Welcome to Stafford Volunteer Rescue Squad

P.O. Box 414
Stafford, Virginia 22555
(540) 659-5495

"That Others May Live"

Stafford Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc. was formed on April 10, 1973, with just ten members, incredibly, one of these members is still actively running with us.

The proof of need for this service came only twelve hours after its inception, when Rescue One responded to an automobile accident on Interstate 95.

This organization was unique in the fact that it had both men and women as active members responding to calls twenty-four hours a day and elected the first woman line officer in the area. Following along the same line, in 1975, a female Captain was elected to head the area's first Junior Rescue Squad.

Through the years, this squad has grown and expanded further then any of the founders could have ever imagined. They started out being housed with the Stafford County Fire Department (Company 2). In the fall of 1974, the Squad was given permission to use the Massey Building located on Route One in the courthouse complex.

Over the years, this structure had served as a Ford dealership, grocery store, service station and fire house - the first home for Company Two. The aged building was in very bad shape -- in fact, it had been condemned before the Squad moved in. Strong desire and willingness to work overcame some severe conditions such as rats, snakes and no heat or air-conditioning at times. This structure was torn down after the newly constructed squad building was completed in 1980. Many members worked long and hard to keep costs low so we were able to afford this new home.

In the early days, our calls were dispatched by phone from the sheriff's department, later by radio, then to our current 911 system. Here again, people that were once members or are currently members of Rescue One had a lot to do with this evolution.

In 1974, the cost of one of our ambulances was $4,437 for the purchase of a van and an additional $9,000 to convert it so it would meet the state standards for an ambulance. Today, the base cost for a new ambulance is about $90,000; no equipment is included in this figure. We now have a fleet of three Advanced Life Support Units and two First Response Units.

Rescue One has played a major role in helping other area squads get their start. Assisting with training in 1975, Widewater Rescue was formed. In 1977, Stafford Volunteer Rescue Squad provided a vehicle and equipment to assist Rockhill Rescue Squad get established. This substation became independent in January 1980. Between 1979 - 1983, members worked to get Mountainview Rescue established. Several of Rescue One's members lived in the Mountainview area so, when the time came, Mountainview was nearly self-sufficient and became independent in 1985. With the loan of an ambulance, Stafford Rescue helped Aquia Harbor Rescue Squad get its start five years later.

Stafford Volunteer Rescue Squad Line Officers
President	Darrell English	Life	Driver/CPR
Vice President	Gertrude Bojonny	Life	CPR
Secretary	Ellen Lewis	Active	EMT-B
Treasurer	Lisa Taylor	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Rescue Chief	Dennis Reichert	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Rescue Lt. 1	Dawn Vaillancourt	Active	EMT-B
Rescue Lt. 2	Pat Derr	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Rescue Lt. 3	Tricia Dooley	Active	EMT-B
Rescue Lt. 4	Susan Short	Active	Driver/Paramedic
Public Relations	Steve Dove	Active	Driver/CPR
Rescue Sgt. 1-1	Aubrey McDowell	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Rescue Sgt. 1-4	Kevin Dooley	Active	EMT-B
Rescue Sgt. 1-6	Chad Hine	Active	EMT-B
Rescue Sgt. 1-7	Wes Vickroy	Active	EMT-B
Board of Governers	Marty Gardner	Active	EMT-B
County Sheriff Advisor	Pat Kelly	Life	Advisor
Medical Director	Dr. Garth	Medical Advisor	Doctor
Chaplain	Bill Jessup	Chaplain	Chaplain

Stafford Volunteer Rescue Squad Members
Mark Aitken-Cade	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Junior Berryman	Associate	Driver
James Boswell	Active	EMT-B
Joy Boteler	Life	EMT-B
Leann Craven	Active	EMT-B
Mike Cross	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Robin DeBord	Life	Driver
Judy Devan	Active	CPR
Patti Dooley	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Robert DubuQue	Associate	EMT-B
Terry Edens	Life	Driver/Paramedic
Debbie Foltz	Active	EMT-B
Mike Foltz	Active	Driver/CPR
Leroy Gardener	Life	EMT-B
Vista Gillespie	Active	EMT-B
Tisa Honeycutt	Associate	EMT-B
Mike Kenner	Associate	CPR
Jimmy Kingman	Associate	CPR
Scott Marshall	Associate	N/A
Machell McDonald	Associate	CPR
Fran McInerney	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Megan McInerny	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Bob Minteer	Associate	CPR
Dorothy Minteer	Associate	EMT-B
Rachel Myers	Associate	CPR
Miguel Palma	Associate	CPR
Carrie Papajohn	Active	EMT-B
Frank Rachal	Associate	Driver/EMT-B
Deanne Singer	Active	Paramedic
Suzi Stratton	Active	Driver/EMT-B
Trudy Taylor	Active	Driver/EMT-B