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Cochise County Search and Rescue Volunteer Saves Child
On Saturday May 11, 2013 the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team was at the Salt River east of Scottsdale conducting swift water training. At approximately 1:15 pm, team members were on either side of the river at … Continue reading
Swift Water Rescue Training for Public Safety Divers
It is important for swift water rescue teams to practice scenarios that they will likely encounter when responding to a mission. It is equally important that swift water rescue teams pay attention to the actions of the public when they … Continue reading
What’s It Like To Be An ERDI Supervisor?
Well, the short answer is it’s the beginning of professional leadership level in public safety diving. Perhaps comparable to the divemaster level for recreational diving. The reality is, however, that it is much more than that. It’s much more than … Continue reading
Is There a Future for Rebreathers in Public Safety Diving?
We have seen over the past years that rebreather manufacturers are producing their units at a lower cost compared to say 10 years ago. As the growth of this equipment becomes more and more available, the next question may be, … Continue reading
Does Sidemount Configuration Have a Place in Public Safety Diving?
By Phil DePalo If you read this month’s SDI newsletter, you read all about sidemount diving taking a role in the recreational world. Once considered a skill of technical cave divers, sidemount diving has found a place with everyday divers. … Continue reading
Off Season for Public Safety Divers
What off season? We are 24/7, 365. Setting aside the peaks and valleys, the time surrounding a full moon (it’s ok to admit it) and the changing seasons, public safety divers don’t have a typical “season,” or more appropriately, an … Continue reading
Proper Weighting for Dry Suit Diving
How much weight do you need for dry suit diving? Most people find that they do not need to add a great deal of extra weight to their weight belt for diving with a dry suit compared to diving with … Continue reading
The Difference in Rescue and Recovery Diving
Diver and Tender Working Together As public safety dive (PSD) teams evolve and mature, so do the response time and amount of on scene set up required to get into the water. Just like any team, the more you work … Continue reading
Far from Alone: You Have Tether, etc…
Every diver is taught from the beginning of training that the buddy system is the most reliable way to get you out of a bad situation and, for the most part, this works very well. Public safety divers don’t always … Continue reading
Self Sufficient: “Taking Care of Number One”
Recently in a discussion about solo diving and how it fits or doesn’t fit into recreational diving, a colleague mentioned that public safety divers were far removed from solo diving, given that PSD divers have the support of a team, … Continue reading
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