Housed at the Lakewood Fire Station, Station Eleven, and in addition to Engine 11, Truck 11, and Rescue 11, the Marine Water Rescue and Dive Team is available for response to various water related emergencies throughout the St. Petersburg peninsula. The dive team was originally formed in the early 1960's and is now the nucleus of the Marine Unit assigned at the Lakewood Station. The Marine Unit consists of a 27' Boston Whaler Vigilant rescue/fire boat (M15) with full electronics, a 13' Avon rigid hull inflatable (M14), and a Freightliner Utilimaster (M11) to transport all of the specialized equipment required to perform a variety of water related rescues.
Personnel at the Lakewood Station include certified divers and USCG certified boat operators who train on a monthly basis in various locations in and around the area. The dive team has worked closely with the St. Petersburg Police Department on several evidentiary dives.
