NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS

 Welcome to the Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad (NGCRS) website. NGCRS serves northern Garrett County of western Maryland with quality emergency medical services and includes 3 stations, 5 ambulances, and 1 chase vehicle. These stations are located in Grantsville (Station 1), Mchenry/Deep Creek Lake (Station 2), and Friendsville (Station 3). 

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     As of Monday August 16, 2010 at 2200 hours, Northern Rescue Station 2 officially relocated from the WISP Resort to our newly built station at the intersection of Rt 42 and Garrett Highway. Station 2 originally started out at the Accident Fire Department in 1976 where an ambulance was housed until August 22, 2004 when it was relocated to the WISP. New property was purchased in 2009 which included an existing log house originally built for office space. A two bay garage has been built and renovations made to the house to accomodate on-duty crews. There is still work to be done at the new station before we are entirely settled in; however, the move is a very welcomed change to station 2 members after being confined to such small spaces for so many years.

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August 13, 2010 - Station 1 (Grantsville) along with Company 60 (Grantsville) was alerted to Garrett Highway south of the interstate for a vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer vs a car head on. Units responded and arrived on scene found passenger car with heavy damage as well as tractor trailer with heavy damage leaking fuel from saddle tanks. Single patient in the passenger vehicle was pronounced deceased on the scene. Driver of the tractor trailer refused treatment. Also alerted to assist Company 60 with traffic control was Company 50 (Accident). On scene investigating the accident were the Maryland State Police and the Medical Examiner's Office.   State Highway Administration also responded .

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July 3, 2010-Vehicle Accident for St. 2 and 3 : Station 2 (Mchenry) along with an ambulance from Station 3 (Friendsville) and Company 30(Deep Creek Vol Fire Dept) were alerted at 2248hrs to Lake Shore Drive for a vehicle accident with possible entrapment. Units arrived on scene and found a single vehicle in a very precarious position against a utility pole with the vehicle on fire. All subjects were out of the vehicle and all refused care. It appeared alcohol played a large factor in the accident. Also assisting on the call was Maryland State Police, Allegheny Power, and Garrett County Sanitary Commission.

Also, Stations 2 and 3 stood by at the rodeo earlier in the evening and were kept busy transporting two trauma patients to Garrett Memorial. Rescue 3-2, Rescue 2-1, and Chase 1 stood by during the event.

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  We are always looking for more Volunteers

     If you are intersted in joining Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad to see what the medical field is all about please contact your local station in your area for more information. To download an application please go to the files section for link.

Chief 1-- Lucretia Sines

Asst. Chief 1-- Doris Beal, Grantsville Station 1

Asst. Chief 2-- Justin Orendorf, McHenry Station 2

Asst. Chief 3-- Kenny Sines, Friendsville Station 3