Crime & Safety
Responders Plan Mock Water Rescue
Eight agencies, including the Dunedin Fire Department and U.S. Coast Guard, are demonstrating how they communicate during a practice water rescue Monday, June 18, at Honeymoon Island State Park.
Eight agencies are staging a water rescue for the public early Monday morning, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The U.S. Coast Guard is demonstrating a mock rescue using a Jayhawk helicopter and the Honeymoon Island Beach Patrol is performing a first responder training exercise beginning around 8:30 a.m., at , according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The public safety showcase is meant to display how multiple agencies communicate and share resources when performing water rescues, the news release states.
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Participating agencies include:
- U.S. Coast Guard
- Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
- Department of Environmental Protection (Division of Law Enforcement)
- Florida Highway Patrol
- Dunedin Fire Department
- Palm Harbor Fire Rescue
- Honeymoon Island Beach Patrol
- Pinellas Beach Patrol
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