Enterprise Rescue, Inc.
PO Box 311190
Enterprise, Alabama 36331
334-347-0333
Emergency- 911

A Little History of Enterprise Rescue, Inc.

After the purchase of a 1958 Pontiac hearse for $250, Enterprise Rescue Squad answered its first call in 1963. Seven members of the community trained in American Red Cross First Aid volunteered to staff the fledgling service which was headquartered on Main Street by Glover Avenue. Over time the service grew and acquired new ambulances and in 1981 Dr. Andy Kirk put together the Service's first structured Emergency Medical curriculum and "attendants" became EMT's providing much better care for the community.

Enterprise Rescue, Inc.'s dayroom. After much fund raising and sweat, in 1994, the squad experienced the joy of a new building with a beautiful, expansive dayroom complete with a fireplace, kitchen, communications room and sleeping quarters for up to 20 personnel!

The 1990's saw a nation-wide decrease in people willing to volunteer for many things, ambulance service just one of them. Enterprise was no exception and, like many volunteer services across the country, saw the need to begin paying personnel to insure an ambulance was available at all times. In 1997 Enterprise Rescue Squad became Enterprise Rescue, Inc. and ceased as a volunteer organization.

Throughout the years, Enterprise Rescue personnel have entered and won numerous contests and competitions.

Now, with over ten years as a paid system under its Enterprise Rescue, Inc. In Enterprise Alabama's trophy case belt, the service boasts 40 employees- 12 paramedics, 6 Intermediate EMT's, 20 basic EMT's and two office personnel. Enterprise Rescue operates two ambulances 24/7 and has a third on call during day hours. During 2005 Enterprise Rescue ran over 3,200 calls of which about 65% were emergent. Currently this service provides some of the best patient care seen in the area. The full Advanced Life Support System schedules at least one paramedic on each unit accompanied by a basic or intermediate EMT.

With the completion of a large, state-of-the-art training room Enterprise Rescue is realizing the fulfillment of yet another goal- to become a regional training facility for the various rescue squads and services in Southeast Alabama.

In 2003 the Rescue Squad received its "trial by fire" as a rare F4 tornado swept through Enterprise, Alabama damaging and destroying hundreds of homes including the ERI headquarters and the high school killing a total of 9 people and injuring dozens. The Squad quickly mobilized, initiated a command center and began helping in the coordination of the numerous emergency agencies called in to assist in the disaster while at the same time keeping its own units responding to medical calls and helping in the search and rescue efforts at the high school and community.

Enterprise Rescue continues to focus on training, enhancing equipment and employing top rated personnel as it strives to provide the best patient care in southeast Alabama.