The CTVFC dive team was formed in July of 1989 and has operated continuously ever since. The team was formed after an incident earlier that year when a mother and her two infant children perished when their vehicle somehow entered the Susquehanna River. At that time there was no organized team to deal with such incidents and the members of CTVFC vowed to find a way to assist. Since the formation of the team, they have reponded to many emergencies and calls for help. Those responses include such things as rescuing people stranded in flood waters, searching waterways for weapons used in a crime at the request of the Pennsylvania State Police, finding a leak in a pipeline under the river for a petroleum company and many others. The team provides a valuable and needed service to the Susquehanna River Valley and anywhere in the state that requests the assistance of the team. The dive team performs tasks such as retrieving lost equipment from waterways, recovering drowning victims, and even cleaning debris from drainage pipes in standing bodies of water. The dive team relishes any opportunity to assist the public or other organizations when requested.

DAVID JARRETT---DIVE COORDINATOR
ADVANCED OPEN WATER, RESCUE DIVER AND EMT-B

TODD WINDER---FIRE CHIEF STATION 12
ADVANCED OPEN WATER, RESCUE DIVER, ICE DIVER, UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RECOVERY AND EMT-B

RON PERSON---ADVANCED OPEN WATER, NITROX DIVER

ERIC EVELAND---ADVANCED OPEN WATER, RESCUE DIVER AND EMT-B

RON WINDER---ADVANCED OPEN WATER, RESCUE DIVER AND EMT-B

DOUG FREEMAN--- ADVANCED OPEN WATER, RESCUE DIVER AND EMT-B

JIM RAEMSCH---ADVANCED OPEN WATER, RESCUE DIVER AND EMT-B

LLOYD TREESE---ADVANCED OPEN WATER

TYLER JARRETT---ADVANCED OPEN WATER

CHRIS SWISHER---BASIC OPEN WATER

For any questions concerning the dive team, please contact either

Dave Jarrett

Todd Winder

or