In a continuing effort to curb costs and increase efficiency, the Wilton Dive Rescue team is exploring joining forces with similar units from surrounding towns, Fire Chief Ronald Kanterman said.
Though the team, which prevents, responds and reacts to water-related emergencies, has a mutual aid agreement with other municipalities, what Kanterman is proposing takes it a step further.
Wilton Dive Rescue, which is composed of members of the Wilton fire and police departments, is in discussions with units from Norwalk and Westport to possibly combine the teams into a single, regionalized entity.
The idea arose nearly a year ago, Kanterman said, when the fire department began searching for a new dive truck to replace the 20-year-old vehicle it uses.