The Montvale Rescue Squad was organized in May 1970 with an original membership of 19 persons and began active service on September 1st of that year.  It has served the community continuously now for 34 years. The Fire Department building was used as the base of operations until the first squad building was built in 1976.  We have answered over 250 calls for help each year, have driven our vehicles over 8,000 miles annually, and have expended more than 1,000 man hours of volunteer service annually.  There are at present 24 active volunteers with training ranging from Emergency Vehicle Operations to Paramedic.

"The Petticoat Crew"

In the beginning Montvale had mostly women in the squad along with the first Female Captain in Virginia earning Montvale Rescue the nickname of " The Petticoat Crew" as coined  in the local newspaper at the time