International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery
cave diving rescue/recovery organization
International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery (IUCRR) is an all-volunteer not-for-profit organization formed in 1999 that provides assistance to law enforcement with underwater rescue and recovery operations.
The team consists of U.S. and international coordinators (Regional Coordinators; as specified on the IUCRR website) and first responders who are trained in the incident command system. When called upon, they will work with local law enforcement to develop a rescue or recovery plan and coordinate with qualified recovery divers. The divers must be certified and must be qualified to dive in the specific environment where the rescue or recovery is taking place. IUCRR provides services in the U.S. and internationally, and has performed body recoveries throughout the world, as well as underwater cave rescues.
The IUCRR have established standard recovery procedures for cave diving fatalities, and may provide expertise and resources not easily available to most law-enforcement agencies. The IUCRR team members are taught to treat every recovery as a potential crime scene. They are certified in these procedures by cave diver training agencies, independently of the IUCRR, though the instructors themselves may be IUCRR members. Search and recoveries and rescues are coordinated with the law enforcement official on site. Although many law enforcement organizations have public safety divers, they are typically not trained for anything other than open water diving.
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