EXPERIENCED RESCUER — Delane “Dee” McWhorter, Assistant Chief of Equipment with the Iredell County Rescue Squad, is a 1983 graduate of Alexander Central High School.

By SANFORD TEAGUE
Special to The Times

There are people who know exactly what career they want in life and some who don’t.

When Delane McWhorter’s mother, Bernice, was in a car accident, Delane knew what she wanted to do.

“I always ... (Full Story & Photos)

Traffic Accidents - 72
Industrial Incident Responses - 0
Ambulance Responses - 45
Medical Calls - 341
Searches - 2
Mutual Aid Responses - 0
EMS Assistance Responses - 18
Medical Stand bys - 0
Fire Department Stand bys - 13
County Ambulance Stand bys - 2
Other:
Public Service Lift Assistance - 8
Public Service Lock Out - 6
Animal Rescue - 1
Inaccessible Incident - 1
Toned Calls - 460
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Traffic Accidents - 71
Industrial Incident Responses -
Ambulance Responses - 40
Medical Calls - 276
Searches - 6
Mutual Aid Responses - 2
EMS Assistance Responses - 16
Medical Stand bys - 1
Fire Department Stand bys - 6
County Ambulance Stand bys - 1
Other:
Public Service Lift Assistance - 4
Public Service Lock Out - 3
Swift Water Incident - 2
Elevator Entrapment - 5
Inaccessible Incident - 2
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Traffic Accidents - 65
Industrial Incident Responses - 0
Ambulance Responses - 35
Medical Calls - 269
Searches - 0
Mutual Aid Responses - 0
EMS Assistance Responses - 24
Medical Stand bys - 2
Fire Department Stand bys - 10
County Ambulance Stand bys - 0
Other:
Public Service Lift Assistance - 7
Public Service Lock Out - 6
Structural Collapse - 3
Inaccessible Incidents - 3
Animal Rescue - 1
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Join us this Saturday October 31st for our annual Trick or Treat between the hours of 6:00-8:00pm. This event will be sponsored by our agency, along with ISAR (Iredell Search and Rescue). ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday night, the members of Iredell Rescue and Cool Springs Fire Dept. got together for extrication training. Both agencies have continued to build a strong working relationship to ensure the best care for the members of our community. Iredell Rescue welcomes all departments to participate in training to continue providing excellent care. ... (Full Story & Photos)

This year our department decided to have T-Shirts made to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Our members, both paid and volunteer have been issued this and are allowed to wear them throughout the month of October. With the remainder of the shirts that we have, we have decided to sell the remainder to the general public for a $10.00 donation per shirt, with all proceeds to be donated to a Breast Cancer ... (Full Story & Photos)

Back on June 2nd 2020, we took delivery of 2 sets of Amkus Ion Battery Powered Rescue Tools. Each set includes a spreader, cutter and ram with 3 extensions and are powered by a Dewalt Flexvolt 60V battery. We are proud to say that we were the first department in North Carolina to purchase and be delivered these sets of tools as soon as they became available by Amkus. Our members have trained countless ... (Full Story & Photos)