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  2. Emergency medical services in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The first volunteer rescue squads organized around 1920 in Roanoke, Virginia, Palmyra, New Jersey, and along the New Jersey coast. Gradually, especially during and after World War II, hospitals and physicians faded from prehospital practice, yielding in urban areas to centrally coordinated programs.

  3. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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    Emergency medical services. Emergency medical services (EMS), also known as ambulance services or paramedic services, are emergency services that provide urgent pre-hospital treatment and stabilisation for serious illness and injuries and transport to definitive care. [1] They may also be known as a first aid squad, [2] FAST squad, [3 ...

  4. List of United States Air Force rescue squadrons - Wikipedia

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    1st Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron. Bluie West One. Constituted and activated on 25 Jun 1943 at Buckley Field. 2d Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron. Buckley Field. Constituted and activated on 18 Sep 1943. 3d Arctic Search and Rescue Squadron. Buckley Field.

  5. Squad - Wikipedia

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    A squad is a term used in the US Fire and EMS services to describe several types of units and emergency apparatus. Oftentimes, the names "squad" and "rescue squad" are used interchangeably, however the function of the squad is different from department to department. In some departments, a "squad" and a "rescue" are two distinct units.

  6. 48th Rescue Squadron - Wikipedia

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    The squadron was first activated as the 48th Air Rescue Squadron in November 1952, when Air Rescue Service expanded its existing rescue squadrons into groups. The 48th was established with the assets of Flight C of the 5th Air Rescue Squadron at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. In January 1955, the squadron moved to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

  7. Rescue squad - Wikipedia

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    A rescue squad is an emergency service that provides technical rescue services, and may additionally provide emergency medical services and firefighting services. [ 1] Rescue squads may be standalone organizations or an integrated part of fire departments or emergency medical services . A rescue squad provides basic Life Support or advanced ...

  8. Search and rescue - Wikipedia

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    A SAR cruiser of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service. Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search is conducted over.

  9. $14 million redevelopment project proposed for Dunellen ... - AOL

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    The borough is working with the rescue squad to redevelop an abandoned property at 635 Bound Brook Road for a new headquarters. $14 million redevelopment project proposed for Dunellen Rescue Squad ...