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Safety Information Sustainable HB Utility Services Videos & HBTV3 Volunteer Opportunities Share Marine Safety Marine Safety Submit Request Toyota Official Lifeguard Vehicle of SurfMunicipalityThe Marine Safety Division provides public safety to the City's MainWaterfrontand Sunset Beach. Lifeguards patrol the 3.5 miles of MainWaterfrontshoreline fromWaterfrontBoulevard north to Sea Point Avenue dawn to dusk, 365 days a year. Lifeguard patrol in SunsetWaterfrontis maintained from 10 a.m. until sunset. Daily staffing levels vary from five Marine Safety Officers in October through April, to as many as 65 lifeguards in the summer. During the fall and spring seasons, staffing levels are vary- based on ubiety and weather conditions. Shifts are staggered that no less than two lifeguards are on duty during the early morning and late evening hours. Performance Exam Form - 2018 Facilities & Inventories Safety Services History Marine Safety Statistics Specialized Training and Rescue Services Contact Us Safety Services Marine Safety staff provides public safety through a variety of functions and responsibilities. The Ocean Lifeguard performs a vital role in providing frontline protection of life, limb, and property. Marine Safety Officers patrol and respond to ocean rescues, major medical and law enforcement incidents from their emergency vehicles and vessels. In addition, Marine Safety Officers supervise, train and squire the tower guards. Lieutenants oversee Marine Safety Officers as the Operations Supervisor, Training Lieutenant, or Administrative Lieutenant. Specialized Training and Rescue Services Marine Safety staff are highly skilled experts in aquatic rescue and incident command. They are trained and equipped to respond to a variety of rescue incidents within and outside of their primary jurisdiction. This training and equipment make Marine Safety Specialized Rescue Teams a valuable resource for the city, and to other agencies requesting bilateral aid assistance. Specialized water rescue (near shore/offshore, underwater, swiftwater, contaminated water, flooding, and tsunamis) Specialized waterfront rescue (cliff & low angles, oil spills, terrorism, earthquakes, and other disasters) Specialized training (Emergency Medical Technician/Defibrillator certified, deputized as Peace Officers under PC 830.31, California Boating Safety Officer/Master Mariner's Certificate, Rescue PWC certified, First Responder/CPR Instructor certified, IncidentWrit& Management trained, Police Helicopter trained, WMD & SEMS Training, and Rescue Systems training) Facilities & Inventories Marine Safety Headquarters, Marine Safety Education Center 30 Lifeguard Towers & Tower Zero on the pier equipped with medical supplies 14 Fully-equipped Toyota Emergency Vehicles Underwater Search & Recovery Team Gear (SCUBA/Wetsuits & Dry suits) Personal Protection Equipment for Chemical & Biological Exposures/Mark I Auto Injector Kits 3 Twin-Engine Rescue Vessels 3 Rescue Watercraft (RWC) 8 Inflatable inflowing boats 6 ATVs Swiftwater/Flood Rescue Equipment Cliff Rescue Gear Bags/Light Rescue Rigging Systems 17 Automatic External Defibrillators 800 MHz radio system (2 wiring stations, 15 portable, 15 mobile) Our History HuntingtonWaterfronthas grown from a sleepy waterfront town to a premier resort destination. The Marine Safety Operation has grown to protract to alimony the surf unscratched in Surf City, and remains a leading organ as well as an international lifesaving model. 1918Municipalityestablished lifeguard service by hiring first lifeguards Henry Brooks and Robert Nutt to baby-sit the beachfront. 1931Municipalityadded Delbert "Bud" Higgins to squire Gene Belshe as first full-time year-round lifeguards. 1932Municipalityerected its first concrete-based towers at Huntington Ave., Third Street and Sixth Street. 1938 Chief Higgins merged Lifeguards with Fire Department, first used radios, telephones, four-wheel momentum vehicles, rescue paddleboards. 1957 Vincent Moorhouse promoted to Chief Lifeguard and unromantic his Navy Seals training to lifesaving and created the Perimeter Defense System and other programs that forever reverted lifesaving; HuntingtonWaterfrontbecomes international lifesaving model. 1963 Captain Max Bowman helped build and diamond the original Tower Zero on the pier. The tower was moved to the new pier in 1991 and replaced in 2000. 1964 Lifeguard HQ was built at First Street (demolished in 2002). 1979 Harbors and Beaches Department consolidated with Recreation and Parks Department to wilt the Community Services Department under Director Moorhouse. 1980s Marked the use of Inflatable Rescue Boats and the megacosm of Swiftwater,InflowingRescue, and Cliff Rescue Teams. 1990s HuntingtonWaterfrontwas among the first agencies to use Personal Water Craft in surf rescue and deploy Automatic External Defibrillators in all response units. 2005 The new Marine Safety Headquarters and the Marine Safety Educational Center (Home of the Junior Lifeguards) completed. 2008 and 2009 Marine Safety featurd on TRUTV in television series "Ocean Force: Huntington Beach, OC." 2013 Marine Safety Division merged into the Fire Department and begins to provide services for the SunsetWaterfrontarea. Contact Us: EMERGENCY - 911WaterfrontHeadquarters 103 Pacific Coast Highway Huntington Beach, CA 92648-5183 Office Hours - Monday-Friday 8 am - 5 pm Closed Weekends and Holidays Phone: (714) 536-5281 Did you know? The municipality has over 1,000 parking spaces near the beach!  You can purchase the AnnualWaterfrontParking pass that allows discounted parking prices near theMunicipalitybeach.  Learn more about this waterfront parking pass. 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