Profile for United States Water Patrol

The U. S. Water Patrol is a All Volunteer Unarmed Uniformed Organization

 Assistance:  Search and Rescue, Body search,  Boat fires, First Aid, Emergency message delivery, Towing, Gas, Boat recovery, Navigation, Launching and Docking assistance, Extracting boats. Diver Support, Escort, Security checks, Security patrols, Mounted Patrol.

 We also brake ice and clear channels to aid local fishermen and boaters Also when able we also provide boats to stand by and assist with the following: Fishing Tournaments, Scout Outings, regattas, Sport/Recovery Diving, & other water events. 

  Homeland Security:  We are the eyes and ears and a part of the front line of defense for our nation's Homeland Security by providing support, manpower and equipment as needed.  We patrol on land as well as water monitoring activities on and around the water ways. This includes Dams & Locks, Power Stations, bridges, Shipping, Airports, Military insulations and public water supplies. We are also able to assist in any type of National, State or Local Disaster. 

Safety Patrols: We aid and assist the public on and along the waterways and respond to and/or assist in water related distress calls such as Disabled boats, Accidents, Medical Transpirations. Escorts,   Search and Rescue marking reporting and removing water hazards, monitoring unsafe Water conditions Diver Support. 

 Security: Patrolling and monitoring activities on and around, Marinas, Docks and Slips, Launching Ramps, Water front parks, vehicles parked around these sites, Boats & Ships at anchor, Tow boats & Barges, Factories and business, Rail Road Tracks and Bridges, Power lines, Power Plants, Dams & Locks, Bridges along the highways over water, dock areas, Ports, Water Intakes, and Reservoirs. We monitor and report unsafe boating, vandalism, theft, pollution, illegal dumping. 

  

Mounted Patrol Unit: The USWPMP unit will handle regular patrol assignments throughout Metro Louisville, However the unit will assist anywhere needed and supports special initiatives that call for a mounted patrol.
 
The Mounted Patrol will been used for a variety of community  functions including Homeland Security Patrols and the location of lost children and other individuals. Body searches, The unit will also assist neighboring agencies and municipalities upon request.

The mounted patrol  is a specialty within search & rescue, also using horses for transportation and to search for missing persons mounted patrol  responders on horseback are primarily a patrol resource, but also can provide off-road logistics support and transportation. Mounted patrol responders can in some terrain move faster on the ground than humans on foot, and can transport more equipment, and may be physically less exhausted than responder's performing the same task on foot. Mounted patrol responders typically have longer initial response times than groundpounder SAR resources, due to the time required to pick up trailer, horse(s), and perhaps also water, feed, and equipment.