SMITH COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD

05/22/2026

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend !! Stay safe, drive slow, buckle up & wear those lifejackets if you're on the water.

05/21/2026

We where ask to share information regarding the missing juvenile yesterday. Our followers really came through resharing our post over 800 times!!! Thank you for stepping up when you were needed❤️

05/20/2026

05/20/2026

UPDATE just notified she has been located:

***Missing Juvenile***

The Smith County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Aleesha Nesbitt.

Aleesha is described as 5’5”, approximately 135 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen around 1:30 p.m. today, May 19, in the area of Defeated Creek near the Friendship Hill Lane community on her family’s farm.

At this time, it is unknown what Aleesha was last seen wearing.

A large-scale search operation is currently underway in the area. Residents nearby are asked to report anything unusual or out of the ordinary that they may have seen.

As we have more information, we’ll be sure to share it with our community.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Aleesha Nesbitt is urged to contact 911 immediately.

05/20/2026

UPDATE JUST NOTIFIED SHE HAS BEEN LOCATED SAFE:

Please view the attached & contact Smith County Sheriff's Department if you have seen or know of her whereabouts.

05/17/2026

Sunday Afternoon Training: Members of the rescue rope team spent the afternoon refreshing & training on rope rescue skills. Setting up haul systems & patient tie in's was the main focus with some raise & lower drills included. Thanks to our in house instructor Chris Dallas & members Richard Bausch, Nathan Fields, Chris Fields, Owen Donnell, Casey Joe Neal, Danny Cowell, Ricky Gibbs & Tim Manning for taking their time away from family on a beautiful Sunday afternoon to work on skills for helping others. Also a big thank you to our spouses for understanding what we do & supporting our efforts. Most people don't understand how big that previous sentence is.❤️

05/16/2026

If we can give one advice on water safety, it would be to WEAR your life jacket!
Smith County Rescue squad covers portions of Cordell Hull Lake, Caney Fork, and Cumberland River.
Life Jackets will literally save your life.

05/15/2026

We try to keep cost low by doing our own maintenance when we can. Today these men replaced the rotten runners on our boat trailer. Big thanks to Richard Bausch , Chris Fields, Owen Donnell & Michael Clayborne for taking the time to get the job done. It makes your donations go farther when our members step up. Great Job!!

05/12/2026

At approximately 1:30 pm today Smith County Rescue, Smith EMS and law enforcement was dispatched to the 100 block of Club Springs Road for a 2 vehicle accident involving a car and motorcycle.

EMS personnel provided care to the motorcycle operator at the scene before transporting to the boat ramp in Stonewall were the Gordonsville Fire Department had established a landing zone.

The patient was transported by Air Evac to Skyline Medical Center with serious injuries. Sadly the patient succumb to their injuries after arriving at the hospital.

THP will be conducting an investigation into the incident.

Please be prayerful for family.

05/07/2026

Occupant okay & fur baby located🦮 : At 3:19 pm today SMITH COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD. New Middleton Fire, Smith EMS and law enforcement responded to a single vehicle rollover. Upon arrival the driver was out of the vehicle and was not transported. Rescue & Fire personnel did have to deal with a fuel leak.

The occupant was looking for her dog that had ran off after the accident. The little fellow was spotted a few hundred yards down the road past the accident.

Rescue members went to the area and spotted the dog and helped the owner get it back on its leash for a happy reunion.