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Programs and Services

Four areas of work, each drawn directly from the organization's mission. Every program is delivered by members with professional experience in the discipline involved.

PROGRAM 01

Maritime Emergency Support

When a local, regional, state, or federal agency needs help on the water, AMG members can be requested to assist. The organization brings together the disciplines a maritime incident may call for so that the responsible agency has trained, experienced people alongside its own crews.

  • Search and rescue support on Delta waterways
  • Diving support
  • Salvage support
  • Marine firefighting support
  • Vessel support and licensed captains
Who it serves
Local, regional, state, and federal agencies responsible for maritime emergencies
How to request
By the agency, through the contact details on this site. For emergencies in progress, call 911.
Request assistance or plan an exercise
Crew members in helmets and float coats aboard a red and grey rescue boat on the Delta, with an inflatable boat alongside
Rescue boat and crew on the Delta. Photo: Azul Marine Group.
PROGRAM 02

Marine Training and Education

Training is how the organization keeps its members and partners ready between incidents, and how it promotes marine safety more broadly. AMG delivers specialized training in the areas named in its mission.

  • Boating safety
  • Rescue operations
  • Marine engineering
  • Environmental conservation
Who it serves
Agency personnel, emergency responders, AMG members, and the boating public
Format
Training sessions and joint exercises with partner agencies. Schedules are published on the News page.
Ask about training
A helicopter hovering low over a Delta waterway while a small boat and a personal watercraft operate below
Helicopter, small boat, and personal watercraft operating together on a Delta waterway. Photo: Azul Marine Group.
PROGRAM 03

Delta Waterway Stewardship

The Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Mokelumne Rivers are the organization's home waters. AMG's goal is to protect and enhance these ecosystems and to promote sustainability through practical, field-based work.

  • Research
  • Water quality testing
  • Levee integrity inspections
Who it serves
Delta communities, the agencies and districts that manage the waterways, and the river ecosystems themselves
Partners
Agencies, reclamation districts, and community organizations interested in this work are invited to get in touch.
Partner on stewardship work
A diver in the water alongside the hull of the fireboat Seawolf
Hull inspection dive alongside Seawolf. Photo: Azul Marine Group.
PROGRAM 04

Expert Advice and Vessel Support

Not every need is an emergency. Agencies and communities sometimes need an experienced marine professional to answer a question, look at a problem, or provide a vessel and crew for a planned operation. AMG supports its communities through expert advice and vessel support.

  • Practical advice from experienced marine professionals
  • Vessel support for planned agency and community operations
  • Marine engineering expertise
Who it serves
Public agencies and Delta communities
How to request
Contact the organization with a description of the need and the timeframe.
Contact the organization
The wheelhouse of the fireboat Seawolf with helm, engine gauges, and radios
Seawolf's wheelhouse. Photo: Azul Marine Group.
PROGRAM 05

Fireboat Seawolf Restoration

Seawolf is a 60-foot aluminum-hulled fireboat built in 1994 for the Oakland Fire Department after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, with a reported pumping capacity of up to 8,000 gallons per minute through four monitors. The Oakland City Council approved her sale to Azul Marine Group on May 5, 2026, and on July 27, 2026 a volunteer crew brought her from Oakland to J&H Marine in Stockton to begin assessment and restoration. Before the vessel can enter reliable service, the organization must address transportation, shipyard work, inspections, mechanical and electrical systems, firefighting systems, safety equipment, communications, navigation, fuel systems, regulatory compliance, and training.

Once restored, Seawolf will give the organization a working platform for:

  • Marine firefighting support
  • Fire training and interagency exercises
  • Search and rescue operations
  • Emergency response and vessel support
  • Water quality testing and environmental research
  • Levee and shoreline inspection support
  • Boating safety and marine education programs
Status
Purchased from the City of Oakland in July 2026 and relocated to Stockton. Restoration and fundraising underway.
How to help
Donate, sponsor a system or milestone, or provide in-kind equipment and supplies.
Support the Seawolf Restoration
Fireboat Sea Wolf underway past the Port of Oakland container cranes
Seawolf leaving Oakland for Stockton, July 27, 2026. Photo: Azul Marine Group.

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Members from every discipline listed above are welcome. Volunteer, partner, or support the work.

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