Updated 03/19/2000
The Mid-Missouri Search and Rescue Dive Team is an
all volunteer team serving all Counties in the St. Louis, Missouri
area and is registered as a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, public service
corporation.
The Team was established after the floods of 1993 in St. Louis,
Missouri, where many of the members were involved in securing
the Propane Tank Farm located in South St. Louis spending twelve
days, twenty-four hours a day, on the scene. See "Team Calls"
for further details. They gathered after the event and decided
that there was a need for a team that was fully trained in all
aspects of SCUBA Diving.
The Team consists of members ranging from : Volunteer and Full-time
Fire Fighters, EMTs, Law enforcement personnel from several city
and county agencies, and other people from all walks of life.
The Team had its first meeting in September of 1993, with twenty
charter members, and covered three counties. Those counties were;
Franklin Co., Gasconade Co., and Jefferson Co. Today the team
has expanded to twenty five members serving ten counties. Some
of the counties have joined with another non-profit team in the
northern part of Missouri.
The team they have joined is a well recognized Search and Rescue
Dog Team and with these added personnel of divers, help round
that team out. We are still working with those counties who moved
to the other non-profit team of Central States Search and Rescue.
With all of the dive teams having the same training throughout
the state, allows us to work together under the same guidelines
and techniques.
The Team is composed of three Board of Directors, Team Commander,
Vice-Commander, Secretary, Treasurer, Team Safety Officer, two
Training Officers, seven Zone Commanders, seven Safety Officers,
Divers, and Line Tenders.
The Team operates on Standard Operating Guidelines (S.O.G.s) and
the Incident Command System (I.C.S.)
The Team is strict on training through-out the year, requiring
annual skills reviews and for each diver to maintain at least
twenty hours of bottom time per year. Ninety-five percent of the
members are Advanced Scuba Diver Certified or higher and twenty
percent are Cavern, Night, Deep and Rescue Certified.
Our mission is to train with and provide assistance to other Dive
Teams, Fire Departments and Law Enforcement Agencies (Local, State,
and Federal) in search and rescue or recovery situations as called
upon.
We achieved our goal which was to have a team of the highest qualified
divers in the state. All our team members are dedicated to becoming
the best, not only in Missouri, but through-out the country.
Our divers are on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
In 1997 we responded to thirty-five calls ranging from recovery
of drowning victims, vehicle recoveries and evidence recovery.
The Team worked with TV Station Channel 30 and The Missouri State
Water Patrol on a Public Safety Message.
We also provided training to Fire Departments , EMTs and Police
Officers in Search and Recovery Techniques, Water Rescue,Ice Rescue
(Surface Support) and Watercraft Operation and to the Public in
Water Safety.
The Team is divided into five zones:
| Zone |
Zone Commander |
Safety Officer |
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| 1.Boles |
Steve Boyher |
Andy Doorack |
| 2.Sullivan |
Jason Hovelman |
Steve Kimker |
3.High Ridge &
| Tom Lenhart |
Allen Cope |
4.Beaufort-Leslie
| Robert Dunn |
Matt Piles |
| 5.Potosi |
Robert Worthen |
Open |
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We will respond to any location requesting our assistance.
Zones are dispatched by the 911 Emergency Services
Dispatcher serving that area, or by Team and Zone Commanders as
needed.
Our services are available to whom-ever may need them.
Emergency services are provided free of charge.
There may be a small fee for training services.
In order to provide these services we are supported
by membership dues, training service fees, and by private donations
from individuals or corporations. Team Members donate their time,
equipment, fuel cost and training cost.
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If your organization is interested in hearing a presentation
about the dive team at your next gathering, or If you are interested
in joining this team,
| mid-missouri@geocities.com
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Andrew Doorack :
Robert Dunn :
Tony Follett :
Tim Tenison :
Jim Daniels :
Gary Goede :
Steve Boyher :
Andy Doorack : |
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Commander
Vice Commander
Secretary
Treasurer
Training Officer |
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page will be maintained by the Mid-Missouri SAR Dive Team members.
Do not use any images without permission.
Any suggestions are comments please email Tim
Tenison, or Jim Daniels,
Tony Follett.
Our Thanks to past and present Supporters
A SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS
WHO MAKE THIS TEAM HAPPEN
- Aqua Lung
U.S. Divers
Professional Operations
(training)
- B & D Metals
5980 St. Louis Ave.
St.Louis, Mo.
(donation)
- Bellefontaine Neighbors
(meeting room and use of pool)
- Boles Fire Protecton District
(support, equipment and meeting area)
- Eureka High School
Eureka, Mo.
(use of pool for training)
- Gateway Ambulance
911 Holly Hills
St.Louis, Mo.
(meeting room)
- High Ridge Fire Dept.
(support and meeting area)
- Hussmann Corporation
12999 St.Charles Rock Rd.
Bridgeton,Mo.
(donation)
- Jason Ray Web-Designs
(Donation of time to set up this site)
- Jims' Diving
(training and equipment)
- J&W Cycles
Highway 47
Washington, Mo.
(use of wet bikes)
- Kiwanis of West County
(donation)
- Meramec Caverns
Stanton, Mo.
(donation)
- Pacific Lumber Company
625 S 4th Street
Pacific, Mo.
(donation)
- Ramada Hotel-Six Flags
Eureka, Mo.
(use of pool and facilities)
- Sam's Club
South St. Louis County
(equipment)
St. Charles, Mo.
(equipment)
- Scuba Shop U.S.A.
11728 Baptist Church Rd.
St.Louis, Mo.
(equipment discounts)
- St.Charles County Ambulance District
(vehicle donation)
- Sullivan Fire Dept.
(support and meeting area)
- Trigen-St.Louis Energy
#1 Ashley Place
St.Louis, Mo.
(donation)
- Valley Park Lions Club
1000 St.Louis Ave.
Valley Park, Mo.
(use of meeting hall)
- Wanna-be Divers
5917 Starlight Dr.
High Ridge, Mo.
(training and equipment)
- Wentzville Fire Dept.
(support and meeting area)
- Uno Corporation
Catawissa, Mo.
(donation and equipment)
Thanks for visiting.
Please come back and visit us soon.
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