LAFD and Long Beach Fire Train Together

On September 4, 2013, LAFD Dive Team members teamed up with Long Beach Fire Life Guards in collaborative training.  Members were trained in use of the Shark Marine Underwater SONAR.  Long Beach utilizes SONAR technology as a means to advance search and rescue capabilities.  "Implementing a technical search element to our LAFD operation is our goal" stated Chief Gomez, Dive Team Commander.  "We need to use technology like Long Beach to improve our capabilities" Gomez continued.

"We were able to make training runs in zero visibility and easily find our target, we need this tool" said LAFD diver Chris Curtis.  "Hopefully we can find  the funding and add this important piece of equipment to our search and rescue operation." Said Curtis.