FDNY "Water Units" or "Dive Units" are found within the Special Operations Command set-up. Four of the five Heavy Rescues are made up of Dive Teams, being both Naui & PADI certified in the following: Black Water, Advanced Diving, Ice Diving, Advanced Open Water, & Water Rescue-First Aid (EMT). Rescue Search and Recovery is an added Element not subscribed to by the FDNY through either PADI nor NAUI--but rather trained under professional instructors of commerical nature. Underwater, hurst tool & cutting operations, along with high angle rope recovery are part of the criterior---*
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01-17-1999, 03:24 PM #1RESCUEDOG FDNYFirehouse.com Guest
Underwater Rescue/Recovery Units:
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