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Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team Guards Diverse Brevard Waterways

By  //  July 7, 2016

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on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week

BCSO Dive Team members are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week in addition to their primary duties of court services, road patrol, corrections, traffic enforcement, ag/marine and crime investigations. (BCSO image)
BCSO Dive Team members are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week in addition to their primary duties of court services, road patrol, corrections, traffic enforcement, ag/marine and crime investigations. (BCSO image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Brevard County has 75 miles of the Atlantic Ocean bordering its east coast, the St. John’s River providing the west border, the Indian River and Banana Rivers both running nearly the entire length of the county, vast numbers of canals, lakes and ponds – and also boasts Port Canaveral, among the busiest cruise port in the Western Hemisphere.

The Dive Team handles all underwater investigations for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office including evidence recovery, body recovery, vehicle recovery and any other duties requiring specialized in-water response. (BCSO image)
The Dive Team handles all underwater investigations for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office including evidence recovery, body recovery, vehicle recovery and any other duties requiring specialized in-water response. (BCSO image)

With the vast amount of water areas and the waterborne activity that comes with it, it isn’t difficult to see why the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team stays so busy.

Thirteen members representing a diverse cross section of the different units within the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office currently man the dive team.

Members are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week in addition to their primary duties of court services, road patrol, corrections, traffic enforcement, ag/marine and crime investigations.

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30 CALL-OUTS PER YEAR

The BCSO Dive Team handles all underwater investigations for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office including evidence recovery, body recovery, vehicle recovery and any other duties requiring specialized in-water response.

Called upon frequently by the United States Customs Office and the United States Coast Guard, the BCSO Dive Team performs diving operations relating to drug interdiction, hull searches, and port security within Port Canaveral.
Called upon frequently by the United States Customs Office and the United States Coast Guard, the BCSO Dive Team performs diving operations relating to drug interdiction, hull searches, and port security within Port Canaveral.

Called upon frequently by the United States Customs Office and the United States Coast Guard, the BCSO Dive Team performs diving operations relating to drug interdiction, hull searches and port security within Port Canaveral.

Over the past few years, the BCSO Dive Team has averaged over 30 call-outs a year.

While the BCSO Dive Team has been very successful in competing in the Annual Public Safety Diver’s National Forum held in Orlando, it is most proud of its outstanding record of providing a professional Public Safety dive team for the agencies throughout this area and the citizens of Brevard County.

Thirteen members representing a diverse cross section of the different units within the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office currently man the dive team. (BCSO image)
Thirteen members representing a diverse cross section of the different units within the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office currently man the dive team. (BCSO image)
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The BCSO Dive Team handles all underwater investigations for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office including evidence recovery, body recovery, vehicle recovery and any other duties requiring specialized in-water response.
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The BCSO Dive Team handles all underwater investigations for the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office including evidence recovery, body recovery, vehicle recovery and any other duties requiring specialized in-water response.