Located 15 miles east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Murrysville Medic One provides EMS services for residents of the municipality of Murrysville, Export borough, and Washington Township and Upper Burrell. In addition to emergency EMS, Medic One provides Special Operations including firefighter rehab, extended incident support, rough terrain search and rescue, rope and rigging rescue, a mobile comm
and center, rescue and utility boats, and a dive team. The team assists various law enforcement, Fire, and Water Rescue departments with underwater search and rescue/ recovery, evidence recovery, and various emergency and non-emergency underwater task for the community. The Team was established in early 2012 and consist of EMT/ Divers, Paramedic/ Divers, ground/ surface support crew, and boat operators. Members participate in year round trainings in quarries, lakes, and in the rivers within the region. We train and operate in zero visibility, under ice, overhead obstacles, and in strong currents. We specialize in establishing underwater crime scenes, logging and collecting key evidence, and recovery of victims, vehicles, physical and forensic evidence, and establishing detailed reports that will help police with investigations and convictions. The team has worked along side the PA State Police, PA Fish and Boat Commission, DCNR, Allegheny County Police Bomb Squad, Murrysville Police, and numerous other police, fire, and water rescue departments in the region.