Longtime Galveston Island Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis, seen in July 2013, was fired Tuesday by Galveston Park Board of ...

Davis had served as chief for more than a decade. The Galveston Park Board of Trustees said Austin Kirwin, a 14-year veteran ...

FOX 26 has learned Galveston Island Beach Patrol Chief Peter Davis' employment ended on Tuesday, according to a news release.

The decision to fire Peter Davis followed a series of back-to-back investigations concerning Beach Patrol operations that led to concerns regarding his leadership, the Park Board of Trustees said.

The decision to terminate Davis's employment comes amid multiple investigations into the Park Board and Beach Patrol.

Due to celestial forces that have conspired to place the Fourth of July on a Friday this year, Galveston is bracing for an ...