Responses requiring rope rescue are received by the on duty Incident Commander who then activates the Rope team duty pagers. The primary team performs the assessment of all prospective members and is responsible for setting and maintaining team standards. All requests for response are evaluated by the on duty Dive Unit Chief prior to resource deployment. Gear for dive responses is kept with the team members with the exception being the Zodiac boat. The Dive Units capabilities are constantly evolving as underwater technologies improve.
Response times are dependent on the depth and location of the incident.