Huntington Beach, California to Get It's Own Reality TV Show

Orange County, California has become the land of reality television shows. Shows such as "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and "Laguna Beach, The Real Orange County" have put this popular county; formerly know for its amusement parks and beaches' on the map. Now Huntington Beach or "Surf City", the nickname it likes to be known by, will join the reality television honor roll when its lifeguards start filming their own series.

This last Monday evening, Huntington Beach City Council collectively agreed to let a Burbank television production company film the reality series based on the daily working lives of the Huntington Beach Lifeguards who protect the public on the largest stretch of continuous beach front on the West coast. Over 11 million tourists visit the Surf City every summer to enjoy its beaches.

The Evolution Film and Tape production company was given permission to tape the Huntington Beach lifeguards as they go about their every day duties for the fifth season. The series, called "Beach Patrol" can be found on the Court TV cable channel, prime time, and will soon begin to air the fourth season of "Beach Patrol", set in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Set to start filming over this summer, the production crew will follow every move of the lifeguards as they make daring, dramatic rescues, administer life and death medical aid as well as educate the public about beach safety awareness. "Beach Patrol" will stick to the essential on-the-job tasks and heroic challenges the lifeguards will face daily instead of sensationalizing their off-duty activities or private relationships.

The City Council's agreement with the production company will let the city have control of what is filmed and will allow them to edit out any "embarrassing or unprofessional" situations if needed. The city will also receive an $8,000 donation per episode to be used for marine safety programs.

Huntington Beach Lifeguards are much more than "Baywatch" babes and hot guys sitting in lifeguard towers, working on their tans. Surf City's Lifeguards, officially called Marine Safety Operations, handle everything from law enforcement incidents to providing public safety on the beach and in the ocean. The lifeguards are highly trained in specialized water and beach rescue (such as cliffs, underwater, swift water and tsunamis) and are not only certified in CPR, as Emergency Medical Technicians and Master Marine Officers, they are also deputized Peace Officers. So the reality television show should be very interesting to watch. This should be a fascinating summer!