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Dive Rescue International and the Greeley Fire Department have teamed up to present an exceptional training series this summer in Greeley, Colorado. Classes may be taken individually, or as a complete series, and include Med Dive, Dive Rescue 1 Trainer, Dry Suit Diving Trainer, Full Face Mask Trainer, and Dry Suit Repair. Med Dive – offered July 30-31, 2024, is … Read More

Join Dive Rescue International and the Stoneham Fire Department in Muskegon, Michigan for a Dive Rescue 1 training program June 5-7, 2024. Dive Rescue 1 is the internationally renowned three-day (24 hour) training program for certified divers and surface support personnel. Successful completion of the Dive Rescue I program provides basic methods and skills necessary for a Public Safety Diver … Read More

Critical Skills Diver training is a two-day class focused on improving diver competence and confidence through proper response repetition in increasingly challenging underwater events. Carefully controlled and moderated challenges in a swimming pool setting deliver many iterations to each diver candidate. Critical Skills Diver training is considered so crucial, that even though it is a Dive Rescue 2 class, Dive … Read More

The Ice Rescue Trainer Program is uniquely designed for public safety personnel. This course presents ice rescue training in a practical and efficient system, giving trainers the tools to build a competent and safe team. Successful Ice Rescue Trainer graduates will return to their departments with a complete training system. With the purchase of student kits from Dive Rescue International, … Read More

The Ice Rescue Trainer Program is uniquely designed for public safety personnel. This course presents ice rescue training in a practical and efficient system, giving trainers the tools to build a competent and safe team. Successful Ice Rescue Trainer graduates will return to their departments with a complete training system. With the purchase of student kits from Dive Rescue International, … Read More

The Portage County Water Rescue Team (OH) and Dive Rescue International have teamed up to present Ice Diving Operations training in Kent, Ohio from February 23-25, 2024! Ice Diving Operations is Dive Rescue International’s three-day (24 hour) training program for certified divers and surface support personnel. Participants will be able to plan and execute an emergency ice diving operation; select, … Read More

Join Dive Rescue International and the Stoneham Fire Department in Stoneham, Massachusetts for a Dive Rescue 1 training program May 7-9, 2024. Dive Rescue 1 is the internationally renowned three-day (24 hour) training program for certified divers and surface support personnel. Successful completion of the Dive Rescue I program provides basic methods and skills necessary for a Public Safety Diver … Read More

Tequesta Fire Rescue and Dive Rescue International are teaming up to deliver the incredible Swiftwater Rescue Combo class in Tequesta, Florida, April 22-26, 2024. Swiftwater Rescue Combo is all of Swiftwater Rescue I and II, but saves 1 day of training by combining the classes. Swiftwater rescue operations are inherently dangerous and with the complications of fast current, low-head dams, … Read More

In cooperation with the Kent County Sheriff Office, Dive Rescue International is presenting a Swiftwater Rescue Boat Handling Operations training April 26-28, 2024 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. OBJECTIVE To improve student readiness to respond in swiftwater situations, students learn search techniques using motorized and non-motorized boats in swiftwater environments focusing on safe navigation while accessing high probability search areas. Students … Read More

The Ice Rescue Trainer Program is uniquely designed for public safety personnel. This course presents ice rescue training in a practical and efficient system, giving trainers the tools to build a competent and safe team. Successful Ice Rescue Trainer graduates will return to their departments with a complete training system. With the purchase of student kits from Dive Rescue International, … Read More