Rescue Squads

Identifying device

Ladder. Letters Patent: D-129800.

Logo featuring a red ladder inside a blue circle with a white triangle in the background.

Duties

  • rescue casualties trapped in buildings

  • shut off damaged utilities

A safety poster for rescue squads showing organizational structure, personnel details, duties, training courses, and insignia examples with a small illustration of rescue squad members in action.

Rescue Squad Photos

Period photographs of Civilian Defense rescue squads