In the fall of 1994, a team from B.E.S. won the Regional Extrication Competition at the Pike's Peak Area Fire Muster. This team went on to compete with some of the World's best teams at the International Extrication Competition which was held in Colorado Springs in 1995. Along with the Boulder City Fire Department and the Longmont Emergency Unit, B.E.S. forms part of the Boulder County Dive Teams. B.E.S. benefits from a relationship with Dive Rescue International, a training agency for water operations based in Fort Collins, Colorado. Three operational areas of water rescue are covered by the B.E.S. dive team.
Boulder County is covered with all types of lakes and reservoirs including many at high altitude.
B.E.S. responds for underwater rescue and recovery operations throughout the County. The BES Dive Team includes certified Public Safety Divers, Dive Rescue and Ice Rescue Specialists and personnel trained in Current Diving, Underwater Salvage and Recovery operations, Lift Bag and Stage Lift Operations, Sonar and Underwater Photography. B.E.S. has responded for rescue and recovery operations in creeks and drainages throughout the County. The late Spring and early Summer of 1995 were especially noticeable for this type of operation. BES was involved with several swift water rescues that garnered regional, and even national attention.