
The Berkeley County Rescue
Squad Dive Team
Our dive team is made up of individual
members who are up to Rescue Certification. We respond to a variety of
different calls each year, but the majority of calls are location and
recovery of either vehicles, evidence, boats or missing people. Since
the squad is limited on finances, each member is required to furnish their
own gear. The squad does have additional air bottles and a HP refill station.
Individual members are allowed to refill tanks for personal use. We try
to train almost every weekend during the warm months. Even though most
of our training is artifact hunting in the Cooper River, I believe that
if you can dive the Cooper River with an outgoing tide, you can dive anywhere.
Besides that, most of our calls are in zero visibility ponds, Lake Moultrie
or the Cooper River. What better training ground could you ask for. If
you would like more information or would like to dive with us, contact
Richard Demmerle. The
Dive Team meets at 6:00pm on the second Thursday of each month. Check
out our calendar of events for any upcoming dives. All of our meetings
are public if you would like to sit in or just stop by and meet everyone.
We
are currently looking for qualified divers to join our Dive Team. If you
are interested in only joining the Dive Team and not having to respond
to other calls, please contact us. You would be called out when needed
and for training. This way you will be exempt from the regular requirements
of membership.