Total staffing this year was at 32 full-time and seasonal employees. After Thursday, all seasonal lifeguards will be released, leaving six full-time staff to work the beaches in the off season. Those lifeguards will patrol the beach periodically and will respond to surf-rescue 9-1-1 calls but will not be monitoring the beach continuously.
) - With the end of October comes the last day for lifeguards at full staff in Orange Beach. Through the remainder of the fall and winter months, beachgoers will need to take more responsibility for their own safety.
“We did see a slight decrease in the amount of total beach visitors we had this season. Peak summer, you know was very busy, but our shoulder seasons definitely seem to be lacking of people visiting our area,” said Beach Safety Chief for Orange Beach, Brett Lesinger.Lifeguard towers have already been removed from the beaches. Since the official end of summer, lifeguards in Orange Beach remained at full-staff and have been patrolling the beach in trucks and UTVs, engaging with visitors as needed.
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