The Idaho National Guard and the Boise Fire Department Dive Team worked together to save people from rising flood waters on Tuesday.
The two teams were actually training for that exact scenario when they got the call to action when the Clearwater River had flooded its banks and trapped five people in a home north of Grangeville.
Two people were airlifted and three others were able to wade through the waters to safety.
It was a team that both the Army National Guard and the Boise Fire Department said, after two years of training together, went off without a hitch.
"It's unique. We haven't done anything like this before other than the Weiser rescue a year ago," Nathan Spaulding said. "It's exciting to be partnering with our neighbors here. They bring a lot to the table that we couldn't do on our own. It's really exciting to provide this service."
"It's pretty cool, it's really cool. Feels good," Andy McFarland said. "Its a real mission that people really appreciated and I like I',m doing my job so I really like it."