Michael T MartinoAuthor Michael T. Martino examines the beginnings of each agency and their leaders and depicts the exciting work of ocean and bay rescues in San Diego County through photographs provided by individuals and lifeguards from these city and state agencie. Martino is a lifeguard supervisor at Silver Strand State Beach in San Diego County. He has worked as a lifeguard since 1986 on the state beaches of San Diego County, Sonoma County near the Russian River, and the central valley reservoirs of Merced County, and teaches lifesaving techniques to other lifeguards throughout the state of California. Read More Read Less