Woodstock Dive Team

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Woodstock Dive Team The Woodstock Dive Team performs underwater recovery and swift water rescue.

The Woodstock Dive Team includes members from: Muddy Brook Fire Department; Bungay Fire Brigade; Thompson Fire Departments, and Eastford Fire Department.

The Dive Team worked with Dayville and East Killingly Fire Departments to learn how boats and divers can be used. We are...
09/01/2026

The Dive Team worked with Dayville and East Killingly Fire Departments to learn how boats and divers can be used.

We are fortunate to have people with many skills that are willing to volunteer their time and talent. One is Neil Hawley, who took these photographs.

08/30/2026

A huge thank you to Dayville and East Killingly departments for bringing their RescueOne boats to Alexander Lake and training with our dive team. And thank you to the Rehab crew for keeping us in coffee and cold water. It was a beautiful, sunny day.

Women and men from Pomfret, Dayville, East Killingly, Thompson Hill and Bungay departments participated in training to familiarize boat operators with the processes of working with divers. It was successful.

Alexander Lake Association is also owed thanks for letting us access the lake from the East Side parking area. It is perfect for our drills and your lake is clean, clear and cold (at depth). Please call us if you need our help searching for the mythical airplane or passenger boat.

If any of the participants got sunburned, like I did, my apologies. I brought sunscreen and forgot to use it and share.

Adding to the talent of the Woodstock Dive Team! Congratulations to Cody Rogers for completing the arduous training as a...
07/14/2026

Adding to the talent of the Woodstock Dive Team! Congratulations to Cody Rogers for completing the arduous training as an Emergency Response Diver. Always calm and cool, Cody is an excellent member of the team. Well done!

The Woodstock Dive Team held Dive Support training at West Thompson Lake on Sunday. Training on the the beach was conduc...
06/01/2026

The Woodstock Dive Team held Dive Support training at West Thompson Lake on Sunday. Training on the the beach was conducted to introduce and refresh our volunteers on the systems divers use and how the support team helps dress and deploy the divers.

Use of the underwater communication system was also made so each person could talk to the diver we deployed.

Allan Kelly conducted a great instruction. Dayville Fire Company's Lt. Izzo and Jayden Olson brought the Rehab Unit and attended "class", as did Mike Gray from Quinebaug Vol FD. Cody Rogers from Thompson Fire Engine Company is one of the divers who joined the class. Bungay Fire Brigade's photographer Neil Hawley is also a dive tender and helped out. New Bungay Fire Brigade probie Max Ellenberg from Woodstock Academy also attended and learned a bit about public safety diving. Mark Van der Voort dove to enjoy the cool water and discovered a tire and a rock.

The level of the lake is very low due to the federal inspection of the dam that takes place every five years. It starts today so plan your boat launch and fishing trips accordingly.

05/31/2026

The Woodstock Dive Team will be training in the West Thompson Lake on Sunday, May 31. This training is In preparation for the summer season of water sports.

Did you know that a life jacket (PFD) is required to be worn by all persons aboard a manually powered watercraft? (Kayak, canoe, paddle board, etc.)

It’s the law in CT and a really good idea.

05/12/2026

Memorial Day plans? Had enough of parades? Mystic Seaport will host an exhibition of the CT Canine Search and Rescue dogs working with the dive team. A great museum and treasure in a very cool town. Seaport opens at 10 on Monday with exhibitions at 11 and 1.

04/26/2026

A big thank you to Allan Kelly and the Southbridge YMCA for allowing the Dive Team to practice our skills and take the annual swim test there this morning. Staying ready, staying strong for service to the community.

Thanks to WINY Radio for pictures of the dive team at Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA.
04/19/2026

Thanks to WINY Radio for pictures of the dive team at Healthy Kids Day at the YMCA.

04/19/2026

Hale YMCA in Putnam hosted a Healthy Kids Day on April 18.
There were activities and tours for the guests to see and join in to participate.

The dive team offered a complete exhibit of the dive gear used for both public safety and recreational diving. Allan Kelly brought his "tool box" of gear and explained the use for each application and answered questions of the guests who attended. He even brought a table low enough for the kids to see what was diplayed!

While Allan presented operations and gear, Jason Osborne worked as Tender and Topside Supervisor to manage the 1 hour and 40 minute dives of Cody Rogers and Mark Van der Voort. Anthony Provasoli worked as tender to help with the diver's gear and is learning quickly how dive operations are performed.

Communications between topside and both divers were made using underwater comm gear. Guests we offered the chance to talk to the divers using the communication system. Some interesting questions were asked while some children seemed a little hesitant to don the headset and talk to someone they could not see.

Thank you to the guests who came, the members of the dive team and especially to the YMCA for giving us an opportunity to dive, train and support the good work you do in the community.

04/09/2026

Mystic Seaport, Woodstock Divers and the CT Canine Search and Rescue team will be exhibiting how dogs and divers work together at the Seaport on Memorial Day.

The Seaport is a great resource and enjoyable museum. Hope you get to see it.

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1256 Rt. 171
Woodstock, CT
06281

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+18609740316

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