Public Safety Diving
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Public Safety Diving (PSD) is underwater work conducted by law enforcement, fire rescue, and search and rescue/recovery dive teams. PSD is the ability to work in sub-surface environments to enhance the overall strength and effectiveness of a department. Western Colorado Community College's PSD certificate program equips graduates with the skills and ability to work in sub-surface environments searching for evidence, searching for a body or re-enacting a crime scene, and possibly conducting an in-water rescue.
Program Highlights
- First PSD program in Colorado offering college credit
- 8 credit hours may be applied to the A.A.S. in Criminal
- Justice or the B.A.S. in Public Administration/Public Safety as elective credits
- Colorado and Utah POST approved
- Offers students an opportunity to stay on the cutting edge with crime scene investigations and forensic studies
- Public Safety Diving Phase I course meets the standards for Scientific Diving
Contact Information
Bo Tibbetts
PSD Program Coordinator
970.261.1334
William Gardner
POST Academy Director
970.255.2821
wgardner@coloradomesa.edu
Career Opportunities
Investigators
Sub-Surface Crime Scene
Specialists
Forensic Investigators
Police Divers
Team Training Officers
Safety Officers
Water Operations Supervisors
Forensic Researchers
PSD Applications and Schedules
Homicidal Drowning Investigations Application Packet
Underwater CSI Summer 2013 Schedule
PSD Phase I Fall 2013 2nd Mod Schedule
Homicidal Drowning Investigations Fall 2013 1st Mod Schedule
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