| 1956 |
12 men from the Tuckahoe and Petersburg area were invited to Ocean City for a First Aid Course.
Upon completion, Ocean City established Unit 2 R.S. 4 of the Cape May County Rescue Squad.
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| 1964 |
Due to the lack of meeting attendance and donations from Upper
Township, Cape May County Rescue advised Upper Township the unit
would be abolished. An emergency
meeting was held to ask for a charter to be written to start our
own rescue unit with no ties to Cape May County Rescue.
| Paul Wanek |
Corville Griner |
Angela DeLanzo |
| Raymon Sharp |
Ralph Elia |
John Kellet |
| John Lorenzo |
Dorsey Hostler |
John Langley |
| Franklin Sack |
Gilbert Terry |
Charles Webb Sr. |
| Mountie Bozzie |
Thomas Elia |
Channing Godfrey |
|
Howard Wooley |
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| 10/29/1964 |
Upper Township Rescue Squad was born. A charter was drawn up and signed, with a total 0f 16 members listed on the roll call.
| Angela DeLanzo |
Dorsey Hostler |
Thomas Elia |
| John Kellet |
John Langley |
Alex May |
| Lester Thorm |
Charles Webb Sr. |
Charles Webb Jr. |
| Ralph Elia |
Robert Webb |
Gilbert Terry |
|
Raymond Sharp |
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| 11/13/1964 |
Cape May County Rescue donated the fully equipped ambulance
already in Upper Township to the Rescue Squad. This unit was known
as TU4 (Tuckahoe Unit
4) The Squad averaged 6 calls a month with total expenses of $60
a month.
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| 1965 |
First new ambulance was purchased. A Chevy Centurian priced at $7,500. Pictured is our original unit (left) and our first new unit (right).
 Photo courtesy of Rich Litton.
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| 1966 |
First Installation Dinner held at the American Legion Hall in Tuckahoe
with a cost of $3.00 per person. |
| 1985 |
First Full-Time Employees hired to cover the Township during the daytime.
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| Present Day |
We now have over 40 Volunteers, 6 Full Time Paid Members and 29 Part
Time Paid Members. We go on approximately 1200 calls
a year and maintain an operating budget of over
$150,000. Most
of this is raised from donations and fund raisers.
We have a paid crew at the Rescue Squad 24 hours
a day / 7 days a week with volunteers providing
backup should they need more manpower or have another
call. A fully stocked Ambulance now costs well
over $130,000.
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