In 1927, the first volunteer rescue squad movement was born in Roanoke, Virginia. As the movement for volunteer rescue squads spread and evolved, it caught the attention of a group of 16 men in Danville, Virginia, in 1944. These men put together a plan to form a corporation in 1945 and named it the Danville Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Inc. Today’s Crew is the continued evolution of the idea sparked in 1927 and brought to life in Danville in 1945. Our volunteer members and our career staff are from all walks of life and share a common goal to render emergency prehospital care to the sick and injured and perform rescue operations on a continuous basis, as needed, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.