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Walt "Butch" Hendrick

Andrea Zaferes

Andy Anderson

Walt Hendrick Sr.

Craig Nelson

George Safirowski

 

 

 

 

Walt "Butch" Hendrick

Hendrick, W. In-Water Firefighting Units. Fire Engineering, October 1985: 30-40.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Rescue vs. Recovery. Fire Engineering, April 1986: 21-23.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Gear up for In-Water Rescue. Fire Engineering, May 1986: 18-20.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Underwater Breathing Systems – What are your Options? Fire Engineering, June 1986: 23-25.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Air Most Important when it’s not there. Fire Engineering, July 1986: 19-21.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Dive Team Trainees Learn to Make Rescue a Reality. Fire Engineering, August 1986: 22-23.

Hendrick, W. Executing a River Rescue. Fire Engineering, September 1986: 10-12.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Moving Water. Fire Engineering, October 1986: 36-38.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: In-Water Rescue Vessels. Fire Engineering, January 1987: 43-46.

Hendrick, W. The Tables: A More Conservative Approach. Underwater USA, February 1989.

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes.   Nor’easter, March 1989: 3.

Hendrick, W. The Summer Cold.   Fire Engineering, May 1989:65-67.

Hendrick, W. Alternate Air Sources, Again. YMCA Buddy Lines, May 1989.

Hendrick, W. Alternate Air Sources, Again. Sources, May/June 1989: 48-49.

Hendrick, W. Dive Rescue Series: Locating Your Objective. Fire Engineering, July 1989: 49-52.   Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Hendrick, W.  A Horse by a Different Color. Nor’easter, July 1989: 3.

Hendrick, W. Dress for Success. Rodale’s Scuba Diving. June 199?: 72-73.

Hendrick, W. Stayin’ Alive. Rodale’s Scuba Diving, August 199?: 74-78.

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes: Don’t Weight until it’s too Late.  Nor’easter, January 1990: 3.

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes: 30-45-60 Help!.  Nor’easter, March 1990: 2.

Hendrick, W. Search Techniques for Divers. Fire Engineering, March 1990: 64-70.

Hendrick, W. Training Divers for Minimal or Zero Visibility.  Fire Engineering, May 1990: 67-68.  Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes.   Nor’easter, September 1990: 5.

Hendrick, W. Leadership in Dive Rescue & Recovery. Sources, Sep/Oct 1990: 35-37.

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes: 1-5 vs. 2-10. Nor’easter, March 1991: 4-5.

Hendrick, W. Just for the Heck of it.  Sources, March/April 1991: 39-40.

Hendrick, W. Tethered Diver Syndrome. Fire Engineering, May 1991. 114(5): 77-82.

Hendrick, W. The Great Compensation Chase. Sources, May/June 1991: 39-40.

Hendrick, W. Turnout Gear in the Water: Sink or Swim? Fire Engineering, July 1991. 114(7): 78-82.

Hendrick, W. SCBA and the Water. Fire Engineering, July 1991. 114(7): 79.

Hendrick, W. Nitrox – an Educated Consumer. Sources, Sept/Oct 1991: 10-12.

Hendrick, W. Tethered Diver Syndrome. Sources, Mar/Apr 1993: 31-35.

Hendrick, W. Rapid deployment Search & Rescue/Recovery. Undersea Journal, 2nd Quarter 1993: 58-63.

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes – “Let’s Fail em for Doing what we told em.” Nor’easter, Summer 1993: 3.

Hendrick, W. Simple Things can mean a Lot. Sources, Jan/Feb 1994: 38-39.

Hendrick, W. Rogue Warrior Review.  Sea Breeze, March 1994: 5.

Hendrick, W. The Parameters of Safe Ice Diving.  Sources, March/April 1994: 37-41.

Hendrick, W. The Effective Dive Instructor. Sources, May/June 1994: 29-31.

Hendrick, W. Not Just Black and White, Colors can be Dynamic. Sources, Sept/Oct 1994: 28-30.

Hendrick, W. The Strong may not Survive.  Sources, May/Jun 1995: 31-33.

Hendrick, W. The Strong may not Survive – Part 1.  Northeast Dive Journal, Summer 1995: 4-6.

Hendrick, W. Looking Back to Look at the Future. Sources, July/Aug 1995: 47.

Hendrick, W. The Strong may not Survive – Part 2.  Northeast Dive Journal, Oct/Nov 1995: 21-22.

