Tabernacle Rescue Squad provides emergency medical services (EMS) to Shamong, Tabernacle, and Surrounding Communities. Our squad is equipped with multiple ambulances as well as support vehicles. Each ambulance is staffed with two emergency medical technicians (EMTs) at all times. They may also have a “third”. This is a probationary member or a junior member that is working on gaining experience with crews in the field.
Minutes matter during an emergency situation. Tabernacle Rescue Squad provides the public the ability to have us present during sporting events, large gatherings, fairs, etc… This allows close to immediate care by first responders.
Many times people may be trapped and can’t get out during an accident involving a motor vehicle. Extrication is the process of removing a person(s) from that vehicle. We offer advanced techniques when removing patients from vehicles as well as machinery. Industrial accidents do happen and our crews use critical techniques and training to remove them from further harm.
Tabernacle Rescue Squad is quite unique compared to many other EMS agencies. As part of the Burlington County Technical Rescue Taskforce we offer a vast range of skills in technical rescue. Rope & Confined Space rescue is a tool in the “tech rescue toolbelt” when we may be assisting injured persons that are otherwise inaccessible by conventional means such as people injured in ravines, on water towers, industrial machines and tanks, underground pipes and other situations.
Structural/Building, & Trench Collapse Rescue is assisting persons who have become trapped in collapsed structures, vehicles that have crashed into buildings and persons trapped in trenches or other excavations. At part of the Burlington County Technical Rescue Taskforce many of our members have taken countless hours of training courses in these particular disciplines and we respond to help support the mission of the team.
Tabernacle Rescue Squad is quite unique as we are currently equipped to preform large animal rescue with equipment that was donated to us by a local trail riders association. Many of our members are trained to safety assist large animals during emergency situations while working alongside local veterinarians. Tabernacle Rescue Squad is currently the only large animal rescue team operating in Burlington County.
One of many abilities that we offer is water rescues. During a storm or a nice day on the lake, conditions can change drastically putting a person in a dangerous situation in the water. Specialized apparatus and training allows us to deal with any water rescue situation. In addition to water rescues, we offer specialized responses to aid in ice rescues. Many times people or even animals fall through the ice during the winter months, and our crews have received many hours of training when dealing with any ice rescue situation.
