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The United States Life-Saving Service [1] was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian efforts to save the lives of shipwrecked mariners and passengers. It began in 1848 and ultimately merged with the Revenue Cutter Service to form the United States Coast Guard in 1915.
Joshua James (November 22, 1826 – March 19, 1902) was an American sea captain and a U.S. Life–Saving Station keeper. He was a famous and celebrated commander of civilian life-saving crews in the 19th century, credited with saving over 500 lives from the age of about 15 when he first associated himself with the Massachusetts Humane Society until his death at the age of 75 while on duty with ...
The United States Lifesaving Association's predecessor organization was founded in 1956 by lifeguard agencies in and around Los Angeles, California as the Surf Life Saving Association of America to compete in an international lifesaving competition held concurrently with the 1956 Summer Olympics in Australia.
Prior to 1871, efforts to save lives from shipwrecks along the United States coast had been largely provided by volunteers. That year the U.S. Congress appropriated funds for the creation of a life saving service, leading to the founding of the United States Life Saving Service in 1878. [1]
In 1878 the United States Congress passed a law that would join the Revenue Cutter Service and the United States Life-Saving Service to provide assistance to persons that had been shipwrecked. [3]: 16 The joining of the two concerns; in regards to Life-Saving was a success.
Dunbar John Davis (June 30, 1843 – March 30, 1923) was a Keeper in the United States Life-Saving Service. He served at the Cape Fear Station and was later transferred to the Oak Island Station in 1892. Davis was known for numerous rescues at sea but is most famous for his rescue during a hurricane in 1893.
These include: life-saving HIV care and treatment services, including testing and counseling, prevention and treatment of infections including tuberculosis (TB), laboratory services, and ...
The United States Life-Saving Service was established in 1871, and the previously all-volunteer lifesaving stations were converted to house paid crews. [4] In 1874, they took over operation of the North Manitou Island station. [3] A new station was constructed in 1877, and a paid crew installed the following year. [4]