Los Angeles County Fire Department - Lifeguards

LIFEGUARD DIVISION OVERVIEW

JURISDICTIONAL AREA:

Nicholas Beach south to Cabrillo Beach – 72 miles of coastline not including Catalina Island.

PERSONNEL:

1 Lifeguard Division Chief
1 Lifeguard Assistant Chief
5 Section Chiefs (similar to Battalion Chiefs)
35 Beach Captains (9 seasonal)
15 Rescue Boat Captains (2 seasonal)
90 Ocean Lifeguard Specialists
(32 Paramedics – 8 full time on Catalina Island)
665 Ocean Lifeguards (seasonal)

FACILITIES:

1 Administrative Center – Venice Beach
1 Training Center – Manhattan Beach
4 Section Headquarters (24-hour service) at Zuma, Santa Monica, Marina Del Rey, and Hermosa
15 Sub stations
158 Lifeguard Towers

RESOURCES:

60 four-wheel drive emergency vehicles
9 Rescue Boats
7 Four-wheel drive Command vehicles
1 Four-wheel drive URRU van (Underwater Rescue Recovery Unit)
7 Personal Watercraft (PWC’s)
6 Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRB’s)

TRAINING:

Core Curriculum

EMTD
Code R Driving
Emergency Beach Driving
SCUBA
SWRT I – River Rescue I
FRA
FRO
Self defense
Handcuffing
Terrorism
Rescue Boat Operations
Marine Fire Fighting
PWC Operator
IRB Operator
Sexual Harassment
POST 832 PC
ICS 200

Catalina Operation

Paramedic
Boating & Safety Enforcement
Boating Accident Investigation
Boating Intoxication Enforcement
Coastal Piloting and Navigation
Ocean Operators License
Advance Rope
Confined Space
Helicopter Orientation
Helicopter Swiftwater
Rescue Systems One
Rescue Systems Two
Swiftwater Rescue II
Trench Rescue
Wildland Brush Training
Advance Diver
Emergency Dive Accident Management