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 Rescue Diver:
Duties include:
Search and Rescue: DART responds to
all water related emergencies in Sacramento County except swimming pool incidents. DART provides all underwater/dive search,
rescue and recovery functions.
Investigations:
DART searches for weapons, stolen property, vehicles, and other submerged
objects that may have been used in a crime.
Safety Divers: Anytime a DART diver is
in the water, we have a Safety Diver standing by.
Water Safety: DART We may be requested
in advance by a local, city, county, state or federal agency if there is a need
for us to act as safety personnel during an event.
Training: DART provides specialized
public safety dive training to certified divers. Training includes specialized equipment and
procedures.
EACH DIVER DECIDES FOR THEMSELVES WHICH
DIVES THEY
WILL OR WILL NOT DO. NO ONE IS
EVER FORCED TO DIVE
ON A CALL THEY ARE NOT COMPLETELY
COMFORTABLE WITH.
Shore Support:
Duties include:
Driving vehicles and boats.
Equipment rigging.
Diver tending.
Line tending.
Downstream safety personnel.
Interface with other agencies on scene.
To keep members of the press informed.
Equipment
maintenance.
Public Relations:
We need people that can assist with public
displays and water safety lectures:
Public Displays: Boat and sports shows,
safety fairs, EMS fairs and more.
Water Safety Lectures: Schools, private and
public organizations and anyone else that may benefit.
Speaking events: Some organizations want to
know more about DART and how they can help.
Management:
DART has a Board of Directors and various
voluntary positions that require different skills:
President: Must be able to facilitate a Board
meeting.
Vice President: Must be able to handle the
President's job in the event of the President's absence. Also responsible for
membership to the team.
Secretary: Must be able to keep notes of all
meetings of the Board and General meetings. Responsible for keeping records.
Chief Financial Officer: Must maintain the
financial records. Must provide documentation for yearly audit.
Logistician: Responsible for all of DART's
facilities, equipment including vehicles, boats and gear.
Directors: The team's link to the Board of
Directors. Got a problem? These are the people that you take it to.
Chief of Operations: Responsible for all
Operations on the team. Approves classifications for members.
Training Coordinator: Arranges for and tracks
all training.
Safety Officer: Responsible for all aspects
of safety on the team.
Standards and Evaluations: Responsible for
monitoring/verification of training. Recommends members for advancement to
higher classification levels.
Press, Fire, Coast Guard, CARDA and other
Liasons: Acts as liason between DART and the various groups.
To become a member of DART, you must:
1. Attend three DART Meetings:
Dates: General Meetings are held on
the third Tuesday of each month.
Times: General Meetings
are held from 1900 hrs to 2000 hrs, with training immediately after from 2000
hrs to 2100 hrs.
Location:
Meetings are normally held at Sutter Memorial Hospital on the 7th Floor South
Conference Room.
Contact DART's answering service
at (916) 732-4500 prior to the meeting, just in case the location has changed
for
that month, or contact a DART member to help with attending (e.g. E-Mail the
secretary
from this website)
2.
Complete a Membership Application:
The Membership Committee will provide you with
a Membership Application that you will need to complete
and return to the
committee.
The application will be
reviewed, references checked, and an appointment set up for you
with an interview panel.
You must also
submit an application with Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. This
consists of an application to
join as a volunteer with the Special Operations
Division, plus submission of a LiveScan (fingerprint) form to perform
a background check.
3.
Provide DART with a current physical:
You must have a current physical in order to be
Operational on DART.
Divers must be certified
by their doctor as being dive capable.
4.
Be voted on to the team:
After your third meeting, you will be
presented to the membership by the Membership Committee, and the team
will vote
to bring you in as a member.
For more information on becoming a
member:
Contact the Vice President at a general
meeting or via email under Contacts, or
Board Page
To become operational and be able to respond to calls
as a Shore Support Intern, you must:
1. Attend training that will teach you:
Incident command system and concepts
of team work.
On scene
behavior standards.
DART response
procedures.
Where the DART
vehicles are stationed, where the equipment is located in the rigs and how to
set up the equipment for the divers.
2.
Submit your application for classification as Shore Support Intern to the
Standards & Evaluation Committee and request an operations number from the
Operations Officer.
3. Submit an application for an alphanumeric pager.
To become a diver for DART, you must:
1. Be certified as an Open Water Diver by a nationally recognized certification
agency.
2. Complete a scuba skills evaluation with one of our Dive Masters, including:
SCUBA equipment set-up, donning and
buddy checks.
Giant stride.
Removal and
replacement of weight belt on the surface.
Removal and
replacement of BC on the surface.
Controlled
descent.
Establishment of
neutral buoyancy at depth.
Mask flood and
clear at depth.
Mask removal and
replacement at depth.
Removal and
replacement of weight belt on the bottom.
Removal and
replacement of BC on the bottom.
Buddy breathing
at depth.
Buddy breathing
to the surface.
Controlled
out-of-air ascent.
Deep water exit.
Familiarization
with the EXO 26 full face mask.
Familiarization
dive with EXO 26.
Removal and
replacement of EXO 26 at depth.
Out of air
simulation with EXO 26 and Spare Air (remove EXO 26, go to Spare Air,
controlled ascent).
Out of air
simulation with EXO 26 and safety diver's secondary regulator.
3.
Complete the local dive environment briefing.
4. Complete Black out mask training.
5. Complete drysuit training.
Why join?
For the most part, the waters in and around the Sacramento area are cold enough to apply the "Golden
Hour" rule: If a victim has been submerged for less than and hour, the
victim is not dead until he/she is warm and dead. Hypothermia and the
Mammalian Dive Reflex create a condition known as "Cold Water Near
Drowning".
If
we can get to the victim within one hour of submersion, we may be able to save
a life. The more divers on the
team, the faster the response time, the better the chance of a rescue. There is no other dive team to perform this
service in Sacramento County.
If
we can teach a potential victim how to avoid becoming a victim, we can save a
life.
If
we can continue to receive the grants and donations that we use each year, we
can save thousands of local, state and federal tax dollars by volunteering our
time. Be
a part of helping to make your community a safer place.
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