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Lifeguard tower 12. Zuma is protected by the Lifeguard unit of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, [5] [6] with 14 lifeguard towers on the sands proper and one of four L.A. County Section Headquarters located at the center of the beach. Like all beaches with good surf, Zuma has its share of rip currents. [7]
The lifeguard operations safeguard 31 miles (50 km) of beach and 72 miles (116 km) of coastline, from San Pedro in the south, to Malibu in the north. [2] The Los Angeles County Lifeguards are the largest professional lifeguard service in the world, and as of 2021, employs 174 full-time lifeguards and 614 recurrent lifeguards. [1]
Circa 1975, when the city of Los Angeles handed over management of the “lifeguards, maintenance, parking and concessions” at their beaches to the county, the department oversaw 73 mi (117 km) of the 76.5 mi (123.1 km) of beaches in the county, including 38 mi (61 km) miles of “improved beaches.” [8]
Since the wildfires fires started last week, a Zuma Beach parking lot has been a Los Angeles Fire Department Incident Command Center.It has become a 24-7 hub of activity, filled with fire trucks ...
#FranklinFire There will be a press conference at 8:00 a.m. at Zuma Beach Lifeguard Tower, 30050 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 9026. Officials will provide an update on this incident.
Lifeguards scan for trouble from the structures, which vary from beach bungalows by the ocean to poolside towers. Lifeguard towers are also used to spot sharks and other threats. [1] Leuty Lifeguard Station (c. 1920), Toronto, Canada. The towers have featured in television shows including Baywatch. Their construction is sometimes paid for with ...
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM It would cost the city’s new Ocean Safety Department $45, 000 each to replace its older lifeguard towers. Pictured is a tower at Ala Moana Regional Park ...
Local fire officials opened Zuma Beach as an evacuation point for large animals, with pictures by the Los Angeles Times, showing llamas, alpacas, and horses tied to lifeguard stations and poles. [77] Clean up of materials like asbestos, pesticides, plastics, and electronic devices began almost immediately after the flames were out.