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Become a Citizen’s Action Network member and help the U.S. Coast Guard save lives and property, prevent oil spills, and protect wildlife, all from the comfort of home.

Slideshow: Coast Guard Rescues

The Northwest has an extensive amount of waterways and communities to protect. The U.S. Coast Guard needs dependable and proactive volunteers to aid in keeping our waters safe and clean.

This program allows residents living near waterways to become associated with the Coast Guard and help conduct its missions.

The Coast Guard will call on Citizen’s Action Network members to help investigate cases such as rescue missions and pollution incidents, which puts volunteers right in the heart of the action.

The only requirements for participating are having access to a phone and a marine view from your home.

The Citizen's Action Network currently has over 300 shoreline volunteers that can be called upon to assist the Coast Guard with most of their missions, including search and rescue.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer to support this innovative program, you can find the information you need at this Coast Guard Web Site.

Beach Safety
Rip currents and rip tides kill more people in the United States then hurricanes. Dangerous sneaker waves also occur on the Washington and Oregon Coasts.

Download a video about beach safety from the Thirteenth Coast Guard District.

Podcasts and a blog page can also be found: Click Here

This outreach tool will allow the public and the extended Coast Guard family an extended, more intimate view of the events and happenings around the Thirteenth District.

The first podcast showcases the top five 2007 recorded rescues, the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast drug interdiction, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Citizen's Action Network and

remembering the tragic sinking of the Triumph I.

A windows media version of the podcast can also be viewed or downloaded: Click Here