ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828NewsNow.com) – After being in service for more than 60 years, the Buncombe County Rescue Squad announced on Oct. 29 that it is shutting down.
The Rescue Squad’s social media post said, “The Squad is closing. The legacy of service is not.”
The post said the Rescue Squad started in 1964, when members of the community came together to search for a lost child. The Squad said from that one experience grew a commitment that whenever the community had a need, Rescue Squad members would find a way to help.
“That commitment became our mission,” the post said…