The Good Life – September-October 2014

is like having blinders on. I’ve
actually gone in, and after a few
minutes, I have to remind myself if
my eyes are really closed or not.”
Often the team has to go into rivers
and other bodies of water in the
nighttime or wee early morning
hours. They always have a light on
their suits, but knowing what to do
and how to handle nighttime dives
is as tricky as it gets in these types
of water retrievals. Diving the Red
is similar. A diver has found a piece
of the rebar! This practice session
was a success.
FIRE DEPARTMENTS DO
MORE THAN FIGHT FIRES
Our local fire fighter should be
acknowledged for what they do in
water rescue as well. VWR works
in conjunction with all local fire
departments who are in control
of rescue operations and will use
VWR’s expertise when needed.
I was invited to watch as
Captain Dave Allen of Moorhead’s
Southside Fire Station led his Fire Fighters at the Oakgrove Bridge for
their monthly training session the week before the VWR team had their
practice session. The Moorhead guys were training how to read the current
in order to know where their diver should enter the water and where best
to place the bright orange fences they use in helping to rescue animals
and people.
We in the FM area are indeed very fortunate to have so
many dedicated people and teams in place should any
one of us ever need a water rescue.