Northern Illinois Dive Training

08/20/2026

Congratulations to the five new ERDI divers. Divers from Barrington Countryside FD, Bristol FD, Kenosha FD and Waukegan FD earned ERD I, ERD II, ERDI Full Face Mask, ERDI Drysuit and ERDI Surface Supplied Air

06/11/2026

Congratulations to the six new ERDI divers from Waukegan, Zion, Winthrop Harbor and Lincolnshire-Riverwood. Over the course of five days they completed a classroom session, two pool sessions and two days at the lake. They earned ERD I, ERD II, ERDI Full Face Mask, ERDI Drysuit and ERDI Surface Supplied Air.

03/04/2026

ERDI Classes from the last 8 years or so

03/04/2026

Confined Water Videos from the last 8 years or so

02/01/2026

Some more pictures from the recent ice dive class. Photos courtesy of the Kenosha County Dive team.

Welcome to fyrpix, My name is Timothy J. Stein aka "Fyrpix" My interest in the fire service began in 1980 a few years after my father had passed away when a Cudahy firefighter (the community in which I lived) took me under his wing and introduced me to the world of firefighting. At that time I start...

01/28/2026

Congratulations to the six new ERDI Ice Divers. We battled through equipment freeze ups with the frigid temperatures but everyone prevailed. A big thanks to Chief Anderson from Somers FD and members of Kenosha County Dive for providing surface support, shelters and heaters. Divers were from Kenosha County Dive Team, Winthrop Harbor and St Charles.

01/07/2026

Congratulations to the 13 new ERDI Ice Divers. Divers from Kenosha FD, Somers FD, Wauconda FD, Libertyville FD, Palatine FD, Mundelein FD, Cary FD, St Charles FD, McHenry and Waukegan FD completed classroom and three dives to earn their certification.

08/27/2025

A few pictures and videos from the most recent ERDI class

08/27/2025

Congratulations to the six new ERDI divers from Gurnee FD, Wauconda FD, Palatine FD and Kenosha FD.

05/16/2025

Congratulations to the 7 new ERDI divers from Elgin, St Charles, Carpentersville and Winthrop Harbor. All did a great job.