Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills, left, and City Manager Taylour Tedder officially ring in the new season for Rehoboth Beach Patrol. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Dan Miller, standing in the red shirt at the top of the stairs, plays the bugle while the American flag is raised for the first time at the new headquarters.
Mayor Stan Mills addresses a small crowd from the second-flood observation deck.
Senior beach patrol staff address the collective group of lifeguards during roll call before the bell ringing.
Beach patrol lifeguards line the second-floor observation deck before the bell ringing.
The beach patrol went from a building with little signage to one with signage on all sides.
Grand openings and bell-ringing ceremonies done, the lifeguards hit their stands for the season. Shown is third-year guard Lindsay Culbertson on the Delaware Avenue stand.
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills, left, and City Manager Taylour Tedder officially ring in the new season for Rehoboth Beach Patrol. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Dan Miller, standing in the red shirt at the top of the stairs, plays the bugle while the American flag is raised for the first time at the new headquarters.
Mayor Stan Mills addresses a small crowd from the second-flood observation deck.
Senior beach patrol staff address the collective group of lifeguards during roll call before the bell ringing.
Beach patrol lifeguards line the second-floor observation deck before the bell ringing.
The beach patrol went from a building with little signage to one with signage on all sides.
Grand openings and bell-ringing ceremonies done, the lifeguards hit their stands for the season. Shown is third-year guard Lindsay Culbertson on the Delaware Avenue stand.
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Rehoboth Beach Patrol
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States
It didn’t have the pomp and circumstance of the grand opening a few days earlier, but Rehoboth Beach Patrol officially kicked off the 2025 season with the annual bell-ringing ceremony May 24 at the city’s new beach patrol headquarters.
This season marks the Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s 104th and Capt. Jeff Giles’ fifth. Between lifeguards, senior staff, EMS personnel and beach ambassadors, the beach patrol has about 80 full-time and part-time seasonal employees.
The beach patrol serves an area from Pennsylvania Avenue south to Prospect Street from the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through three weeks after Labor Day. Lifeguards are on duty 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week, and 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
According to statistics found on the patrol’s website, in 2024, there were 137 saves, 78 assists, 241 missing or lost children, 277 beach wheelchair requests, nearly 5,000 tent takedowns and close to 300 EMT call responses.
For more information on the Rehoboth Beach Patrol, email rehobothbeachpatrol@rehobothbeachde.gov or call 302-227-2280.
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills, left, and City Manager Taylour Tedder officially ring in the new season for Rehoboth Beach Patrol. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Dan Miller, standing in the red shirt at the top of the stairs, plays the bugle while the American flag is raised for the first time at the new headquarters.
Mayor Stan Mills addresses a small crowd from the second-flood observation deck.
Senior beach patrol staff address the collective group of lifeguards during roll call before the bell ringing.
Beach patrol lifeguards line the second-floor observation deck before the bell ringing.
The beach patrol went from a building with little signage to one with signage on all sides.
Grand openings and bell-ringing ceremonies done, the lifeguards hit their stands for the season. Shown is third-year guard Lindsay Culbertson on the Delaware Avenue stand.Event Details :
Rehoboth Beach Patrol
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States
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