Guilford Professional Firefighte

The Guilford Fire Department dive team was established to better protect and serve our shoreline community. The dive team is staffed by career and volunteer firefighters from the town of Guilford and Branford. Our rescue divers train quarterly to maintain they're rescue diver proficiency and certification. Divers will respond with the Rescue 192 which holds the teams dive gear. Once at the water the team has the option of responding with either our Zodiac or 26' Chris Craft Fire Boat.

Any questions in regards to the Dive Team please contact Firefighter Judd at Fire Headquarters. (203-453-8056)

Dive Team News:

April 14th ,2010

Guilford Divers were sent to the town of clinton for the report of a vehicle in the water off of the clinton town dock. Guilford Divers responded with the on duty shift and initiated dive operations rapidly upon arrival. 1 Victim was rescued from the vehicle and transported to the hospital where he soon deceased. This article was found in the day

Published 04/18/2010 12:00 AM
Updated 04/18/2010 03:21 AM

Clinton - An Old Saybrook man was killed Friday night when a vehicle he was driving went into the Hammonassett River, according to police.

Raymond Schaefer, 81, was traveling on Riverside Drive near the Clinton Town Marina when his vehicle went into the river, according to a police news release.

Emergency personnel responded to the accident, which was called in at 11:17 p.m. Divers from the Guilford Fire Department retrieved Schaefer from the submerged vehicle.

Schaefer was transferred to the Shoreline Clinic for medical treatment, but efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful.

Clinton police are investigating the accident.
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September 16th, 2008

Rescue Divers respond to the Guilford Harbor to locate a stolen vehicle, The vehicle was located approx 50 yards off shore. Rescue Diver Rich Johnson hooked the vehicle with Salvage slings and assisted Midway Towing with the removal of the Vehicle.