Rescue Extrication Delivery Specialists 
In 2005 the R.E.D.S. Team was one of 25 swiftwater teams that received the Higgins and Langley Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement in the field of Swiftwater Rescue for their response during the hurricanes Charlie , Frances , Ivan, and Jeanne.
The Team also received the 2005 rescue of the year award for the rescue of a woman trapped in the rubble pile of her home for almost 9 hours. The rescue took 8 hours to perform under some rather tedious conditions.
The award was given by the North Carolina Association of Rescue and EMS at their annual convention.
The R.E.D.S. Team was also nominated by the Governor for a national award for this same rescue. The rescue took great efforts of all the departments that were there and responded, as well as good teamwork. Our hats go off to all those trained and dedicated people.Here are two links with news stories about R.E.D.S.
http://www.wral.com/video/4703074/detail.html - Video about preparing for Dennis
http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=71929&RegionCookie=37 - Article about Team training
The Team had a booth and did several K-9 demonstrations at the North Carolina State Vet School Open House on April 1, 2006. The school open house drew a big crowd.
The team purchased a new ford F-350 4 wheel drive crew cab to be delivered in April to replace the old 1986 Dodge truck. The Dodge truck will be available for purchase around May 1st.
R.E.D.S. team continues a tradition of appearing in the Raleigh Christmas Parade
The dive team assisted the US Navy CSI (NCSI) in an evidence search and recovery near Hampstead in October 2005.
The team is governed by a board of directors and managed by a Chief and Assistant Chief. The team is organized in three divisions: Technical Rescue Division, Water Operations and Dive Division, Search and Canine Division. Each division is supervised by a Captain.
Serving the Citizens of North Carolina - Rescue Extrication Delivery Specialists; - P.O. Box 483, Garner, NC 27529 - (919) 772-0483
