Long Beach Fire Department
Junior Lifeguard Program
SUMMER CALENDAR
2025 SUMMER EVENTS
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Welcome Picnic: tbd
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1st Day of Junior Guards: tbd
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July 4th: NO JGs (due to holiday)
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Aquarium of the Pacific Day: tbd
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Long Beach JG Classic: tbd
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Pier Jump Fundraiser: ​tbd
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Buoy-A-Thon Fundraiser: tbd
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A Group: JG Station
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B Group: JG Station
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C Group: Leeway
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CSLSA JG Regionals: tbd
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Ironguard: tbd
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Last Day of Junior Guards: tbd
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Awards Banquet: tbd
**All events and dates are subject to change.
More details about the events are below!
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WELCOME PICNIC
This is a fun event for new (and returning) JG Families to come and meet the JG Team before the program starts. Stay awhile and picnic in the park, or just stop by and say hi! The JG Team will be answering questions about the summer program, selling JG LIFE apparel, and setting up some fun games for the JGs! Picnic location and details will be sent out to the JG families via email.
FIRST DAY of JGs!
It’s the day we’ve all been looking forward to! JGs are dropped off at Claremont & Ocean, and run down to be greeted by their instructors at JG Headquarters! JG Team members will have a booth set up near the drop off location, ready to answer any questions! Make sure your JG brings sunscreen, a towel, snacks, water, and a bag to carry everyday!
ROGER COULTER RELAY
To honor the legacy of Long Beach Lifeguard legend, Roger Coulter, this Intercrew Relay is held as a kickoff summer event that showcases the physical abilities of Long Beach lifeguards and JG Cadets.
While this event is only for our Lifeguard and Cadet competitors, everyone is encouraged to come and cheer on each team! ​
LBJG Classic
This day is full of friendly competition for everyone! Each JG will compete in at least 3 events. Run-offs will be an all day event (10AM-3PM) and all JGs are encouraged to participate!
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Instructors use the run-offs results to determine who qualifies for the LBJG Regionals Competition Team! The Regionals Competition is an event that takes place each summer with other Junior Guards from up and down the coast.
Swim Long Beach
This event is one of the JG program's FUNdraising tools! JGs have exactly one hour to swim as many buoys as they can! Parents are welcome to cheer on participants from the sand.
Make sure to complete your Buoy - A - Thon pledge sheet with names of those willing to donate and turn it in to your instructor before the deadline!
Catalina Trip
The Catalina Trip is a yearly favorite of the A group and Cadets. The groups will be taken over to Two Harbors in Catalina on the Catalina Express. JGs will spend the day free-diving, snorkeling, and exploring. JG’s should bring lunch and some snacks for the day. This is a full day event (6AM-5PM) and more details will be provided as we get closer to the scheduled date.
Pier Jump Fundraiser
The Pier Jump Fundraiser is one of the biggest JG events of the summer! ALL JGs will have the opportunity to make the jump, but JG family members, siblings, and friends (over the age of 18) can donate to jump off Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier WITH their JG!
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There are 3 separate donation tiers available:
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$25: 1 jump with your JG!
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$50: 1 jump with your JG, & 2 Pier Jump shirts!
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$100: 1 jump with your JG, 2 Pier Jump shirts, & photo/video footage of the jump!
Ironguard
The final week of the program is marked by this challenging event! JGs and their supporters gather at 1st Place and race all the way to the end of the sand at 72nd Place. The course consists of 4 miles of running and 2 miles of swimming. Participants swim around 14 buoys plus all the way around the pier and run the distances between.
Participants who complete the race in under 2 hours receive an event hat. A perpetual trophy for the boys & girls top finishers of the A, B and C divisions respectively was created in 2009.