The Harbor Patrol has been located on the Santa Monica Pier since the 1960s. They provide 24-hour pier security, ocean swimmer rescues and vessel assists. Harbor Guards render first aid, maintain the harbor warning buoys and pier pilings, perform routine beach patrols, provide daily beach, weather, boating and fishing information and rescue ailing marine mammals.

All of the Harbor Guards hold SCUBA, first aid and CPR certificates. They are all highly skilled rescue boat operators which includes the ability to fight marine and pier fires from their boat, the Monica I (pictured below).

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