Hendrick, W. Ice & Water Rescue.   Fire & Rescue, January 1996: 50-51.

Hendrick, W. Technical Ice Diving. Northeast Dive Journal, Feb/Mar 1996: 13-14.

Hendrick, W. A Little Soul Searching. Sources, Spring 1996: 3-4.

Hendrick, W. Communicating with the Mind’s Eye – Blackwater Tethered Diving Line Signals. Dive Journal, Jun/Jul 1996: 15-16.

Hendrick, W. Communicating with the Mind’s Eye Part 2 – Contingency Signals. Dive Journal, Aug/Sep 1996. 2(4): 7.

Hendrick, W. Is no one Listening...We Can Help TWA Flight #800.  Dive Journal, Oct/Nov 1996. 2(5): 8-10.

Hendrick, W. Ice & Water Rescue.   Fire & Rescue, January 1997: 53-55.

Hendrick, W. Communicating with the Mind’s Eye Part 3 – Blackwater Emergency Communication Plan.  Dive Journal, Jan/Feb 1997. 3(1): 18.

Hendrick, W. Full Face Mask Diving.   Dive Journal, March/April 1997. 2(2): 24-25.

Hendrick, W. I’m OK – an Introduction to Diver Mental Stress & Physical Fatigue. Dive Journal, May/June 1997: 46-47.

Hendrick, W. Blackwater Search & Recovery with Challenges.  Immersed, Fall 1997. 2(3): 31-36. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Hendrick, W. Water Search & Rescue.  Fire & Rescue, October 1997: 48-50.

Hendrick, W. State of the Art.   SORTIE Avaialble on-line.

Hendrick, W. GPS vs. DGPS and Their Role in Search and Recovery.  SORTIE 1(1): 6-7.

Hendrick, W. There may be more than Meets the Eye!  SORTIE 1(2): 20.

Hendrick, W. I’m OK!  SORTIE 1(2): 23-24.

Hendrick, W. Catch me if you can: Some Basics on Moving Water.  SORTIE 1(2): 30-31, 38.

Hendrick, W. Making a Molehill Out of a Mountain: Large Area Search. Part 1. SORTIE 1(3): 14, 38.

Hendrick, W. It’s the Little Things That Count! Anyone Can Drown.  SORTIE 1(3): 24.

Hendrick, W. Drownproofing Turnout Gear. SORTIE 1(4): 12, 28.

Hendrick, W. How Big is “Big”? Large Area Search Part 2.  SORTIE 1(4): 21, 28.

Hendrick, W. Keeping Dry is no Sweat. Immersed, Fall 1999: 61.    Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Hendrick, W. Get it out of here, Pick it up, and move it. Health and Safety, August 2000.

Hendrick, W. Personal Watercraft as a Tool in Surface & Diving Operations. Health and Safety, August 2000.

Hendrick, W. Drowning – More Than Meets the Eye.  Blue Line, June/July 2002: 14.

Hendrick, W. Drowning – That Sinking Feeling: Preparing for Mass-Casualty Water Disasters.  Frontline First Responders, July 2004 Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

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Hendrick, W. When it All Goes Wrong, Are You Ready?

Hendrick, W. Rapid deployment Search & Rescue. Pp 1-8.

Hendrick, W. Training the Blind.   Pp1-6.

Hendrick, W. How we Learn Retention.

Hendrick, W. Oxygen and Emergency First Aid.

Hendrick, W. Oxygen and the Scuba Diver. July 1989.

Hendrick, W. In-Water Rescue, What is it Really?

Hendrick, W. 120 Seconds to Save a Life.

Hendrick, W. It’s not there or is it we just couldn’t find it .

Hendrick, W. Diving is Fun.

Hendrick, W. This is what I do.

Hendrick, W. Through my Eyes: The Art of KISS.

Hendrick, W. Winter is Here and gone.

Hendrick, W. I Don’t Need to Know how to Dive, I Have a C-Card.

Hendrick, W. Who Really Won?

Hendrick, W. Support Tenders.

Hendrick, W. Tethered Diver Syndrome Part 2.

Hendrick, W. Firefighter Drowns.

Hendrick, W. Shot Gunning.

Hendrick, W. Safe Second.

Hendrick, W. Training Hints.

Hendrick, W. Right Hand Release.

Hendrick, W. Winter is here and gone.

