Ash-Rand Rescue Squad and EMS Inc.

08/18/2026

Large or extended searches demand far more than boots on the ground. They require uniquely qualified individuals working together across multiple critical functions:

🔹 Incident Command & Leadership — Establishing clear objectives, coordinating resources, and maintaining operational control as conditions evolve.
🔹 Planning & Strategy — Developing search areas, probability models, operational periods, and contingency plans for long-duration missions.
🔹 Operations & Field Teams — Deploying trained responders who understand terrain, tactics, and the demands of extended fieldwork.
🔹 Logistics & Support — Managing equipment, communications, transportation, food, shelter, and responder welfare.
🔹 Communications & Documentation — Ensuring accurate records, real-time updates, and reliable information flow across all teams.
🔹 Specialized Resources — K9 teams, technical rescue, UAV operators, medical personnel, and other experts who bring advanced capability to complex searches.

NASAR exists to prepare responders for these challenges through education, certification, and advocacy — strengthening the skills that make search operations safer, smarter, and more effective.

When the mission grows, training matters.

www.nasar.org

08/17/2026

Annual Fall BBQ at Ash-Rand Rescue Base 2. Ramseur Fall Festival

08/14/2026

Ramseur Back to School Bash

07/15/2026

On July 14 at 8:03 hours, Westside Fire & Rescue was dispatched to assist Farmer Fire Dept, Ash-Rand Rescue Squad and EMS Inc., Randolph County Emergency Services, and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol with a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident on Moore Road.

Upon arrival, crews found one patient trapped by the dashboard of the vehicle. Firefighters immediately began extrication efforts by removing the driver’s door, performing a roof flap, and pushing the dashboard off the patient to safely free them from the vehicle.

Once extricated, the patient was carefully removed from the vehicle, placed onto a stretcher, and transported to the hospital by Randolph County EMS for further treatment.

Moore Road was completely shut down while emergency crews worked the scene. The roadway was reopened after the vehicles were removed and the scene was cleared for safe travel.

Westside Fire & Rescue remained on scene for approximately one and a half hours assisting with extrication, traffic control, and scene safety.

Units on Scene:
• Squad 15 - Farmer Fire Dept
• Engine 153 - Farmer Fire Dept
• Engine 152 - Farmer Fire Dept
• Rescue 13 - Westside Fire & Rescue
• Ash-Rand Rescue 1 - Ash-Rand Rescue Squad and EMS Inc.
• Ash-Rand Rescue 6 - Ash-Rand Rescue Squad and EMS Inc.
• Randolph County Emergency Services
• North Carolina State Highway Patrol

We would like to thank Farmer Fire Dept, Ash-Rand Rescue Squad and EMS Inc., Randolph County Emergency Services, and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol for their teamwork and professionalism during this incident.

05/22/2026

This week is National Search and Rescue Awareness Week — a time to recognize the dedicated volunteers and professionals who respond when others are lost, missing, or in need of help.

Search and Rescue teams train countless hours, work in difficult conditions, and stand ready at any hour to serve their communities. Every role within these organizations is important in bringing people home safely.

Thank you to all Search and Rescue personnel across the country for your commitment, sacrifice, and service. Stay safe, and thank you for all you do. 🧡

05/19/2026

This week, we at Randolph County Emergency Services recognize the men and women who answer the call—day or night, rain or shine—without hesitation.

Happy EMS Week to all the dedicated EMTs, paramedics, and first responders who show up when it matters most. Your skill, compassion, and commitment save lives and make a difference in ways most people will never fully see or understand.

From the quiet moments of reassurance to the chaos of critical calls, you carry the weight of responsibility with strength and professionalism. Thank you for the sacrifices you make, the long hours you work, and the lives you impact every single day.

We see you. We appreciate you. And we honor you.

05/19/2026

Who doesn’t love a good yard sale? Save the date for this one!

05/19/2026

As high temperatures start creeping in, it’s important to stay hydrated! Drink plenty of water, even if you aren’t thirsty and watch out for signs of heat exhaustion such as heavy sweating, dizziness, and nausea. If you feel it, get to the shade! For more info, visit https://www.readync.gov/extreme-heat

04/27/2026

Thank you to everyone who supported our annual spring BBQ fundraiser. As a nonprofit organization, we have to raise funding to support our annual budget. Our annual spring mailer fundraiser is going ok thanks to your support.

04/07/2026

Mac was part of the early beginning of skilled search and rescue teams across our state. I worked with Mac on many training events and actual search and rescue missions. He will be very much missed.

Larry Pugh

Celebration of Life for Chief Mac Morgan

Please join us as we gather to honor, remember, and celebrate the life of Chief Mac Morgan.

📅 Saturday, April 18, 2026
🕐 1:00 PM
📍 400 Evans Lane, Wendell, NC 27591

Come share your stories, your memories, and your gratitude for a man whose impact on the search and rescue community — and on the lives of the people he mentored — cannot be overstated. Whether he trained you, advised you, or simply showed up when you needed him, this is a time to come together and honor everything he meant to us.

All are welcome. Please share widely so no one who loved Mac misses the chance to celebrate his life.