Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2541-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2541-2019
Brief communication
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19 Nov 2019
Brief communication |  | 19 Nov 2019

Machine learning analysis of lifeguard flag decisions and recorded rescues

Chris Houser, Jacob Lehner, Nathan Cherry, and Phil Wernette

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On many beaches, lifeguards set out flags to warn beach users of the surf and rip hazard based on the regional surf forecast and careful observation. There is a potential that the chosen flag does not accurately reflect the potential risk. Results of a machine learning analysis suggest that the greatest number of rescues occurred on days when the lifeguard flew a more cautious flag than the model predicted. It is argued that that beach users may be discounting lifeguard warnings.
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