Training is Key
Today’s Fire Rescue services are being tasked with more and more duties that require unique types of training, such as Haz-mat, confined space, vehicle extrication, and other specialties. Because drowning is one of the top causes of accidental death for children and adults worldwide, water is a major issue for all rescue service agencies. Just as Fire Rescue services have numerous, growing specialties, water has so many different...
Advanced Diving Rescue webinar on Air -Sharing, here’s the handout – 18 Reasons for Having Octopus on the Left
For those of you who saw the April 29 Advanced Diving Rescue webinar on Air -Sharing, click here for the handout. If you didn’t get to see it, it’s not too late. go to https://www.thedivermedic.com/on-demand-webinars and scroll to the bottom of the page to see the previously recorded webinars. For general information about Lifeguard Systems training and equipment, call Karen or Brandon at (845) 657-5544 or...
Maximum dive time for Public Safety Diving searches.
Maximum dive time for Public Safety Diving searches. Part of the TeamLGS Public Safety Diving Standards and Guideline Series Copyrighted Walt “Butch” Hendrick and Andrea Zaferes 1989, 2019 Why is 20 minutes with a possible 5 minute extension the maximum dive time for low to zero visibility diving? Ice diving has a 15 minute maximum with a possible 5 minute extension. Some divers may need to have their time reduced to 15...
Safety Lessons for Sport Divers from Public Safety Diving by Andrea Zaferes
Safety Lessons for Sport Divers from Public Safety Diving By Andrea Zaferes, NAUI 10533, Team Lifeguard Systems Inc. COLUMNS | DIVE AND SAFETY RESCUE SKILLS Possibly one of the most important lessons sport divers can learn from PSD teams is how to decide when to dive and when not to dive. Click here to see entire article from 2018 2nd Qtr Sources Public safety diving differs from sport diving in many ways. Public safety...
•Chicago Fire Department Diver Dies During Rescue Attempt – Fire Engineering News
Chicago Fire Department Diver Dies During Rescue Attempt A fire Firefighter had reportedly become separated from his partner 05/29/2018 A fire department diver looking for a man who fell off a boat into the Chicago River on Monday night was separated from his partner underwater and was killed. (WGN9 video) CHICAGO (AP) — A fire department diver looking for a man who fell off a boat into the Chicago River on Monday night...
Take back our Industry! Butch Hendrick invites you to speak out:
This is your opportunity to speak out and tell the diving training agencies (PADI, NAUI, SSI,..) what you think about today’s training standards. Do you think diver education has declined over the last few decades, stayed the same, or improved? We need as many responders as possible. The goal is to present the results to the agencies and the industry this coming DEMA in November. Please pass the survey forward. Thanks for caring...