Make a Tax Deductible Donation to Harrisonburg Rescue Squad!
Since 1949, the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad has protected the lives of our fellow citizens throughout the city of Harrisonburg and parts of Rockingham County. HRS has been an all-volunteer organization from the moment it started.
The services we provide include emergency care on basic and advanced life support levels, heavy and light duty vehicle rescue, and specialized technical rescue. We respond to over 6,000 calls annually and rely on many volunteers who devote their time to serve their community.
As well as being a volunteer agency, we also provide all of our services "Free of Charge". Although we are free to use, we are not free to operate. Our squad requires over $400,000 per year to provide emergency medical services to the area.
The money that we use to operate consists largely of donations from citizens and businesses within the community. Each May and November, we organize Fund Drives to raise a majority of this money. Without your help, our goals will not be met.
Consider giving to the Harrisonburg Rescue Squad. Won't you remember us? We always remember you...
Methods of Donation:
Cash
Please do not mail cash.
We are happy to accept cash donations at our station or when you see any of our members around town. Stop by 1700 Reservoir Street and ask one of our members for a tour when you drop off your donation.
By Check
We collect tax deductible donations mailed to our address.
Harrisonburg Rescue Squad, Inc.
Attn: Donations
P.O. Box 1477
Harrisonburg, VA 22803
Stock Transfers
You can now donate to the rescue squad by transfer of stock! If you would wish to donate in this way, please contact our agency president in order to arrange for the transfer. You can call 540-434-2323 and select the option to speak with the president or you can send an email to president@rescue40.org.
Credit Card/Check Card
All funds donated by credit card are accepted through PayPal who deposits the money directly into our account. This is a secure and encrypted payment method.
Tammy Blizzard
Rescue 40 is extremely sad to announce the passing of long time member Tammy Blizzard. Tammy joined joined the HRS family in 1984 and has been an invaluable asset to us and to all of the lives that she has touched over the years. Her family will receive friends and family at Johnson Funeral Home this Sunday between 6pm and 7pm. A funeral service will be conducted 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 25, 2013 at Johnson Funeral Service Chapel in Bridgewater, with Pastor Darren Howdeyshell officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery in Mt. Sidney. Harrisonburg Rescue Squad would also like to invite all friends and family to our station for a reception and celebration of Tammy's life after the service. Thank you, Brandon Peavy, Chief
Community Outreach
Over the summer local day cares have visited the station to learn about safety and everything that happens at the rescue squad. On August 7, we will be at the National Night Out event in Harrisonburg showing off an ambulance and our squad truck and teaching families about EMS.
Special Operations
The technical rescue capablities at Harrisonburg Rescue Squad continue to expand. Special Operations members have been busy maintaining our squad truck and MCI trailer, attending continuing education courses all over the country, and responding to calls to provide assistance to other local agencies.