Serving Charleston Since 1962
The Rescue Squad is a volunteer-based non-profit organization contracted by Charleston County, South Carolina to provide support and operations for automobile and heavy extrication, missing or injured boaters, land and marine search & rescue, confined space and high angle rescue, diving, drowning recovery, swift water rescue, and more.

Services + Capabilities
We respond to various types of emergencies with a variety of light, medium and heavy rescue vehicles, a variety of boats including an air boat and specialty equipment such as side scan sonar.
You can view a detailed list of our equipment here.

Vehicle Extrication

Confined Spaces

Firefighter Rehab

Large Animal Rescue

Marine Response

Swift Water

Search + Rescue

Other Services

Neighbors Saving Neighbors
Life happens! And in Charleston County, the Rescue Squad provides volunteers trained in life-saving skills to provide help when emergencies occur.
The demands on our volunteers have grown over the years and the need for additional members has grown along with it. Consider becoming a part of the squad.