The Huntsville-Madison County Rescue Squad, Inc. was organized in 1963 by a small group of concerned citizens interested in assisting local authorities with the provision of first aid and rescue services. After originally beginning operations out of an old school bus, the Rescue Squad members built their first station at 820 Cook Avenue in Huntsville, Alabama. Today, the all-volunteer Rescue Squad is based on Cook Avenue and is an active part of the public safety community, providing rescue services, such as technical rescue and extrication, water rescue and recovery, rough terrain search and rescue, and EMS First Response.