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P.O. Box 594 Shokan, NY 12481, 845-657-5544 845-657-5549 Fax

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2007 - 2008 CALENDAR Updated 05/07/08

April 2008

4-6 Swiftwater Surface Rescue Level 1, Lyndhurst Fire Department, Lyndhurst, NJ

10 Dive Team Operations: Staying Alive Talk, FDIC 2008, Indianapolis, IN

11-13 Swiftwater Surface Rescue Level 2, Lyndhurst Fire Department, Lyndhurst, NJ -RESCHEDULING

18-20 Swiftwater Surface Rescue Level 1, Keeseville Volunteer Fire Department, Keeseville, NY

22 Public Safety Diving Workshop, Long Island Diver's Association, East Meadow, NY

24-27 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, USS Watersports, Ukiah, CA

25-27 Swiftwater Surface Rescue Level 1, Mahwah Fire Department, Mahwah, NJ - CLOSED COURSE

28-29 Homicidal Drowning Investigations, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda, CA www.alamedasheriff.com

29-May 2 Large Area Search and Rescue/Recovery, 58th Rescue Squadron, Nellis AFB, NV - CLOSED COURSE

30 - May 1 Homicidal Drowning Investigations, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda, CA www.alamedasheriff.com - Rescheduling

May 2008

2-11 Phase 1 Public Safety Diving Instructor Training and Crossover Course, Ukiah, CA

7-9 Small Boat Rescue and Handling, Oromocto Fire Department, Canada

12-16 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, PSD Drysuit, Full Face Mask and Blackwater Diving, 123 STS Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville, KY - CLOSED COURSE

15-18 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, McKean County Sheriff's Department, Bradford, PA

19-22 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Scituate Fire Department, Scituate, MA - CLOSED COURSE

28-30 Small Boat Rescue and Handling, Oromocto Fire Department, Canada

30- June 1 Small Boat Rescue and Handling, Oromocto Fire Department, Canada

June 2008

6-8 Personal Watercraft Safety and Rescue, Beach Haven Volunteer Fire Department, Beach Haven, NJ

12-15 & 19-22 Subsurface Technical Anti-Terrorist Training (STAT), Penn Township Scuba, Hanover, PA - CLOSED COURSE

16-18 Homicidal Drowning Investigations, Washington Assoc. of Coroners and Medical Examiners, Olympia, WA

26, 28-29 Personal Watercraft Safety and Rescue, Somerset Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Somerset, NJ

July 2008

11-13 Sport Rescue Diving, HART House Underwater Club with U of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

18-20 Sport Rescue Diving Weekend, Oceanblue Divers, Dutch Springs, PA

18-25 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Public Safety Drysuit Diving and Full Face Mask Diving with Dive Supervisor Training, 210th Pararescue Squadron, Anchorage, AK - CLOSED COURSE

26-Aug 2 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Public Safety Drysuit Diving and Full Face Mask Diving with Dive Supervisor Training, 210th Pararescue Squadron, Anchorage, AK - CLOSED COURSE

August 2008

7-10 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Crawford County Dive Team, Meadville, PA

8-17 Phase 1 Public Safety Diving Instructor Training Course and Crossover, Shokan, NY

12-14 Small Boat Rescue and Handling, Rye Fire Department, Rye, NY - TENTATIVE - CLOSED COURSE

19-26 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Public Safety Drysuit Diving and Large Area Search/Boat Operational Diving, Eielson Air Force Base, Eielson AFB, AK - CLOSED COURSE

21-24 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Allentown Fire Department Underwater Rescue Team, Allentown, PA

September 2008

17-21 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery and Small Boat Handling (1 day), Valley Water Rescue, Fargo, ND

18-21 Moving Water/Underwater Vehicle Extrication Refresher, Hampton Bays Fire Department, Hampton Bays, NY

24-25 Homicidal Drowning Investigations, Penn Township Scuba, Hanover, PA

25-28 Underwater Investigations, Penn Township Scuba, Hanover, PA

26-28 Small Boat Rescue and Handling, Atlantic Highlands First Aid Squad, Atlantic Highlands, NJ

October 2008

1-2 Homicidal Drowning Investigations, Public Safety Dive Supply, Grand Junction, CO

2-5 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Public Safety Dive Supply, Grand Junction, CO

17-19 Swiftwater Surface Rescue Level 1, Oaks Corners Fire Department, Oaks Corners, NY