Hendrick, W. A is a Category.

 

Hendrick, W. and Thompson, B. Hypothermia & the Scuba Diver. Fire Engineering, March 1987: 18-21.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  How Did I Miss it? Sources, March/April 1991: 45-46.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Don’t Hold Your Breath & Other Things We Tell Our Students: Phase 1 – The Field Neurological Program: How Accidents Happen. Sources, July/Aug 1991: 37-40.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Secure Your Hoses! California Diving News, August 1992: 9(8).

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Police Survival. SORTIE, 1997. 1(2):40-42.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Training the Public Safety Diver: Team Set-up. SORTIE 1(3).

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A. There’s Only One Job You Have to Do Every Time – Go Home! SORTIE, 1997: 31-35.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  The Future: Multi-Specialist Water Rescue Teams. SORTIE, 1997: 28-29.

Hendrick, W. and Nelson, C. Sonar: Body Recovery. Immersed, Summer 1998: 32-37.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Multi-Specialist Water Rescue Teams.  Health & Safety, July 2000.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Diver Down.  FireRescue, April 2001: 85-91. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Spring Preplanning for Safe Ice Rescue Operations Part 1. Advanced Rescue Technology, Dec 2001/Jan 2002: 31-40.

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Underwater Vehicle Extrication: Training for the Hazards. Fire Engineering December 2003. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

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Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Member’s Forum. 

Hendrick, W. and Zaferes, A.  Training the Public Safety Diver Team Set-up VI.

 

Andrea Zaferes

Zaferes, A. Oxygen Administration – is it for you? Nor’easter, July 1989.

Zaferes, A. Rapid Deployment Search and Rescue – the Lifeguard Systems Way. Sources, July/August 1990: 29-32.

Zaferes, A. Deep Long and Bent just for the Thrill of it. Sources, Sept/Oct 1991.

Zaferes, A. Women Divers – Take a Rescue Class.  Sources, July/August 1992.

Zaferes, A. Should you Become a CPR/BLS/First Aid Instructor? Sources, March/April 1993: 28-30.

Zaferes, A. Women and Diving. The Sea Breeze, April 1993.

Zaferes, A. Epistaxis – to Stop, or not to Stop? Sources, May/June 1993: 78-79.

Zaferes, A. Women and Diving: Valid Questions. Sub Aqua Journal, June 1993: 7-8.

Zaferes, A. The Rescue Challenge. Sources, July/August 1994: 47-48.

Zaferes, A. The Past is Critical to our Future. Sources, July/August 1995: 41.

Zaferes, A. Rethinking the Hit. Immersed, Spring 1997: 24-35. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. So you Want to Start a Dive Team – Understanding the Risks. Dive Journal , May/June 1997: 17-18.

Zaferes, A. Communicating in Zero Visibility. Immersed, Fall 1997. 36-38.

Zaferes, A. NAUI Needs Ice Training Programs Sources, 1st Quarter 1998.

Zaferes, A. Spring Pre-planning for Safe Ice Rescue Operations: Part 1. SORTIE 1(2).

Zaferes, A. Spring Pre-planning for Ice Rescue Operations: Part 2 Surface Ice Rescue Poles. SORTIE 1(3).

Zaferes, A. 1998 Public Safety Dive Operation Guidelines Maximum Depth – Part 1. SORTIE 1(4).

Zaferes, A. Self-Rescue: Better (dropped) Lead than Dead. Diver's Digest, March 1999.

Zaferes, A. Don't Drop that Patient.  Blue Line, December 1999.

Zaferes, A. The Snorkel Ditch and Don. Sources, January 2000.

Zaferes, A. Techniques for Teaching a top Quality Sport Diving Rescue Techniques Course Part 1. Sources, May/June 2000

Zaferes, A. Starting a Dive Team: Breathing-related Equipment. Advanced Rescue Technology, June/July 2002. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. Diving Dangers. Advanced Rescue Technology, June/July 2002. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. Ascents and Safety Stops. Alert Diver, November/December 2002.

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Zaferes, A. From the First Responder to the Emergency Room.

Zaferes, A. Shears cut the need for Knives.

Zaferes, A. Lifeguard Systems holds UNEXSO ITC.

Zaferes, A. Surface Ice Rescue. Fire & Rescue.

