Thirty drownings in just four years in our area.
A brand new Water Rescue Program out of the Pasco Fire Department is aiming to drastically reduce that number.
Now they're training a team of twelve rescuers to respond to any situation they may see on the water.
On top of fighting flames, they're now learning to fight waves.
A handful of Pasco firefighters are broadening their skills by learning how to respond to emergencies on the water from a rescue instructor.
"It could be anything from a flood rescue. It could be a vehicle in the water rescue. It could be somebody who's either intentionally or unintentionally fallen off of a bridge, or a boat goes down," said instructed Dick Rice.
Seven of the twelve on the team will train for five, ten-hour days many of them have been around boats, but there's a lot to learn.