The St. Johnsville Fire Department Dive Rescue and Recovery Unit was established in May of 2000. It was started because a viable Dive Rescue Team for Montgomery County was not available due to budget restraints at the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department and the time involved with the New York State Police Dive Teams Response to this area. At the present time we service Montgomery County and Herkimer County and have offered our services to all of our surrounding Counties.
The Fire Department utilizes State of the Art dive equipment which is listed below.
AGA Full Face Positive Pressure Masks with Underwater Communications
Viking Pro 1000 Dry Suits
Niterider
Blackwater HID Mask Mounted Underwater Lights
Dacor HUB
BCD's
Underwater Video Camera
SP100 Underwater Wireless Communications Base Unit
M100 Hardwire Underwater Communications Base Unit for Ice diving operations
Pelican Rechargeable Underwater Hand Lights
Pelican Marker Buoys
Underwater 35mm Still Camera
Underwater Infrared Search Camera
Misc. Search Line Anchors and Search Ropes
Below are pictures of the Fire Department operating a Dive Rescue Incident Scenes.
Inflatable Rescue And Recovery Sled
16 - 80 Cu. in. SCUBA Bottles
Staging Area for a recovery dive at the
St. Johnsville Marina
Recovery dive from the Sheriffs Department Air Boat in Fultonville
Recovery Dive at Wintergreen Falls in Canajoharie.
Ice Dive Training at Green Lake in Fulton County
Equipment Staging during a recovery dive.
Dive Training at the St. Johnsville Marina.
Ice Dive training at Green Lake
Evidence Recovery dive at hte Mohawk River near St. Johnsville
