DIVE - DIVE - DIVE - DIVE - DIVE
STATION 14...TWICE THE 7's
Swift Water - Top Water - Ice Rescue - Dive Rescue
In the Drink!
Diver Matt Kesterson and Diver Todd Wilson in the Water at "Just Add Water" Training Dive
Dive Commander Strohacker observes as Diver Huff cuts the ice with a chainsaw for the Polar Bear Plunge
A Special Olympics fund raiser at Eagle Creek Beech
The above picture is a Static Line, Movable Control Point. This week all of the IFD Water teams are setting up this system for training purposes at Lake Indy. The Movable Control Point is used on a swift water rescue situation and can be set up by 1 tactical water team. (not counting downstream safety teams) All Water stations, 14, 7 and 6 are proficient in this system set up.
If your water team would like to train on this type of system, call the Dive Office at 317-327-6041 and set up a traioning time and date with Cpt. Strohacker - IFD Dive Team Commander. You provide the equipment, we will provide the training. (Basic swift water certified personnel and shore support only please)
Divers search White River from a boat based operation - static line system
Divers recover a body from Fall Creek - death still under investigation
The 14s Divers check out the new system from Interspiro 08-30-07. A light weight pack with surface supplied air. A pesperate weighting system attaches to the back of the pack in between the 2 bottles, with a cotter pin release system. This unit can be surface supplied air with larger bottles and/or compressor or use a smaller bottle system as regular scuba. This will eliminate the pony bottle system from what we dive with now. The 1st stage regulators will also be at the bottom of the pack instead of being on top by the divers head. Rescue Divers over seas have been diving with this system for 10+ years.
Diver Huff and Tender Powell go over SPG Gauge Diver Manley and Tender White do the same
IFD DIVE TEAM
2 Teams with 1 Mission - To Save Life!
Continual education, frequent practice scenarios and 100% dedication, we strive to overcome and succeed in this specialized field.
The Indianapolis Fire Dept. Dive Team consists of 2 stations that have a full complament of Divers on Duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each Station has a Jon boat with a 40 hp outboard mercury and a Inflatable Zodiac with a 25 hp johnson. Both teams are equipped with Swift/Top/Dive/Ice rescue equipment, including low and high angle rope rescue equipment. Each team has at least 3 divers at all times and a full complament of shore and staff support on any water related run. Station 14 runs north district dive calls, while station 7 runs south district dive calls of the city/county. Over 100 combined water related calls have been responded to by both stations in 2006.
Dive Office Staff
Captain Eric Strohacker - Dive Commander
Certified PSSI Instructors
Cpt. David Owens, Cpt. Rob Aldrich, Cpt. Jerry Martin
Lt. Trevor Hanshew, Pvt. Eric Strohacker, Pvt. Gary Henry
Divers of Tactical 14
C. Taylor, D. Brunson, T. Felgen, S. Huff, E. Strohacker, R. Mann, A. Shreve, M. Manley, K. Rhem,
D. Duncan, M. Scott, T. Wilson, S. Moore, B. Hammett, M. Kesterson
For more information on the IFD Dive Team contact Cpt. Eric Strohacker at 317-327-6041
