1940 – 1949

In July of 1941 Mayor Schifler requested that bathers swim only in protected areas. Boasting no drownings on the protected Township beaches since being established, the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol endeavored to maintain its fine record.

The affect of the war was felt by the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol. An Army restriction prohibited visitors to the beach between sunset and sunrise, and also forbade the use of cameras, binoculars or field glasses. The New Jersey coast was patrolled daily by blimps from the U.S. Naval Air Station in Lakehurst.

In 1947 the Beach Patrol was back in full swing, the growth of the Township made it necessary to increase the number of full time guards by 1949.

In 1949, Under the leadership of Norman F. Frommer, Beach Patrol Supervisor, all lifeguards had obtained Senior Red Cross Lifesaving Certificates and training in artificial respiration and emergency treatment.

The dances that were started during the previous decade to raise money for the beach patrol continued.

At the end of the summer of 1949, Norman Frommer, Director of Beachfront Safety praised the lifeguards for having done an excellent job at patrolling the strand and preventing loss of life.