Photos: St. George Firefighters train for Quick Underwater Rescues
Firefighters from the Special Operations Division of the St. George Fire Department trained on a submerged car in the Baton Rouge Harbor for quick rescue certification. The certification expands the capabilities of Special Operations allowing them to rapidly respond to rescue situations where citizens are submerged in automobiles. The St. George Fire Department will carry the required equipment on specific units that will be dispatched to situations that call for this type of response.
The system and the training allows the SGFD to quickly enter and search the water to enhance rescue capabilities and is not meant to replace the capabilities and duties of the East Baton Rouge dive team.
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Lieutenant Nathan Lagrange holds the baby figure above water during a rescue scenario as members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division work on their quick rescue certification in the Baton Rouge Harbor on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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A member of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division gets rope and a floatation device ready before running through a water rescue scenario during quick rescue training on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at the Baton Rouge Harbor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Lieutenant Aaron Kowal carries an adult sized training figure to the shore as members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division work on their quick rescue certification in the Baton Rouge Harbor on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Lieutenant Nathan Lagrange walks out of the water after finishing a rescue scenario as members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division work on their quick rescue certification in the Baton Rouge Harbor on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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A firefighter with walks out of the water with swimming fins after finishing a rescue scenario as members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division work on their quick rescue certification in the Baton Rouge Harbor on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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A member of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division pulls a glove on before running through a water rescue scenario during quick rescue training on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at the Baton Rouge Harbor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Members of the Special Operations Division walk out of the water at the Baton Rouge Harbor during training for certification for quick rescue for the St. George Fire Department on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Lieutenant Aaron Kowal puts a breathing regulator in his mouth before diving during quick rescue training for the Special Operations Division in the Baton Rouge Harbor for the St. George Fire Department on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Lieutenant Aaron Kowal brings up an adult sized training figure as members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division work on their quick rescue certification in the Baton Rouge Harbor on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Rescue team work through a scenario with Gulf State Dive and Rescue’s Paul Fraser during a training exercise for quick rescue certification on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at the Baton Rouge Harbor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Lieutenant Aaron Kowal wears a rescue vest with a small air tank and respirator as members of the St. George Fire Department’s Special Operations Division work on their quick rescue certification in the Baton Rouge Harbor on Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.