Chief Peter Davis heads up both the Galveston Island Beach Patrol and of the Park Board Police Department. He began working for Beach Patrol in 1983. He currently volunteers as Secretary General of the Americas Region of the International Lifesaving Federation (ILS), as well as the President of the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA). In 2017 he was awarded the title of “Knight in the Order of Lifesaving” by the International Lifesaving Federation and in 2019 he was given the Paragon Award and inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame for the category of water safety.
Chief Davis is an instructor of Open Water Lifesaving and Personal Watercraft Rescue for USLA and Red Cross open water lifeguarding, Red Cross Emergency Medical Response and personal watercraft rescue. He is an Emergency Medical Technician, Texas Peace Officer, Marine Safety Enforcement Officer, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Swift Water Technician, and Public Safety Diver. He also is certified as a Crisis Intervention Counselor
He is actively involved in training Mexican lifeguards and he coordinates a lifeguard exchange program with Galveston’s sister city, Veracruz. He was the lead instructor for several international efforts to train the first open water lifeguard instructors for the beaches in Venezuela, and has done lifesaving development work in Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and elsewhere in the Americas. Peter was selected as Aquatic International Magazine’s “Power 25”, one of the 25 most influential people in aquatics. He co- produced and wrote the educational video “Texas Beaches- Know the Dangers”, winner of both the National Telly and Communicators Awards. In addition he co-edited the Spanish version of the second edition of the USLA Training Manual. Additionally he is on the steering committee of the USLA/NOAA Rip Current Awareness Program as well as being a representative on Water Safety USA.
Chief Davis, a 7th generation Galvestonian, was the Art Director of the Galveston “See-Wall Mural Project”. He enjoys surfing, training for lifesaving competitions, martial arts, and hanging out with his daughter, Kai.
Tony Pryor is the Captain and Operations Supervisor of Galveston Island Beach Patrol. His first year on Beach Patrol was 1998. Tony serves as Certification Committee Chair of the United States Lifesaving Association, as well as Head Coach of the Galveston Island Swim Team. He holds a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Houston.
Tony is an instructor for USLA and Red Cross open water lifeguarding, Red Cross Emergency Medical Response and Personal Watercraft Rescue. He is an Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Swift Water Technician, Basic Open Water SCUBA Diver, and is certified in the NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 levels.
Austin Kirwin is the Sergeant for Galveston Island Beach Patrol. He started working for Beach Patrol in 2006 and was a junior guard for 6 years before. Austin is also in the Texas Air National Guard based at Ellington Field.
Austin is an instructor for USLA open water lifeguarding, Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder, and personal watercraft rescue. He is a Texas Peace Officer, Marine Safety Enforcement Officer, Emergency Medical Technician, Swift Water Technician, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Basic Open Water SCUBA Diver, and is certified in the NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 levels.
Dain Buck is a Supervisor for Galveston Island Beach Patrol. He started working for Beach Patrol in 2010. He attended Texas A&M Galveston and then Texas A&M College Station to earn his B.S. in Business Marketing.
Dain is an instructor for USLA open water lifeguarding, Red Cross Emergency Medical Responder, Swift Water Technician and personal watercraft rescue. He is a Emergency Medical Technician, Emergency Vehicle Operator, Basic Open Water SCUBA Diver, and is certified in the NIMS 100, 200, 700, and 800 levels.
In Dain’s free time he enjoys traveling and the outdoors. Growing up, Dain moved around the whole country and even out of it but finally settled down in Galveston to call it home. Mountain biking, skiing, snowboarding, and paddling are all hobbies he is active in. Dain hopes one day to circumnavigate the entire island on a surfski.
Dain currently has lived on the island for 7 years and can be seen spending most of his time at the beach and in the ocean on or off the clock. He continues to strive and push his further education and training with the Galveston Island Beach Patrol. He loves the fact that his office is outside and in the community and the cooperation that Beach Patrol as an agency shares with Galveston Fire, Police, EMS, and all other response agencies on the island that make it a safe and great place to live.
Micah Fowler is a full-time supervisor for Galveston Island Beach Patrol. He started working for GIBP as a rookie in 2011. He has a B.S. in art and design from the Art Institute of California.
Micah is certified as a Red Cross open-water lifeguard, Emergency Medical Technician, Swift Water Technician, American Heart Association Basic Life Support, Red Cross Emergency Medical Response and Personal Watercraft Rescue.
Hobbies include rock climbing and bouldering, swimming, drawing and painting, various analog, digital gaming and observing Galveston Island’s glorious dawns and dusks. Micah also studies Aikido and hopes to one day open a school on the island.
He currently lives in Galveston with his dog and cat, in his family’s 1890 historic home. He plans to continue renovating the property to be historically accurate.
Micah decided to join GIBP after a recommendation from his brother. After six seasons, he realized how much he loved working in the beach environment, and keeping swimmers and tourists safe and informed.
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