Group of six people in matching yellow and black swimwear with life jackets, helmets, and sunglasses on a beach with a cliff in the background. Two are kneeling and the others are standing, posing with flexed arms and fists, near a jet ski.

WE are WRS

Our team is compromised of USLA certified Ocean Lifeguards from California. Our professionals are EMT, Rescue Diver, Swift Water Rescue Technicians, and Rescue Water Craft Qualified.

Founders

  • A man in a wetsuit holding a surfboard stands on a beach with cliffs in the background, in black and white.

    Duran Reid

    Co-founder of WRS and Marine Safety Officer with the Long Beach Fire Dept. brings 19 years of open water lifeguarding experience, 13 years of dive experience, and years of logistics and leadership experience.

  • A police officer sitting on an inflatable boat near the water, with a kayak and a kayaker in the background on a lake surrounded by hills.

    Trevor Taylor

    Co-founder of WRS and Huntington Beach City Lifeguard Veteran bringing 14 years of lifeguard experience. Back end wizard, tax guru, and positive leader driving WRS and clients to success.

Leadership

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    David Henderson

    Captain of WRS River Safety Operations. bringing 10 years of lifeguard experience from Carlsbad and Oceanside. Big wave experience and works with BWRAG

  • A man wearing a black helmet, sunglasses, a neon yellow life jacket, and red shorts is riding a jet ski on a body of water, with a shoreline and hills in the background.

    Tegan Cannon

    Captain of WRS RSO. Bringing 5 years of lifeguard experience from Oceanside and Carlsbad. True waterman, hard worker, and positive leader.

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    Parker Brown

    Dedicated Captain of WRS. Bringing 7 years of Lifeguard experience from Oceanside & Carlsbad.

A rescue worker wearing a black helmet and sunglasses, dressed in a high-visibility yellow jacket, holding a radio communication device near water.
Person wearing yellow jacket, helmet, and face covering standing in shallow water next to a Yamaha jet ski, holding the handlebar with one hand and making a shaka sign with the other, with a clear blue sky and distant mountains in the background.
A person in bright yellow and red clothing, wearing a helmet and sunglasses, squatting in a shallow stream next to a small black and blue jet ski that has partially overturned on a rocky riverbank.
Person in a black helmet and sunglasses sitting on a white rescue jet ski with legs dipped in water, wearing a neon yellow jacket and red shorts, against a rocky background.
Two men on a boat wearing helmets, sunglasses, life jackets, and bright clothing, smiling at the camera with a water and landscape background.
A man wearing a black helmet, sunglasses, and a neon yellow long-sleeve shirt stands in front of a jet ski by the water. He has a black vest with riding equipment attached and is holding his right hand over his shoulder. The background shows a body o
Group of five men in neon yellow and black shirts, some wearing sunglasses, standing and sitting between two jet skis on a sandy beach during sunset.
A lifeguard in bright yellow shirt with 'LIFEGUARD' written on the sleeve, wearing a white helmet, sunglasses, and a life vest, is standing next to a jet ski on a body of water during sunset.
Two rescue watercraft operators, wearing bright yellow jackets and helmets, sitting on a rescue jet ski on a body of water with hills and a partly cloudy sky in the background. One is making a shaka sign, and the other is holding a communication devi