DiveandRescue.org

DiveandRescue.org Dive and Rescue.org provides cutting edge water rescue training specificly designed for areas protected by levees, locks, dams or flood gates.

FLUID TRAINING FOR A FLUID ENVIRONMENT
Dive and Rescue has a number of water rescue and safety programs for children and their parents as well as professional and work related water safety programs. Populated areas subjected to shore erosion will also benefit from our courses as will teams that need a variety of training on a tight budget. We can provide hundreds of hours of training and experienc

e in many aquatic disciplines on, and below, the water under many different circumstances. Most courses meets or exceeds current policies, recomendation or guidelines set forth for recognition, including: NIMS Typing Certification, FEMA/USAR (pgs 24 & 25), NFPA 1006, 1670. Courses include: Open Water SCUBA, Advanced SCUBA, Rescue SCUBA, Public Safety Diver (Body, Vehicle, Evidence Recovery), Underwater Crime Scene Preservation, Rescue Swimmer 3, Swift Water/ Flood Rescue Awareness through Technician and Rescue Boat Operator, Water Safety Elements for the Workforce and kiDz iN dA poOl, children’s water safety and exploration program. Professional classes are certification courses sanctioned by global agencies such as International Rescue Instructors Association, Emergency Response Divers International, Professional Association of Dive Instructors and early in our history, with the Public Safety Diving Association and Water Rescue Inc for 14 years. But, we are more than just a training agency. We are also active members of the community and have provided volunteer rescuers and searches on many occassions (www.diveandrescue.org). We are also respected professionals in our specialty. Our team has been asked on several occassions by local authorities to provide assitance in many capacities and our Director of Operations is a 25+ year medic that has worked every tropical event in the New Orleans area from 1992 til 2021. He also brings experience coordinating water rescue teams during hurricanes, Katrina, Gustave, Ike, Issac, Harvey in TX and Florence in SC. As well as unnamed storms such as the March 2016 flooding of Washington Parish and in 911 dispatch coordinating EMS resources during the May 8 & 9 1995 flood. Their expertise is also recognized by the local television and movie production companies. Dive and Rescue has provided Marine Safety, Rescue Divers, Rapid Diver, PS Divers, Rescue Swimmers, Rescue Boat Operators, Life Guards and Top water rescuers on dozens of movies and television shows. Live Events- Our expertise is utilized frequently by event coordinators. Dive and Rescue was the preferred in-course rescue resources for over a decade on dozens of triathlons and amateur and professional boat races in and around New Orleans.

Very sad. We must learn from others bad experiences or become the bad experience others may learn from.
05/30/2026

Very sad.
We must learn from others bad experiences or become the bad experience others may learn from.

Both classes will offer a one day recertification for those who need it. Call 504-382-1097 for details.
05/26/2026

Both classes will offer a one day recertification for those who need it. Call 504-382-1097 for details.

Well Done!
05/22/2026

Well Done!

This class is now full. If you would like to host your own class or would like to be placed on a list for the next class...
05/13/2026

This class is now full. If you would like to host your own class or would like to be placed on a list for the next class, please text Paul at 504-382-1097

This course provides valuable information for first responders responding to buoyant vehicles, vehicles settled in static or moving water with cab showing, v...

*****ATTN PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA FIREFIGHTERS*****Capt. Coleman is currently accepting requests to participate in ...
05/10/2026

*****ATTN PLAQUEMINES PARISH LOUISIANA FIREFIGHTERS*****

Capt. Coleman is currently accepting requests to participate in this class. Didactic consists of eLearning that can be done while you're on duty. The practical skills consists scenarios and several techniques that increase safety, efficiency and speed of extrication.

This course is applicable to canals of all widths, depths, shears and velocities. Information is also invaluable for responding to estuaries, bayous, small rivers, the base of low head dams and other bodies of water.

