The Town of Greenwich is situated in the lower Northwest corner of Connecticut along the coast of Long Island Sound. In addition to the vast open waters of the Sound, Greenwich has a number of lakes, ponds, rivers and streams […]
Services
Dive Team Equipment and Capabilities
The Sound Beach Dive Team is equipped with state-of-the-art diving and water rescue equipment. The team is thankful to have the continued financial support of the community. This financial support has made it possible for the team to purchase equipment […]
Dive Team Training
In order to participate on the Sound Beach Dive Team either as a diver or part of the surface support team, all members must undergo thorough training. All members of the Dive Team are also active firefighters with the Sound […]
SCUBA Rescue & Recovery
The Sound Beach Dive Team was founded in the 1980’s and responds year-round to water based emergencies in Town and to surrounding municipalities. The team is comprised of highly trained volunteer public safety divers and surface support personnel of the […]
Trench Rescue Operations
OSHA and NIOSH report that there are more than 1,000 trench collapses each year across the United States. In addition, there are between 50-100 fatalities annually as the result of a trench collapse. So what exactly is a trench? Simply […]
Rope Rescue Operations
Often the only way to safely reach a victim to render emergency care is for a rescuer to be lowered to their location via a rope. Similarly, rope rescue systems are also used to bring a victim to safety. Whether […]
Collapse Rescue Operations
Structural collapse rescue is defined as the mobilization of resources required to safely and expeditiously locate and remove trapped and often injured victims from partially or totally collapsed structures or environments and the provision of emergency care in doing so. […]
Swiftwater & Flood Rescue Operations
The Sound Beach Technical Rescue Team is in the process of forming one of the areas first swiftwater and flood rescue teams. While the Department has a trained and equipped SCUBA Rescue and Recovery Team, the new swiftwater rescue component will […]
Confined Space Rescue Operations
The Sound Beach Technical Rescue Team has received advanced training in the area of confined space rescue operations. Due to the very meaning of a “confined” space, performing a rescue in such an environment can be extremely difficult and many […]
Vehicle & Machinery Rescue
The Sound Beach station is first-due to one of the busiest sections of Interstate 95 as well as well as a number of other State and local roads. As the designated technical rescue company for the Town, Sound Beach also […]