Permission to Reprint

The brochure and sign on this Web site are the product of a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Lifesaving Association (USLA). These materials represent a dedicated effort to raise awareness of rip currents and to standardize the educational message. These materials may be reprinted in their entirety, at no cost to NOAA or USLA and without permission.

Other than appending recognition of the organization funding the printing of the materials in the white space above the NOAA and USLA logos (such as adding an organization’s logo), editing and changes to these materials (brochure, sign) contents and logos is not granted. This NOAA-USLA message has been extensively vetted by our team of meteorologists, coastal scientists, and lifeguards, in conjunction with communications specialists.