Flood
Duty - The Water Patrol provides rescue and recovery assistance
during flooding conditions. The division works closely with the State
Emergency Management Agency and various other state and local agencies
requesting flood assistance. The Water Patrol is one of the few agencies
with the proper equipment and experience to work in flooding conditions.
Dive
Team - Every year, members of the Water Patrol Dive Team
conduct an average of 40 dive operations to recover drowning
or boating accident victims, or to recover criminal evidence
in felony cases. Dive team members are fully trained with a combined
91 years of experience with the team..
Assistance - As a police agency, the Water Patrol often assists
other agencies in emergency situations. These situations include searches
for fugitives and missing persons, felony criminal investigations, drug
eradication and specialized enforcement activities. The Water Patrol
offers specialized departmental resources including personnel for these
coordinated activities.
