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The Dive Team is the newest addition to the Company,
and was formed in 2002 in response to the growing need for expedited water
rescue. Incidents such as stranded boats or swimmers, to water accidents,
to search and recovery will be performed by this team.
Our team assists and is assisted by other Dive Teams in the county. The Dive
Team monitors the Hemlock Lake Swim, an annual event sponsored by the Hemlock
Farms Community Association.
A small team consisting of 5 divers: Dive Captain Carl
Griffiths, "Buddy" Magie, Patty Griffiths, & Rich Berger.
All members are certified at a minimum as Open Water Divers with Stress
& Rescue certificates. Some members have obtained specialty
certifications in Nitrox, Boat Diving, and all are currently enrolled
in the Emergency Response Diving course.
The Company boat has been upgraded to carry divers
and their gear, spare cylinders, lift bags and extra rescue ropes. We
have also recently purchased a hover craft to aid in ice and water rescue
operations.
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