Lulu’s Law & Beach Buddy
Better Together
A New Era of Shark-Attack Alerts Is Beginning. Be Ready.
Lulu’s Law creates a path for Wireless Emergency Alerts following shark attacks. Beach Buddy helps beachgoers prepare with marine-hazard information, app alerts, hazard maps, safety guidance, and compatible wearable awareness.
Beach Buddy is an independent service and is not an official government alert system or formally affiliated with Lulu’s Law.
Understanding the New Law
What Lulu’s Law Sets in Motion
Lulu’s Law establishes a federal path for Wireless Emergency Alerts to be used following shark attacks. The next steps involve FCC action and implementation by authorized government alerting authorities.
The Law Was Enacted
Lulu’s Law requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order explicitly permitting Wireless Emergency Alerts following shark attacks.
The FCC Takes the Next Step
The FCC must establish the order that allows shark attacks to qualify for transmission through the Wireless Emergency Alert system.
Authorized Agencies Issue Alerts
Wireless Emergency Alerts are issued by authorized federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial public-alerting authorities—not automatically by the law itself.
What This Means Today
Lulu’s Law creates the pathway, but it does not mean shark-attack alerts are already active in every coastal community. FCC implementation and local alerting procedures still matter. Preparing before those systems are needed is the safest approach.
Where Beach Buddy Fits
Official Alerts Start the Warning. Beach Buddy Helps You Be Ready.
Lulu’s Law focuses on alerts following shark attacks. Beach Buddy provides additional marine-hazard awareness before, during, and after an incident—all in one familiar app.
Before
Know Before You Go
Find beaches, review conditions, understand beach flags, view shark activity, and check available marine-hazard information before entering the water.
During
Receive Useful Hazard Information
Beach Buddy displays app-based hazard information and mapped incident locations. Beach Buddy Pro users may also receive compatible mobile and wearable notifications.
After
Understand and Document What Happened
Beach Buddy preserves supported incident reports, maps the reported location, records available environmental conditions, and provides hazard-specific guidance.
Lulu’s Law and Beach Buddy serve different roles—but together, they can help create a more informed and prepared beachgoing public.
Be Ready in More Ways
One Alert Channel May Not Reach Everyone at the Right Moment
At the beach, a phone may be inside a bag, left with personal belongings, or simply not in someone’s hand. Using multiple alert and awareness tools can improve the chance that important information is noticed.
Official Emergency Alerts
Wireless Emergency Alerts can provide broad public warnings when an authorized government alerting authority issues an eligible alert.
Beach Buddy App Awareness
Beach Buddy provides marine-hazard information, mapped incidents, beach conditions, flag guidance, shark activity, and other useful beach-awareness tools.
Compatible Wearable Notifications
Beach Buddy Pro users may receive supported notifications on compatible wearable devices, helping make alerts easier to notice when a phone is nearby but not immediately in hand.
Official alerts, beach-safety personnel, the Beach Buddy app, and compatible wearable technology can work together to support better awareness.
Beach Buddy + Lulu’s Law
Better Together. Be Ready.
Download Beach Buddy today to find beaches, review conditions, understand beach flags, view shark activity, and stay informed about available marine-hazard information.
Beach Buddy Pro adds personalized marine-hazard notifications for favorite beaches, including supported phone and compatible smartwatch alerts.
Beach Buddy is an independent service and does not replace official government emergency alerts.
Frequently Asked Questions
Lulu’s Law, Beach Buddy, and Being Ready
Understanding the different roles of official emergency alerts and the Beach Buddy app.
What does Lulu’s Law do?
Lulu’s Law requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order permitting Wireless Emergency Alerts to be transmitted following shark attacks.
Are shark-attack Wireless Emergency Alerts active everywhere now?
No. FCC implementation is still required, and authorized government alerting authorities will determine when and how eligible alerts are issued within their jurisdictions.
Does Beach Buddy issue Wireless Emergency Alerts?
No. Beach Buddy is an independent marine-hazard awareness app. It provides app-based hazard information, reporting, mapping, safety guidance, and optional Beach Buddy Pro notifications.
Why download Beach Buddy now?
Beach Buddy is available now to help users find beaches, review conditions, understand flag meanings, view shark activity, and access available marine-hazard information before visiting the coast.
Does Beach Buddy replace lifeguards or official warnings?
No. Beach Buddy is a supplemental awareness tool and does not replace lifeguards, emergency responders, beach closures, evacuation instructions, or official government warning systems.
Official Information
Learn more from the White House announcement and the FCC Wireless Emergency Alerts guide .