Public Safety Dive Team

The Medford Township Police Department is part of the Medford Township Department of Public Safety Dive Team.  Partnering with members of the Union and Taunton Fire Companies, the team primarily serves the citizens of Medford Township but remains at the ready to respond to any jurisdiction upon request.

The Dive Team responds to all water rescue calls and is capable of conducting dive rescue and recovery operations, ice rescue, swift water rescue, and high-risk rescue with Personal Watercraft (PWC).  In addition, the team is trained in Evidence Preservation, Underwater Crime Scene Investigations,
Check of Swimming Areas for submerged hazards, Recovery of submerged vehicles and vessels.

With 22 individual lakes in Medford Lakes and over 50 lakes and fresh waterways in Medford Township, the availability of the team is a great resource to the region.