Swift Water Rescue

Georgetown Flood

Georgetown Fire Dept. takes a pro-active stance when it comes to Swift Water Rescue. Our dept. currently has 53 Technicians and 10 Operational level personnel with plans to ensure all future recruits will become at least Operational level in this discipline. Most of our staff have been trained in the New Braunfels area were they have been introduced to different scenarios and obstacles to overcome in swift water, We train our personnel in many different scenarios and ways to execute a rescue including boat operations.

Our trained personnel are supplied with all the necessary Personal Protective Equipment to perform whatever task comes their way without having to worry about personal protection.

We currently have two inflatable rescue boats. One is a 12′ 4″ Achilles with a 20 horse power honda motor. The other boat is a 15′ 6″ Achilles with a 40 horsepower Evinrude E-tec motor. Both boats are kept on trailers inflated ready to respond in a moments notice. Our boats are currently housed at station 1 and station 3.