The Dive Rescue Summer training series comes to Boulder Colorado, hosted and sponsored by Boulder Emergency Squad-B.E.S., an all
volunteer, non-profit emergency response team serving Boulder County and
surrounding areas. Certifications are offered for specialized classes and
include basic and advanced dive rescue, dive medicine, light salvage and
recovery, and instructor training.
(Boulder, Colorado). May 28, 2010 -- Boulder Emergency Squad-B.E.S. is proud to host and
sponsor the Colorado Dive Rescue Summer Training Series coming in June 2010
conducted by Dive Rescue International-DRI of Fort Collins, Colorado. Every
year citizens and visitors of Boulder County enjoy the fun and excitement of
water recreation. "When an accident does occur, it's good to know we've
got a professional team of volunteers who work together seamlessly to respond
and save lives", says Joe Pelle, Boulder County Sheriff.
For the past 25 years B.E.S. has trained their emergency dive and water rescue
teams to the highest international dive standards. During the past few years,
Boulder Emergency Squad, in cooperation with the Boulder County Sheriff's
Department, City of Boulder Fire Department, and the Longmont Emergency Unit,
has co-authored dive rescue standards for all Boulder County dive teams.
"Our county guidelines adhere to the most strict DRI standards used by
dive teams across the globe", says Steve Lanaghen, Dive Instructor for
Boulder Emergency Squad.
Every year DRI conducts the Summer Series throughout the State of Colorado and is
pleased to be working closely with the B.E.S. dive rescue team to bring the
training to the Boulder-metro area.
The class schedule includes a wide selection of dive rescue classes for both the
public safety diver and recreational dive instructors and includes these
topics:
Dive Rescue I June 4-6, 2010
Dive Rescue II June 7-11, 2010
Med Dive June 13-14, 2010
Public Safety Scuba Instructor June 14-18,
2010
Specific classes are filling up and candidates can still register by contacting Diver
Rescue International at (800) 248-3483 ext 18 or www.DiverRescueIntl.com.
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About Boulder Emergency Squad:
B.E.S. is an all volunteer, non-profit 501c.3 technical rescue team
serving the County of Boulder, Colorado. BES provides a number of technical
rescue services at no charge including underwater dive rescue, swift water
creek rescue, vehicle extrication, low-angle scree evacuations, animal rescue, wildland
fire fighting, structural fire support, and is a trained staffing resource for
the Boulder County Sheriff's Department. B.E.S. was incorporated in 1964.
Contact: Andrew M. Amalfitano, Public Information Officer
Boulder Emergency Squad
303-443-4081 http://www.bes-rescue.org
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