In 1966, four teenagers were over due from a boating trip on Lake Moultrie. There was no established organization to coordinate the search. Therefore, volunteers in the community united to search for the missing teens. All four teenagers were found save and sound. From this, the seed was planted for some form of organized response, thus the Rescue Squad was born. The Squad has grown quite a bit since then but the mission is still the same.

We are a 30 member all volunteer not-for-profit organization that operates with a very limited budget and a lot of hard work and dedication from our members. We are funded primarily by public donations with Berkeley County filling in the rest. We are no longer receiving funds from the Trident United Way, however; individuals may continue to specifically designate their Trident United Way contributions to the Berkeley County Rescue Squad. We ask that you consider designating your funds to our organization. 100% of every dollar goes towards our operation. It's very hard to put a price tag on a human life. Please stop by and see what your contributions help to fund.

If you re interested in joining, go to our Members page and download an application!

Mission Statement

A non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue of lives and property of the citizens of Berkeley County, South Carolina and surrounding communities at their request when they are endangered, and to furnish such assistance within our power.

Our Services

We provide the following rescue services:

1. Water related search and recovery missions.
2. Vehicle entrapments.
3. Land searches.

We will respond to any request within Berkeley County at no cost and will respond to neighboring counties at their request.

Mailing Address

Berkeley County Rescue Squad
202 Factory Street
Moncks Corner, South Carolina 29461
Rescue@berkcorescue.com

Telephone                 

In an Emergency call 911, for other information call 719-4295

Meetings

Regular Business meetings are held at 7:00pm on the second Thursday of each month at the Rescue Building.

Training

Training is held at 7:00pm on the fourth Thursday of each month at the Rescue Building.

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