Jackson County Rescue Squad

05/21/2026

Join us TODAY and make a difference for your community!

🚨 Battle of the Badges: Blood Drive! 🚨

Support your favorite local heroes and give the gift of life!

📅 Date: Thursday, May 21, 2026
⏰ Time: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
📍 Location: SCC Burrell Building - Conference Room, 447 College Drive, Sylva, NC 28779

Come cheer on your favorite departments and donate blood to help save lives!

✅ Walk-ins welcome!
✅ Appointments honored first
✅ Bring your Red Cross Donor Card or Photo ID
🎁 Receive a free T-shirt (while supplies last)

For appointments or more info: 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
🌐 Or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter Sponsor Code: BattleoftheBadgesJackson

Let’s see which badge will reign supreme—give blood and make a difference!

05/20/2026

We’d like to wish our members and partners a safe and happy EMS week! Several of our members work for Harris EMS and/or other surrounding EMS agencies. We appreciate the work our EMS friends do for us on scene, and appreciate the time our members put into improving patient care to bring the best service to our community members. 🚑 🩹 🩺

Life can change in an instant, and when it does, our EMS heroes are there. This National Emergency Medical Services Week, we honor the EMTs, paramedics and all first responders whose quick action and dedication save lives every day. Thank you for all that you do for our community!

05/12/2026

Update: road is back open. Thank you for your cooperation!
🚨 URGENT TRAFFIC ALERT: avoid the area of Skyland Drive near the intersection of Steeple Drive for a vehicle collision. Both lanes of travel are closed as of now.

05/10/2026

Members have been busy this week attending TR Surface/Swiftwater Rescue in Haywood county! 🪢

We’d like to thank a community member,
Felix Lad Ramos for these wonderful shots of our members!

05/05/2026

We’d like to wish our county firefighters a safe and happy International Firefighters’ day! We work alongside many departments for various calls.
Qualla Fire & Rescue
Balsam-Willets-Ochre Hill Volunteer Fire Department
Savannah Volunteer Fire Department
Cullowhee Fire Department
Canada Volunteer Fire Department
Cashiers-Glenville Volunteer Fire Department
Sylva Fire Department

05/01/2026

04/30/2026

As summer approaches, we’d like to remind everyone about some safety tips! Always wear a lifejacket and have a happy boating season! 🛟

Need a life jacket? Check out local access areas with loaner life jackets!

04/26/2026

We had the opportunity to show off some of our tools to the community yesterday at Greening up the Mountains in Sylva!
We’re happy to announce that Western Carolina University’s mascot Paws is ready to get to work! 🐾 🚨

04/23/2026

We are excited to announce the arrival of our new chainsaws! We’d like to thank McNeely’s in Sylva for helping us get set up with our new equipment that was funded by a state grant for disaster preparedness. With these, we’ll be better prepared to respond to severe weather in the area!

04/17/2026

We had a great time speaking with local community members about how to get involved with our agency!
Interested in joining? Come see us Tuesday nights at 6 pm! See our website for more information at jacksonrescue.org