PUBLIC SAFETY

ERD I

This entry level emergency response course is designed to give the public safety diver the fundamental skills needed to safely function as part of a public safety dive team and is OSHA and NFPA compliant.  Topics such as problem solving, tender skills, search patterns and evidence handling are covered just to name a few.  Dive skills included executing search patterns, victim recovery and decontamination procedures among others.  ERD I also serves as a prerequisite to ERD I Ops Components courses.

ERD II

This ERDI course enables the public safety diver to develop detailed knowledge and advanced skills in emergency response diving.  In addition, students will gain experience in utilizing dry suits and full face masks as part of dive operations.  ERD II is also a prerequisite to ERD Supervisor as well as ERD II Ops Components courses. 

ERD Supervisor

The training you will receive in the ERD Supervisor course will prepare you to supervise ERD team operations as well as assist ERD Instructors with training.  OSHA regulations, NFPA standards, supervising divers in varying conditions and intra-agency operations are some of the topics covered.  Like all ERDI courses, ERD Supervisor is OSHA and NFPA compliant.

ERD Operation Components

ERD Drysuit Ops           ERD Ice Diving Ops             ERD Full Face Mask Ops    ERD Night Ops                      ERD U/W Crime Scene Investigator