Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad going beyond the call, helping thousands Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad going beyond the call, helping thousands By Riley Wyant | March 5, 2021 at 10:08 PM EST - Updated March 12 at 6:53 PM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A pandemic doesnât mean any less work for first responders. The Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad, or CARS, is busier than ever. âI think the work that we do is priceless,â CARS Chief Virginia Leavell said. âIf I had to put a price tag on it, the hours that our volunteers donate is over $2 million in value to the taxpayers.â Chief Leavell has been on the front lines with CARS for almost 20 years, but her first real experience with the rescue squad came at a much younger age.