23-26 Large Area Search/Boat Operational Diving, Sacramento D.A.R.T., Sacramento, CA

27-28 Homicidal Drowning Investigations, Alameda County Sheriff's Office, Alameda, CA www.alamedasheriff.com

January 2009

10-11 Surface Ice Rescue Level 2, Tupper Lake Volunteer Ambulance Squad, Tupper Lake, NY

24-25 Surface Ice Rescue Level 2, Riverhead Fire Department, Riverhead, NY - CLOSED COURSE

February 2009

7-8 Surface Ice Rescue Level 1, Bayport Fire Department, Bayport, NY

7-8 Surface Ice Rescue Level 1, Cranbury Fire Department, Cranbury, NJ

23-26 Surface Ice Rescue Level 2, Naples Fire Department, Naples, NY

September 2009

24-27 Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue/Recovery, Sacramento DART, Sacramento, CA

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Team LGS Updates

Please note that due to increasing costs, the course costs of some of Lifeguard Systems' surface programs have increased as of January 1, 2008. Please call the office for details.

Call and find out about our Surface Ice Rescue and Rapid Deployment Search & Rescue/Recovery home-study refresher program - good if you have taken either class within the last 3 years.

Ice Diving Operations by Butch Hendrick & Andrea Zaferes is now available! $59.00 plus S + H ($3 within US). Order by calling 845-657-5544 or click catalog link below then go to training and reference materials, then books.

Fire Engineering/Pennwell published Public Safety Diving Book by Walt Hendrick and Andrea Zaferes (340 pgs) is available for $39.00 plus shipping and handling. This is a must have book. Call (845) 657-5544 to order or click on products, and then educational materials on the teamlgs.com website. Click here for review from Advanced Rescue Technology.

Fire Engineering published our Surface Ice Rescue Book. $35.00 plus shipping and handling. It is time to debrief ice calls and drills, and review finances, training, equipment, SOP/SOG's, personnel, and drills for the next ice season. To order contact LGS . Click here for review from Advanced Rescue Technology. Also available, Surface Ice Rescue Video.

Ask about our NFPA compliance Awareness level workshops for ice, swiftwater, surface rescue, and subsurface rescue operations.

Our nonprofit organization RIPTIDE is now up and running. The missions include drowning prevention, public safety personnel safety, homicidal drowning research, and community assistance with drownings and homicidal drowning cases. RIPTIDE is currently publishing as an on-line magazine to replace SORTIE magazine. If you liked SORTIE Magazine you will love RIPTIDE Magazine. Contact us for information about what you can do for RIPTIDE and what RIPTIDE can do for you. We are taking equipment donations to sell to raise funds.. www.rip-tide.org

Many of you have asked, "What happened to SORTIE Magazine?" As you may know we were responsible for the magazine's content and Mark York was the publisher. It became far too expensive to publish the magazine because advertisers were not paying and too many readers did not understand they needed to order subscriptions instead of expecting the issues to be sent to them for free. It costs a great deal to publish a high quality magazine. So the good news is that RIPTIDE will be taking the project over with the incredible assistance of Argos Networks (our server and webmasters).

The Lifeguard Systems On-line Equipment Catalog is constantly being updated. Check it out by clicking on the On-Line Catalog link on the www.teamlgs.com homepage. Currently only about 40% of our products are on it.

If you have not joined the RIPTIDE water operation discussion group you are missing out on a free and useful educational forum. Subscribe at www.wateroperations.com For back discussions (to be tethered or not to be tethered, how to be tethered, moving water diving, dress times, weightbelts, thermal imaging, standards, ...) contact us. Previous postings are being made available through www.TeamLGS.com then click PSD Discussion Group Archives. Past postings sorted by subject.

Our updated Homicide Drowning Investigator and Public Safety Diver Self Preservation courses have received excellent feedback.. Call for host proposals for these programs.

It’s time to book your Surface Ice and Ice Diving courses. Karen will be glad to take your call. We are also taking bookings for Swiftwater and Small Boat courses for spring of 2008.

Call for our program proposal with surface and subsurface rescue and recovery courses for law enforcement, fire, EMS, and military personnel.

Lifeguard Systems is certifying public safety divers from basic diver to Instructor level. Find out about our high standard surface and diving NFPA compliant programs.

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Lifeguard Systems, Inc. Box 594 Shokan, NY 12481

Phone: 845-657-5544

Fax: 845-657-5549