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Asst.
Chief John Moseley, CEO. John, the team Assistant Chief, has been
with EMS for 15 years and currently serves
as a paramedic and IS Director with San Marcos/Hays County EMS. He has 18
years of diving experience, holds certifications as Master Diver, Assistant
Instructor, Nitrox, and Advanced rescue
certification. John also is the team K-9 handler/instructor. Email John
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John using a metal detector at the
scene of a homicide in Hays County.
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Captain
Dan Misiaszek is in charge of dive operations. He formed SMART in 1988 by
bringing together public safety divers to assist with recoveries in the
local area. Dan has over 27 years
of diving experience and has all major diving certifications certifications
plus Emergency Service, Scientific, Search & Recovery, TDI, Nitrox, Underwater Archeology, and full Cave. In
2002, Dan set a World Record for the Longest
Open Water Scuba Dive by staying underwater for 3 days during a fund raiser.
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Dan cave diving through a
restriction in Jacob's Well
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Lieutenant Kathy
Misiaszek is an 11 year veteran of law
enforcement and works as a corporal on patrol .
Kathy is a collision investigator and reconstructionist
and a member of the fatality collision investigation team. She has her
Advanced, Scientific, Archeology, AI, Nitrox,
Underwater Archeology, and full Cave diver certifications. She is a
member of the International Underwater Cave Rescue and Recovery Team.
Kathy received the police "Life Saving Medal" for saving the life
of an unconscious recreational scuba diver in 1999 and was honorably
mentioned in the Central Texas Women's Hall of Fame.
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Kathy
diving on a Russian destroyer #356
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Don
White has been with the Bexar County Sheriff's Department for 12
years and has been assigned to the criminal investigation division
homicide, burglary, and in the specialized gang unit. Don is OSHA certified as a HAZMAT technician and specializes in helping the team
safely dive in the contaminated black water environment. He is
an advanced diver with Nitrox
certifications.
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Don
preparing to search under the Martindale dam for a missing 32 year old
Austin man
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Bob
Klett serves as a
police sergeant, field training supervisor, and a senior reserve
firefighter. He has 15 years of law enforcement experience and currently
assigned to the School Resource Officer Progam. Bob was distinguished as
"Officer of the Year" in 1995 and is a certified police
instructor, field & training officer, arson investigator, and defensive
tactics instructor. Bob has his master diver certification and has 13 years
experience as a SCUBA diver.
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Bob during
a vehicle recovery operation in Guadalupe County
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Jason Hedrick is a Paramedic with
San Marcos - Hays County
EMS with 14 years of
field experience. He has been diving since 1989 and currently holds
an SSI Master Diver Certification. Jason
joined SMART as a diver in 2004
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Jason
is using an underwater video camera on a submerged Jeep Cherokee in
the Blanco River near Wimberley
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Justin Pruitt is a paramedic, FTO, EMS instructor, and infection
control officer with San Marcos - Hays County EMS.
Justin has 13 years experience in the EMS
field and also serves as a flight paramedic for Air Medical. Justin
received the Medical Directors Award for outstanding service in 2003.
He currently hold a master diver certification
through SSI and joined SMART in 2004.
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Justin diving at Joe's Crab Shack
investigating the death of a TSU college student
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Cato Martinez - is SMART Diver and Lieutenant with South Hays Fire
& Rescue.
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Black water
search training with his mask covered with aluminum foil 
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Mike Duffy is a SMART Diver and member of South Hays Fire &
Rescue.
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Mike
is cleaning off the license plate of a 1994 Jeep upside down in the Blanco River
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Scott Havard
is a SMART Diver and Assistant Chief
with South Hays Fire & Rescue
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Scott
is investigating and surveying a Submerged
vehicle in the Blanco
River.
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Mark Crawford is a SMART Diver and member of South Hays Fire &
Rescue.
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Mark
(far right) prepares to dive in the Blanco River
to recover a Mazda 626 that was used in multiple felony offenses
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