San Diego Fire-Rescue Department officials presented the San Diego City Council Public Safety & Livable Neighborhoods committee with the CityGate study on lifeguard services, April 5, which reviewed and made recommendations on operational, economic and dispatch issues. After the presentation, several lifeguards provided opposing thoughts on the report.
CityGate, which was issued in January, has sparked controversy over one of its recommendations — integrating the lifeguard dispatch and tracking resources into the Fire-Rescue facilities.