Members of the Panama City Beach Fire Rescue Beach Safety crackdown on beachgoers during double red flag warning.
Friday the team was out at the Russell-Fields City Pier and Beach patrolling, responding to medical and water emergencies and educating the public on the dangers of rip currents.
Panama City Beach Fire Rescue Beach Safety Director Daryl Paul says rip currents and sometimes hard to sport, so even if the water might look calm it may not necessarily be safe. “So we’re not really concerned about the weather or how sunny it is or even the wave heights we’re concerned about rip currents and so every morning our lifeguards come down to the beach and we get in the water we train, we practice in these conditions,” Paul said. “How we determine our flag for the day, we also reference a lot of data. We collaborate with the National Weather Service, Bay County Sheriff’s Office, Bay County Parks and Recreation has a team out here.
Code Enforcement and Panama City Beach Police Department have also joined in on the safety efforts issuing fines to those who break the rules. After being warned by Beach Safety officials any person who decides to swim in the water while double red flag warning has been raised could receive an at least $500 fine.
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