Pickens County Emergency Management / Water Response Team will host a three day Dive Rescue Specialist I course. Instructors will be from Dive Rescue International. Class will begin Friday September 14th, 2012 at 8:30 am and end by 8pm Sunday night located at the Pickens County Emergency Management Center 1509 Walhalla Hwy Pickens SC 29671. Please register with Dive Rescue International to get your slot for this course. We recommend you make hotel reservations in Clemson SC as soon as possible to get the best rate or availability. There will be a home college football game that weekend. You can reach Robert Porter with Pickens County Water Response Team at 1-864-508-0116 or robertp@co.pickens.sc.us if you need any local information. To ease airplane travel problems and baggage fees Pickens County Water Response Team and Upstate Scuba can assist in providing equipment needed to dive in the class, just contact Robert Porter if you need such equipment.