Boone County Water Rescue is a group of 50 dedicated volunteers. The team is currently a division of Boone County Emergency Management and is available 24/7 to all governmental agencies. The foundation of the team is based on its diving abilities. In addition to the general diver certification, each diver is trained under a public safety diver program and as a search and rescue diver. The team also has ice rescue capabilities. With certified dive and ice rescue instructors, basic ice rescue classes are taught in the winter months to fire departments, police departments, and other area rescue agencies. Certified EMTs provide emergency pre-hospital care and provide medical and trauma services on water and land. All Boone County Water Rescue EMTs are Kentucky certified and are crucial in maintaining a medically safe environment for divers during rescue, recovery or training operations. Many Boone County Water Rescue team EMTs are affiliated with fire departments and squads throughout Boone, Kenton and Campbell Kentucky counties. The most visual part of the team is its water rescue units. General purpose work and rescue boats are used for lakes and rivers. These boats are easily transported and can be disbursed throughout Northern Kentucky and beyond. The pride of the water rescue vessels are boats 218, 219 and 220. These boats are fully equipped with state-of the-art sonar, radar, and communications, which dramatically increase the capability and efficiency of these vessels for any type of water rescue or recovery. The team has trained Surface Rescue Swimmers that can be deployed from land or water. The team's capabilities include the use of the most sophisticated electronic equipment, dive gear, and rescue vehicles on the market making it one of the best equipped in the country. The team is ready to respond to any water rescue emergency effort at any time, in any place. They are prepared, knowledgeable and proud to serve their communities.