Downtown in Roanoke, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021
1. Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew Marker
Inscription.
Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew. . The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, organized in May 1928 by Julian Stanley Wise, is recognized as the first independent, all-volunteer rescue squad in the United States. Wise, motivated by having seen two men drown in the Roanoke River during his childhood, was alter president of the International Rescue and First Aid Association. Roanoke Life Saving received an ambulance from John M. Oakey Funeral Service and operated from Oakey's properties on Kirk Ave. Members helped organize rescue squad across Virginia and beyond. In 1989, the squad merged with the Williamson Road Life Saving Crew and became Roanoke Emergency Medical Services.
The Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, organized in May 1928 by Julian Stanley Wise, is recognized as the first independent, all-volunteer rescue squad in the United States. Wise, motivated by having seen two men drown in the Roanoke River during his childhood, was alter president of the International Rescue and First Aid Association. Roanoke Life Saving received an ambulance from John M. Oakey Funeral Service and operated from Oakey's properties on Kirk Ave. Members helped organize rescue squad across Virginia and beyond. In 1989, the squad merged with the Williamson Road Life Saving Crew and became Roanoke Emergency Medical Services.
Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-129.)
Location. 37° 16.175′ N, 79° 56.788′ W. Marker is in Roanoke, Virginia. It is in Downtown. Marker is on Luck Avenue Southwest, 0.1 miles west of 3rd Street Southwest, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 321 Luck Ave SW, Roanoke VA 24016, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 24, 2021
2. Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 347 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 29, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
