WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE ISLAND
Sooner or Later
Sitting in the middle of storm season brings all kinds of things to mind. Have you ever seen the pictures of the amazing structures that existed before the 1900 storm? Huge wooden beach pavilions that stretch into the water. Galveston was such a draw and such an important place at the time we neared the […]
A Dynamic Environment
If you’ve been on the beach anytime in the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably noticed that we’ve had day after day of wind running parallel down the beach. And then, on top of that, we had extreme conditions over the weekend. This does some pretty interesting things to the bottom, which affect the safety […]
Lifeguard Bower Rescue
It was a rough, windy, morning. Clouds scudded across the sky pushed by a strong wind from the west. The water was brownish because of currents pushing up from the mouth of the clay colored Brazos river. The 8-year-old boy floated along on his boogie board. As he neared the 61st street rock groin, a […]
SEE GIBP IN ACTION!
GALVESTON ISLAND BEACH PATROL INFO & STATS
The Galveston Island Beach Patrol (GIBP) is certified as an “advanced” level agency of the United States Lifesaving Association and is the designated lifeguard service for the city of Galveston and is a department of the Galveston Island Park Board of Trustees.
GIBP is certified as an “advanced” level agency of the USLA, and is the designated lifeguard service for the city of Galveston.
Meet the men and women who work tirelessly each and every day to keep our beaches safe and secure.
The Park Board of Trustees is a governmental entity created for the purpose of directing all tourism efforts for Galveston.
The Park Board Police Department augments the operations of the Galveston Island Beach Patrol and fits under the GIBP umbrella.
The GMR is a multi-agency response group that is under the command of the Galveston Emergency Management Office.
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32 Miles
Of Beaches
7,000,000+
Annual Visitors
