Welcome to North Meck Rescue
Tweets by @northmeckrescue
"Rescue" means the removal of individuals facing external, nonmedical, and nonpatient related peril to areas of relative safety. A "rescue unit" or "rescue squad" means a group of individuals who are not necessarily trained in emergency medical services, fire fighting, or law enforcement, but who expose themselves to an external, nonmedical, and nonpatient related peril to effect the removal of individuals facing the same type of peril to areas of relative safety. The unit or squad must comply with existing State statutes and with eligibility criteria established by the North Carolina Association of Rescue and Emergency Medical Services, Inc.
NC General Statute 58-87-5(c)
North Meck Rescue is a Certified Heavy Rescue Provider from the North Carolina Association of Rescue and EMS. We were the FIRST Department in Mecklenburg County Certified for Heavy Rescue Response from NCAREMS. Huntersville Fire Dept. (after they merged with Gilead VFD) is the only other department certified by the NCAREMS as a Heavy Rescue Provider in Mecklenburg County.
North Meck Rescue is also the busiest County First Responder agency in Mecklenburg County.1
CARSEATS: We are unable to check your carseat, we do not currently have any members certified. To find out where you can get your carseat checked, click HERE.
Total calls for 2017, as of June, 30: 1,492 to close out 2017
Training Updates: For updated training information please click on the training link to your left.
North Meck Rescue was dispatched on 2,790 calls for service in 2016.
North Meck Rescue contracts with MEDIC to provide EMS and RESCUE SERVICES within the Huntersville fire district and part of the Long Creek fire district.
North Mecklenburg Volunteer Rescue Squad was originally formed in 1959 to provide Rescue coverage for the citizens of North Mecklenburg County. Which consisted of Davidson, Cornelius-Lemley, Gilead, Huntersville-Craighead and areas south of Huntersville.
Old Rescue 7 Farewell Video
2007 Video
2008 Video
| Call Totals 2012 | |
| North Meck Rescue Squad | |
| 2,407 | |
| Huntersville Fire Department | |
| Station 1, 2, and 3 Fire/Rescue | 2,260 |
| Cornelius Fire Rescue | |
| Fire | 1,029* |
| EMS | 1,430* |
| Davidson Fire Dept. | |
| Fire | 471* |
| EMS | 610* |
| Long Creek Fire Dept. | |
| Fire | 436* |
| EMS | 468* |
| * = May reflect a higher call volume than actual incidents | |
| Call Totals for surrounding departments, 2009 | |
| North Meck Rescue Squad | 2,324 |
| Huntersville Fire | 1005 |
| Cornelius Rescue/EMS | 1,216 |
| Cornelius Fire | 1,118 |
| Cornelius Fire and Rescue Combined | 2,334 |
| Gilead Fire | 622 |
| Gilead Rescue/EMS | 555 |
| Gilead Fire and Rescue Combined | 1,177 |
| Davidson Fire | 527 |
| Davidson Rescue/EMS | 566 |
| Davidson Fire and Rescue Combined | 1,093 |
| Long Creek Fire | 345 |
| Long Creek Rescue/EMS | 355 |
| Long Creek Fire and Rescue Combined | 700 |
| Call Totals for surrounding departments, 2008 | |
| North Meck Rescue Squad | 2,137 |
| Huntersville Fire | 950 |
| Cornelius Rescue/EMS | 1,235 |
| Cornelius Fire | 1,129 |
| Cornelius Fire and Rescue Combined | 2,364 |
| Gilead Fire | 722 |
| Gilead Rescue/EMS | 498 |
| Gilead Fire and Rescue Combined | 1,220 |
| Davidson Fire | 543 |
| Davidson Rescue/EMS | 541 |
| Davidson Fire and Rescue Combined | 1,084 |
| Long Creek Fire | 310 |
| Long Creek Rescue/EMS | 373 |
| Long Creek Fire and Rescue Combined | 683 |
| Call Totals for surrounding departments, 2007 | |
| North Meck Rescue | 2,133 |
| Huntersville Fire | 1,075 |
| Cornelius Rescue | 1,170 |
| Cornelius Fire | 1,203 |
| Cornelius Fire and Rescue Combined | 2,373 |
| Gilead Fire | 653 |
| Gilead Rescue | 488 |
| Gilead Fire and Rescue Combined | 1,141 |
| Davidson Fire | 539 |
| Davidson Rescue | 452 |
| Davidson Fire and Rescue Combined | 991 |
| Long Creek Fire | 313 |
| Long Creek Rescue (since July 1, 2007) | 150 |
| Long Creek Fire and Rescue Combined | 463 |
CLOSED - Effective June 30, 2017 - Closing the doors after 58 years of service to the North Mecklenburg area. We will be transitioning to a Charitable Foundation, more to come on that.
North Meck Rescue experienced a 14% increase in calls for year 2016, bringing our total responses to 2,790. In 2015 we ran 2,456 calls. Call breakdown coming soon. Although this has been our busiest year to date the town of Huntersville plans to stop funding us after June 2017. This is not our choice, but the town feels like with Huntersville Fire station #4 being built on Mcilwaine Road that we are not needed anymore. Their intention is for the Huntersville Fire Department to to take over running all of the calls that we currently handle.
North Meck Rescue held there Annual Banquet on January 9, 2016. Awards for Top Call Runners, Member of the Year, Officer of the year, and years of service. (see below)
Group Membership Picture
Members along with the Huntersville Mayor, John Aneralla, and Town Commissioners Charles Guignard and Dan Boone.
Member of the year 2015 - Michael Tessari (right)
Officer of the year 2015 - Michael Weber (left)
Top Volunteer Call Runner of the year 2015 - Jacob Moore (left)
Call Volume 2015
Call Volume 2014
6 Members from North Meck Rescue competed in the Technical Rescue Competition at the NCAREMS Annual Meeting in Greenville, NC. 2 Members competed in the 2 man Rescue Challenge. We also had 3 members compete in the BLS Competition. All these teams competed against other Departments from across the state. We finished 2nd in the Technical Rescue Competition and 2nd in the Rescue Challenge.
Tuesday night June 3, 2014 members of North Meck Rescue conducted Rescue training simulating a person stuck under a large ATV on an incline. Members had to use cribbing and stabilization techniques while raising the vehicle off of the victim with high pressure air bags.
