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International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists

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Company description Association of Dive Rescue Specialists was formed in 1979, as a vehicle of communication for public safety divers and water rescue personnel. Over the years we have educated and assisted professionals in all fifty states and fifteen foreign countries.
In 1989, we received our non-profit 501c 3 recognition, which has encouraged the expansion of programs and benefits offered by IADRS. The IADRS hosts an annual International Water Rescue Conference throughout the United States, bringing industry leaders to the forefront, so IADRS members can be informed and educated in the field of public safety.
Our Association News is an informative publication written for the water rescue professional. The goal of the newsletter is to keep you informed of advances in training, equipment and life saving techniques. We encourage our members to submit articles, team profiles and pictures so everyone can learn about other teams around the country and what they doing.
Our Mission:
IADRS is dedicated to helping water rescue professionals stay informed about advances in training, equipment, and life saving techniques. IADRS will continue to maintain an environment where water rescue professionals can communicate, so that we may all learn from our combined knowledge and experience.
Our Membership Rates
*Individual Rates:
Individual (Inside of the US): $25.00 US
Individual (Outside of the US): $40.00 US
*Team Rates:
4 - 10 members $ 20.00 US per member
11 - 20 members $ 18.00 US per member
21 - 30 members $ 16.00 US per member
Location description: Some information about our directors:
*Blades Robinson (Executive Director)
Blades Robinson joined the International Association of Dive Rescue Specialists in 1988 and has served as the Executive Director of the since 2001. He is an active public safety diver in Indian River County, FL where he has served as his agency`s Dive Team Coordinator since the early 1980s. Since the 1970s, he has been involved in the SCUBA industry in multiple capacities including commercial diving harvester (lobster), dive store manager, Open Water SCUBA Instructor, Public Safety SCUBA Instructor, Dive Rescue Trainer and serving on the Executive Board at Dive Rescue International, the largest public safety diver training agency in North America.
*Susan Watson (Director of Operations)
Susan Watson became the Director of Operations in 2002. She also serves as the Educational Services Director for Dive Rescue International. Since 1999 she has been involved in working with trainers both corporate and departmental. She graduated with Honors from the University of Northern Colorado in 1998 with a Bachelors degree in Social Science and a minor in Geography.
*Pat Madden (Associate Director)
Pat Madden has been an active diver since first getting certified in 1968 and a few years later became an instructor.
He joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 1977 and was posted to Alberta. In 1986 he was transferred back to his home province of Manitoba and was immediately recruited to the Underwater Recovery Team there by a former diving instructor comrade who was also in the RCMP. In 1991, he became the Division Diving Supervisor for the team, the position he held until 1998. While in this position, he instructed on the RCMP URT National Induction Training courses on both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts (where he worked with Bob Teather and Ken Burton as well as others). In 1999, he left the RCMP and the team for a leave of absence. He returned to Manitoba the following year but was transferred to Ottawa in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks where he was posted to National Security.
He retired from the RCMP in August of last year and moved to Vermont. At present he is a member of the Meadowood Fire Department Underwater Rescue Team which serves an area of about 60 square miles in Southern Vermont and New Hampshire

*Fred Jackson (Advisory Board)
Lieutenant Fred Jackson has served the public for the past twenty-four years. He serves as the officer in charge of the Cuyahoga Falls Fire Department. He serves as the Director of the Ohio County and Regional Special Operations Teams. He teaches with Dive Rescue International, the University of Akron and is a member of the NFPA 1670 and 1006 committees. He has been a supporter of the IADRS for many years, conducts and publishes research, writes and lectures frequently.

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The IADRS is a non-profit organization for rescue & recovery SCUBA divers. Members receive SEARCHLINES, a bi-monthly magazine for water rescue professionals.

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Phone: 1-800-42377-911
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United States
Spoken language(s): English
Open: from 09-00 till 17-00
Local time:  GMT - 7 Arizona
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