Firefighters train for underwater rescue

At the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies in Gulfport, firefighters are training in underwater rescue.

"We can't ask for a better area to train for our dive rescue team," said Jamin Jenkins, district supervisor for the Gulfport Fire Department.

In a pool, 12 feet deep, firefighters are training for underwater rescue using a technique called line-tending. It's a technique where one person holds one end of a rope on shore while divers hold on to the other. The movement of the rope helps the person on-shore communicate with divers.

"Most of the time we're in zero visibility water; you can't really see what you're doing and you can't train in that environment cause you can't keep an eye on the divers," said Jenkins...[Link]