Huntington Beach lifeguards Tyler Erwin, 25, left, and Henry
Reyes, 32, along with Raquel Lizarraga, 25, volunteer with the
Huntington-based International Surf Lifesaving Assn., or ISLA,
which works to educate officials in developing countries on life
saving techniques to reduce the death rate from drowning. (Don
Leach, HB Independent / December 18, 2012)  When the sun is out
and the weather is warm, Orange County residents flock to the
beaches to surf, body board and swim in the chill Pacific
without a second thought that if something happened, a lifeguard
would be there to assist them.  But, in some countries,
lifeguards aren't a given. Or if they are, there isn't always
uniform life-saving procedures in place or the equipment and
infrastructure needed to save lives.    Since 2008, lifeguards
and other emergency personnel have volunteered their time to
give assistance in Chile, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand and Nicaragua. The organization
is getting requests for help in the Mac