The course provides critical information for rescues involving vehicles that are still buoyant when you arrive, vehicles that are settled with the cab above the waterline in moving and static water, vehicles with cabs that are settled shallow below the surface as well as proper measures to be taken when all you have are context clues or witnesses with no vehicle visible. Further training of a more technical nature meets a Mission Specific Distinctive Specialty need using SCUBA in a Quick-Rescue Diver course that has a path to full certification backed by the Public Safety Division or the International Diving Educators Association (Est 1952).

All students conduct zero visibility vehicle and occupant assessments, squaring and extrication, proper window and protected door searches, tendering, cut seat belts, manipulate infant car seats and much more. With a total of 11 scenarios including mass casualty using live and weighted manikins you will be familiar with most scenarios you may face.

Additionally, many of you are aware of the light aerial transportation that frequents your airspace including sea planes, off-shore and medical transport helicopters. We have teamed up with some of those same operators to provide the most up to date information as to what to expect should you have to respond to an aquatic incident involving those aircraft. We also include other light transportation including hot air and gas balloons, ultra-light aircraft and events that may involve vehicle or pedestrian beam bridge collapse.

Participants will have access to all of our training props including PFDs, helmets, rescue swimmer training vests, masks, snorkels and of course the modified Ford Ranger we will sink in a local waterway.

Although this is an open class to any first responder, Plaquemines Parish firefighters will have priority and we only allow a max of 16 people. If we need to offer multiple classes, we are prepared to do so and if your department would like to host a class, please give me a shout at 504-382-1097 at [email protected]

For more information, details and class photos, please visit this web site or contact me directly. https://www.diveandrescue.org/s-projects-side-by-side

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This course provides valuable information for first responders responding to buoyant vehicles, vehicles settled in static or moving water with cab showing, v...

I’m honored to have been asked to provide this critical rescue training. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the St....
05/06/2026

I’m honored to have been asked to provide this critical rescue training. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office and the citizens they protect.

Leadership!Great stuff Grand Isle FD!
04/22/2026

Leadership!
Great stuff Grand Isle FD!

The Grand Isle Fire Department will be partnering with the Blueboot rodeo and the Grand Isle Police Department, we will be on the beach throughout the summer. Location and times will be posted here ahead of every weekend. We will be handing out cold waters and teaching safety tips on water survival, under-toes, etc and PDF (life vest) comfort.
Please follow our page and stay updated and help us help you stay aware of the dangers.
Feel free to post on here and request locations and tips we can provide to help the community.

St George Fire making a difference and saving lives!!Their water rescue team is top notch!
04/19/2026

St George Fire making a difference and saving lives!!
Their water rescue team is top notch!

NEW DETAILS: Two kayakers rescued after getting stranded in water in St. George

04/16/2026

This is an incredibly sad and unfortunate event. But it’s critical that we learn from other’s experiences so that we don’t become the bad experience others learn from.

Buoyant vehicle access and rescue is one of the topics covered in our Canal Rescue and In-Water Vehicle Extrication course.

Learn about it at diveandrescue.org It’s on the front page. Easy to find.

Let us bring our mission specific Ford Ranger to you. We’ll sink it in one of your waterways*. We cover Vehicle Settled w Cab Showing, Vehicle Settled Cab Shallow below the Surface and No Vehicle Seen, but context clues or witnesses present.

Call or text for information 504-382-1097

* while not every waterway requires hazmat response, it’s always a consideration. One we also take into consideration for training locations.

We have a couple of spots left in this class. No boat?? If you’re paying for yourself and don’t have a boat, I have two ...
04/15/2026

We have a couple of spots left in this class. No boat??
If you’re paying for yourself and don’t have a boat, I have two spots on my boat you can use, no charge. 504-382-1097

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Location : 1530 Lapalco Boulevard Harvey, LA 70058 Mailing Only : 400 Lapaco Boulevard H-308
Gretna, LA
70056

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(504) 362-5731

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