One of Hobie's friends almost die while he surfs at a place known as "The Shredder". Mitch gets real shaken up about the incident and tells Hobie that he could have been the one who almost drowned. Mitch closes down that section of the beach to keep anyone else from beinghuged there. But Mitch's signs doesn't stop Hobie's friend Isaac from going there to surf. He thinks he will get his father's attention by doing so. Hobie tells Mitch about it and he and Stephanie are able to rescue Isaac before he injures himself badly. When Mitch tells Isaac's dad about it, he gets upset and tells Mitch to mind his own business and then he leaves headquarters.
This long-running series follows the adventures of a team of lifeguards on the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County. Veteran lifeguard Mitch Buchannon watches over the younger lifeguards that come and go with each passing season as they keep the beaches safe for vacationers. Frequently he must take action to save them from the raging seas and from the raging tempers that sometimes flare up between the young guards in this stressful job.