The Danville Life Saving Crew’s Dive Team was dispatched at 10:43 a.m. on Tuesday, August 15 to assist Bachelors Hall Volunteer Fire and Rescue. A man was trapped on the south side of the Dan River after his hand was caught underneath a fallen tree. The man was trimming trees alone when the accident occurred. A resident on the north side of the river heard his shouts and called 9-1-1. Danville Life Saving Crew’s Special Operations Department and Pittsylvania County Special Op

The Danville Life Saving Crew will now use small unmanned aircrafts to help assist in search and rescue missions. Five Danville Life Saving Crew members spent 40 hours in Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) ground school through Piedmont Virginia Community College. The intense coursework taught members about Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, flight operations, human factors and radio communication. This prepared them for their FAA Remote Pilot Certificate exam. On