 

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  The Dehydration Journey and how not to take it. Sources, May/June 1990: 41-42.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Additional Safety Tips for Divers. Fire Engineering, October 1991: 74-75.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Loosen That BCD Chest Strap.  Contact, Summer 1996.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  What Is a Field Neurological Evaluation? Sources, Summer 1996: 42-44.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  The Field Neurological Exam Part 2: Taking the First Steps in the Process. Sources, Fall 1996: 39-41.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  What Are We Looking for? Sources, 2nd Quarter 1997: 36-37.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  So You Want to Start a Dive Team or Improve the One You Have – Part 2: Minimum Personnel to Conduct a Dive Operation. Dive Journal, July/August 1997: 5-10.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  So You Want to Start a Dive Team – Part 3: Minimum Equipment for Low/No Visibility Dive Team Ops – Surface Support Gear. Dive Journal, Sept/Oct 1997: 5-6.    

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Kiss the Water Hello Before You Dive & Keep That Mask on. Contact, Fall/Winter 1997: 4-5.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Weight Belts First on Last Off or Dead or Alive – Part 1. Sources, 4th Quarter 1997: 30-35.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  No Ice is Safe Ice. SORTIE, 1(1): 20-22.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Training the Public Safety Diver: Team Setup. SORTIE, 1997. 1(3):16-38.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  The Future: Multi-Specialist Water Rescue Teams. SORTIE, 1997: 28-29.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Fall Preplanning for Safe Ice Rescue Operations, Part 1. Fire Engineering, September 1999: 79-83. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Fall Preplanning for Safe Ice Rescue Operations, Part 2. Fire Engineering, October 1999: 110-117. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Fall Preplanning for Safe Ice Rescue Operations, Part 3. Fire Engineering, November 1999: 79-85. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Spring Pre-planning for Surface Ice Rescue – Surface Ice Rescue Poles.  Blue Line, February 2000: 30-31.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Immersion Hypothermia and Winter Water Operations. Fire Engineering, December 2001: 43-52.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Spring Pre-planning for Safe Ice Rescue Operations Part 1.  Advanced Rescue Technology, Dec01/Jan02.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Personal Protective Equipment Part 1: Choosing an Exposure Suit for Water Operations.  Advanced Rescue Technology, Oct/Nov 2003. Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  Personal Protective Equipment Part 2: Choosing an Exposure Suit for Water Operations.  Advanced Rescue Technology, Dec/Jan 2003/2004 Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

 

Reference information missing

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  First on Weight Belts Last off or Dead or Alive – Part 1 and 2. Integrated Weight Systems.  pp3-12.

Zaferes, A. and Hendrick, W.  How to Make Sure Your Dive Trip Doesn’t Become a Dehydration Journey. Underwater USA, p31.

Zaferes, A. and Nelson, C. Team Setup IV: Life Support Equipment. 

Zaferes, A. and Nelson, C. Team Setup V: Dive Gear.

  

Andy Anderson

Anderson, A. Underwater Lifting: a Very Simple, Extremely Complex, and Totally Frustrating Task.  Dive Journal, May/June 1997: 8-12.

Anderson, A. Underwater Lifting: Part 2. Dive Journal, July/August1997: 42-43.

Anderson, A. Underwater Lifting: Part 3. Dive Journal, Sept/Oct 1997: 34-35.  

 

Walt Hendrick Sr.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Buoyancy Control: Part 1. Scuba Times.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Buoyancy Control: Part 2. Scuba Times.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Buoyancy Control: Part 3. Scuba Times.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Advanced Diving. Scuba Times.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Buoyancy Control and Ascent Rates.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Search and Rescue. Scuba Times.

Hendrick, W. Sr. Buoyancy and Buoyancy Control. Sources, May/June 1991: 35-38.

 

Craig Nelson

Nelson, C. Getting in the SAC. SORTIE 1(1). Available on-line. Go to LGS Article page

Nelson, C. Diving Basics: Do not use the Elevator! SORTIE 1(4).

Nelson, C. How do you know where to start looking? SORTIE 1(3).

Nelson, C. Full-face Mask Training.  SORTIE 1(2).

 

George Safirowski

Safirowski, G. Glorified Thermometer.

Safirowski, G. Early and Often – When? NAUI Diving Association News, March/April 1989.

Safirowski, G. The Myths of Boyle’s Law.

Safirowski, G. What’s the most Important Teaching Aid? Sources, July/August 1992.

 

 

 

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