Volunteer Rescue Squads

Rescue Coordinator - John Nealy
Assistant Coordinator - Gary Lell

Pickens Chief - Tommy Smith
Easley Chief - Steve Cothran
Liberty Chief – Kevin Campbell
Central Chief - Jay Link

Pickens County has four volunteer Rescue Squads located in Pickens, Easley, Liberty and
Central. The squads members are on call 24/7 and respond to vehicle accidents with
entrapments, drownings, search and rescue, EMS assistance calls, and other calls of need
in the community. Squad personnel have training in CPR, other"First Responder", vehicle
extrication and related rescue needs. Each squad is equipped with an Automatic External
Defibrillator for Cardiac Arrests (AED).