Thank you Tabernacle and Shamong! Because of your overwhelming support and civic involvement Tabernacle’s committee joined Shamong’s last night in rescinding our notice of termination and eviction. Both committees will be creating new emergency services sub committees who, among other things, will begin negotiations with our agency for needed updates…

An open letter from our Chief; To all our supporters: The leadership and members of the Tabernacle Rescue Squad will be forever indebted to all of you that came out to support the squad at the Tabernacle Township meeting tonight. The fact that the bay doors had been raised to…

On the evening of August 11, 2025, at approximately 5:15 PM, Tabernacle Rescue Squad (TRS) was informed by Tabernacle Township of a 90-day termination agreement—just over an hour before a Special Township Meeting scheduled for 6:30 PM that same evening. This followed a similar notice issued by Shamong Township on…

Today, several of our members participated in an incredible Large Animal Emergency Rescue training hosted by the Fair Hill Emergency Response Team in Cochranville, PA. Alongside firefighters, first responders, animal rescuers, and horse owners, we worked on developing essential skills for safely assisting large animals in distress, like rescuing downed…

Tonight, Ambulance 4394, our 1st duty crew, was specially called to Ocean County as part of a Burlington County EMS Strike Team to assist on the Jones Road Wildfire. The crew remained in Ocean County until about 5 A.M. assisting with EMS coverage in the area. Our 2nd Duty has…

Yesterday, while responding to a call, our Assistant Chief Cramer was surprised to turn around and find a familiar face — Former EMT and now Paramedic Shane McGowan. Shane began his EMS journey with Tabernacle Rescue Squad in 2016 and served actively until 2020. Since then, he’s been pursuing his…

Tonight, Tabernacle Rescue Squad and Tabernacle Fire Department —together forming Task Force 43—hit the ground running with a live nighttime vehicle extrication drill. Crews practiced stabilizing the scene, using hydraulic tools to remove doors, and executing safe patient extrication techniques. Hands-on training like this keeps us sharp, prepared, and ready…

Last night, after sharing a final meal with our brother Matt Hunter, our crews headed to Seneca High School for an important training session on Emergency Elevator Operations. During the training, our team reviewed the proper procedures for safely and effectively operating an elevator in emergency mode. We also practiced…

Tonight several of our members joined our normal Thursday night duty crew before our Special Ops training for dinner and a thank you. Tonight was our own Matt Hunter’s last Thursday night shift. Due to increased travel for work he is stepping away from TRS, hopefully not for long. Matt…