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The Beach Patrol is comprised of
five deputies whose main responsibility is patrolling the 18 miles of beach
within Bay County. The unit responds to calls for service on the sandy
beach utilizing 4 wheel drive trucks and ATV's.
Each member of this unit is certified in water rescue and responds to calls
for swimmer's in distress and other water related emergencies. The
unit also helps educate visitor's on the flag warning system and the
danger's of swimming during red flag conditions.
The unit is also responsible for enforcing County ordinances that pertain to
the beach. Some of these ordinances are:
For more information about
the Beach Patrol contact the
Field Services Division at (850) 747-4700 ext. 2900 or send email to
fsd@bayso.org |
