OCEAN CITY BEACH  PATROL 
Ocean City, Maryland USA
-OVER 60 YEARS OF TRADITION-
Phone:(410)289-7556
OCBP Headquarters
109 Dorchester Street
Ocean City, MD 21843
Our History

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  What is the OCBP?
The Ocean City Beach Patrol is a division of The Department of Recreation and Parks in Ocean City, MD USA. The OCBP consists of over 170 men and women dedicated to maintaining a safe and orderly environment along ten and 1/2 miles of Ocean City's beautiful beaches. This  web site is designed to help you gain a better understanding of the O.C.B.P.and the requirements to become a member of their professional organization
Links to more Beach Patrols
United States
American Red Cross volunteer Lifesaving corps
Southeast region of USLA
Nantucket Lifesaving museum
Hawaii Lifesaving Society
California Lifeguard Association
Atlantic Lifesaving Society
Boca Raton Lifesaving Society
Chicago Lifesaving Society
California MI Heritage Association
FL  Broward County City of Pompano Beach
Hollywood Lifesaving Society
(Honolulu Lifesaving Society
LA County Lifeguards
LA County lake Lifeguards
LA County Lifeguards
New Jersey Ocean Lifesaving Society
California Oceanside Lifesaving Society
California San Diego Lifesaving Society
Florida Delray Beach
California Lake Mission Viejo
Long Beach Township Beach
Newport Beach
North Shore Lifeguard HI
Palm Beach County
Rehoboth Beach DE
Sarasota County Beach
SC Surfside Beach
FL Indian River county, Vero Beach
NJ Wildwood beach
NJ  Wildwood Crest Beach
NJ North Wildwood Beach

(Canada Alberta and Northwest Territories Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada British Columbia and Yuko Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada Manitoba Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada Newfoundland and Labarador Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada Nova Scotia Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada Nova Scotia Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada Ontario and Nunavut Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada Quebec Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Canada) The Salvation Army Lifesaving Scouts
(Canada) Lifesaving Page
(Australia) Surf Lifesaving
(Australia New South Wales Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Australia Queensland Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Australia Queensland Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Australia Victoria Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Australia South Australia Branch) Lifesaving Society
(Australia) Bondi Surf Lifesaving club
(Australia) Caloundra Surf Lifesaving Club
(Australia) Kurrawa Surf Lifesaving Club
(Australia) Port Noarlunga Surf Lifesaving club
(Australia) Arcadian junior SLSC
(Australia) Lifesaving in Australia - a Canadian Perspective
(Ireland) Dublin Lifeguard Club - Sthoee
(Ireland) Dublin Lifeguard Club - Sthoee
(Ireland) Dublin Lifeguard Club - Sthoee
(Ireland) University of Limerick
(Ireland) Irish water Safety
Slysavarnafélag Íslands  national lifesaving 
association of Iceland
Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS)
Royal Life Saving Society Australia (RLSSA)
Singapore Life Saving Society (SLSS)
Deutsche Lebens- Rettungs- Gesellschaft (DLRG)  lifesaving organization,and the International LiveSaving (in German).

More later....
 
 



 

 OCBP in the News (Baltmore Sun Article 6/15/2000)
Spending Time Saving Lives
                   Lifeguard: The job has changed since he started in 1962 -- but Warren Williams still loves patrolling the beach.
read story here
Sgt. Tim Ubel Fall Patrol 1998

Sgt. Perry, Lt. Kovaks, Sgt. Griffith >> Rookie School


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Ocean City Beach Patrol
109 Dorchester Street
Ocean City, MD 21842
Melborne "Butch" Arbin, Captain
Phone:(410)289-7556 
E-Mail Addresses:
General E-mail:ocbp@ococean.com
Captain Arbin: barbin@mail.ccboe.com
Lieutenant Lee: wrlee@umd5.umd.edu
 Lieutenant Smith: OCBP4@aol.com
John Strohsacker Summer 1990
Lt. Lee & Captain Arbin Summer 1998
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