Sunday started out with single red flags in Panama City Beach, but based on the number of calls beach safety staff were receiving the flags were changed to double red.
PCB Beach Safety making efforts to lower death numbersPANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - “Unfortunately, we have had a few incidents in the city the two drownings within the city limits,” said Daryl Paul, Beach safety director, Panama City Beach Fire Rescue.
“Over the off-season last year starting in October, the lifeguards in Panama City Beach sat down and we kind of streamlined our policies, streamlined our guidelines, and procedures to try and maximize the shoreline time for the lifeguard and minimize their downtime,” said Paul. “With the transient population that we have people are always checking in, checking out we’re always having to repeat the message over and over again, pretty much every day,” said Paul. “So, our lifeguards are diligently at work trying to make contact with as many people as possible to tell them about rips and flags. That’s our thing every day we try to prevent the rescue through public education the best we can.
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