Graham County Rescue Squad

Graham County Rescue Squad A group of Graham County men decided to organize a rescue squad. The History of Graham County Rescue Squad. The body was recovered early May 5th.

On May 4, 1962 a local man drowned in Lake Santeetlah and when help was called a large group of Graham County men responded, but without any equipment for dragging. A call was placed to Murphy for Cherokee County Rescue Squad. A group of Graham County men decided to organize a Rescue Squad. No time was wasted and a meeting was held that night in the City Hall. Twelve men were present; Modeal Walsh

, Leonard Williams, Monroe Sawyer, Lynn Buchanan, Huel Smith, Jesse R. Jenkins, Marshall Campbell, Doug Campbell, Lowell Garland, Larry Perkins, Edward Ingram and Heyward Crawford. Modeal Walsh was elected commander. Next came the problem of raising money for equipment. Raffles for almost everything were held, door-to-door drives, food and drink sales were held each weekend. A food stand was erected to serve the first wagon train here. As money began to trickle in, it was put into equipment, life jackets, boats, dragging gear, lights, power plants, trucks, trailers, and two-way radio equipment. Fully equipped ambulances were secured, (one of which is equipped with a hospital type Coronary Care Unit, the second such unit for mobile use in the nation.) Two buildings were built, one at Tapoco a 28' x 30' and a 30' x 60' at Robbinsville. All types of convalescent aids such as hospital beds, wheel chairs, walkers, etc. were obtained for loan to people in need. During this growing period, the public learned to call the Rescue Squad for any emergency. The types of work performed by the members, fully trained in all types of first aid and rescue training, are too numerous to be listed-anything from a burned finger to an airplane crash, a lost child to a drowning person, a small dog trapped in a drain pipe, to a fatal auto crash. In 1968, the Rescue Squad took over the duties of the Robbinsville Fire Department. All these things and hundreds more were and are done by volunteer members not for money or recognition, but because they are their fellow men in need of help and give freely.

12/17/2024

Upcoming year you will notice some changes biggest will be our new name Graham County Fire-Rescue .
The GrahamCounty Rescue Squad will merge with Graham County Fire Dept making one team with same mission Helping those in our county in their time of need . Now this decision was not made lightly and was presented to rescue squad members for a vote. But past decade 95% of members are member of both. So to stream line fire rescue services Get more grants to get better equipment and some other factors it was decided to go ahead a merge. We still be doing the same job as always just under a new name is all.We will not forget sacrifices made by our original 12 rescue squad founding members or the time a dedication to county that members have gave. They are the reason both departments are here and set the foundation of what we build off of for future generations to come.To them there can never be enough thanks given . We are excited for this and hope you all are to . We wanted to let you know first before the rumors hit and miss information was spread
Thank you everyone for your support and to those who came before my time and will be after my time thank you for everything you did
Jeff M 423
Troy G 448

We would like to extend our warmest wishes to Troy Grindstaff, a dedicated lifelong member of the rescue squad, on his s...
08/28/2024

We would like to extend our warmest wishes to Troy Grindstaff, a dedicated lifelong member of the rescue squad, on his special day, Happy Birthday.

08/13/2024
The Squad is standing by for the HillClimb event at Maple Spring over the course of the last two days
07/28/2024

The Squad is standing by for the HillClimb event at Maple Spring over the course of the last two days

Congratulations to Gary Richie from Little Snowbird for winning our annual raffle
07/07/2024

Congratulations to Gary Richie from Little Snowbird for winning our annual raffle

Traffic control yesterday due to motorcycle accident on Santeetlah Rd
06/30/2024

Traffic control yesterday due to motorcycle accident on Santeetlah Rd

Several of our members have tickets and we will be selling tickets until July 5th
06/24/2024

Several of our members have tickets and we will be selling tickets until July 5th

Sealed bids for the 2005 Coachmen Cascade DLX 29FKCS will be accepted until August 15th. Please submit your bids to Grah...
06/19/2024

Sealed bids for the 2005 Coachmen Cascade DLX 29FKCS will be accepted until August 15th. Please submit your bids to Graham County Rescue Squad, PO Box 691, Robbinsville, NC 28771. We reserve the right to decline any bid deemed unsatisfactory. For more information contact Commander Jeff Millsaps or Vice Commander Brian Johnson

The Graham County Library has consistently backed the Rescue Squad, and we are grateful for their continued support. The...
05/31/2024

The Graham County Library has consistently backed the Rescue Squad, and we are grateful for their continued support. They have kindly agreed to sell tickets on our behalf. We invite you to purchase tickets and simultaneously explore the library's vast book collection.

Hello! Our raffle is on, with a 28in Blackstone griddle, two air fryers, griddle kit, cleaning kit, cover, drip pans, gr...
05/26/2024

Hello! Our raffle is on, with a 28in Blackstone griddle, two air fryers, griddle kit, cleaning kit, cover, drip pans, griddle seasoning, Timber Ridge 6-person Glamping tent, and handmade Adirondack chair up for grabs. We apologize for the delay and will be selling tickets until the end of the Heritage Festival. If you're interested in buying tickets, please let us know as we're still in the process of distributing them to our members.

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125 Moose Branch Road
Robbinsville, NC
28771

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(828) 479-7985

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