Take a look inside the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol archives...

In 1933, the Township as well as others recognized the need for beach protection for the growing summer population and several young men were recruited as volunteer lifeguards. As the fledgling beach patrol was not yet officially sanctioned by the Township, young men worked only for the glory of being a lifeguard.

In 1936, Long Beach Township officially sanctioned the Beach Patrol. The Long Beach Township Beach Patrol was off and running, and from this modest and humble beginning, it expanded and improved with every year.