PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – As the 2025 beach season approaches, Pinellas County is actively recruiting lifeguards to ensure the safety of visitors at its popular beach parks. Full-time and part ...

It's not hard to imagine why anyone would want to spend time on a Pinellas County beach. But as people pack the shoreline, we learn that the county struggles to maintain a full roster of lifeguards.

While you’re at the beach this summer, lifeguards want you to pay extra attention to the weather and know what to do when a storm rolls in.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Beach season is here, running from mid-March to mid-September in Florida. Before the big beach crowds trickle in, there has to be staff in the lifeguard stands. In ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Pinellas County is hiring seasonal lifeguards. The county is hiring full-time and part-time positions. The pay range is $16.75 to $18.09 an hour for new lifeguards ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – Pinellas County is accepting applications for lifeguards who would work this spring and summer at Fort De Soto, Sand Key and Fred Howard parks.

In Pinellas County, there are 25 full-time Lifeguard positions budgeted for the County’s three regional beach parks. Those parks include Fort Desoto, Sand Key and Fred Howard.

Quynh Tollon, 11, and her fellow campers were learning what it takes to be one of Clearwater’s lifeguards. While most of the kids ... Why are there so few lifeguards on Pinellas beaches?

However, Pinellas County has 25 lifeguards employed to guard the beaches of Fort De Soto, Sand Key and Fred Howard parks, Burrell said. All are expansive waterfront parks that attract thousands of ...

Quynh Tollon, 11, and her fellow campers were learning what it takes to be one of Clearwater’s lifeguards. While most of the kids ... Why are there so few lifeguards on Pinellas beaches?