Qualifications & Continuing Education
All of the divers must attain at least their Dive Rescue 1 certification, Advance Diver Certification, Dry Suit certification, Ice Diver certification, and many members are certified in Swift water rescue, Boat Operator certified or Divemaster certified.
The Water Rescue & Recovery Team prepares for surface and underwater rescue, establishes rescue priorities (surface victims first, underwater victims second, if a choice must be made) to reduce the risks to themselves and deploy as quickly, efficiently, and as safely as possible.
Training is performed monthly, through diving at different locations; through this training team members gain knowledge and experience of both their skills and the varied dive sites. Each year, active dive team members are required to participate in a skills evaluations academic and practical training in addition to their firefighting and emergency medical training.