed in 1957 and currently operates with 10 part-time nationally certified paramedics and 7 part-time nationally certified emergency medical technicians. We operate 24/7 with 1 staffed ambulance comprised of a Paramedic and an EMT with a backup ambulance D-19 and or our command buggy 2801. We continuously strive to elevate our standards, ensuring that every patient receives the highest quality of care, delivered with compassion and urgency.
