| I spent 5 fantastic years volunteering as a LT with the Virginia Beach EMS Marine Rescue. I was in charge of 6 trucks, 3 ATVs and 3 Jet Ski's. Many cold nights were spent recovering cars from icy waters and running dive calls but it was great times with great friends! Here I am checking equipment between calls to ensure ready mode. This truck has 5 ready rigs and 2 HELO rigs plus side scan sonar, underwater coms, lift bags and all other toys you would expect to find on such a superb unit. |
| The first truck we had in the dive team was a retired fire truck, it was the oldest truck in the city fleet and they had to force us to give it up. Even though it smelled of fumes in the cab from cracking floor boards and even though we had three brand new Expedition trucks and a $250,000 tactical truck many of us felt this was an old war wagon which should be revered for all it has been through and atleast be kept as an antique city icon. Alas, the city sent it to the scrap yard and many a fine times and great rescue stories lost a great icon when it was scrapped. We'll miss ya Truck 4. |
| Me on left checking out our new weather station equipment to monitor hazardous oceanic weather via radar and webcams 15 stories above the ocean front. |
Waiting for deployment to search for drowning victims at ocean front
Daytime beach operations working as rescue swimmer supervisor
Volunteering on Ambulance when city required backup units
Winter of 2005 had the most cars sliding into waterways
Relaxing after a dive two miles off shore
Ranger my rescue K9 at the station watching me clean trucks
on our new SUV Jetski
and this is what it looks like on summer patrol
Fantastic views
Of course trucks on the beach is fun but they require LOTS of cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning
Getting ready to test a new wreck diving rig
I was certified to handle all boats in our inventory and transported each to mechanics monthly for maintenance
