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The Day I Learned About Water Safety

August 30, 2024

When I was just 12 years old, I attended a neighborhood pool party with a few families from our street. There were kids of all ages, with the youngest being around the age of 2. As the adults gathered in the shallow end of the pool, one mother was with her young toddler. She placed the young girl on a pool noodle as a floatation device.

How to Stay Safe in a Rip Current from Someone Who’s Been There (twice)

By Kaitlyn Recchiuti

July 22, 2024

By the age of 12, I had experienced being caught in rip currents on two different occasions. Both incidents occurred in the presence of others, in front of a lifeguard stand, and under a yellow flag (signaling moderately rough currents).

Have Fun on the Fourth - Leave Fireworks to the Professionals

By Editor

June 20, 2023

The Fourth of July and fireworks—it’s hard to think about one without the other. And it’s no wonder. The tradition is as old as the country itself. On the eve of the first Independence Day, founding father John Adams predicted future generations would celebrate with “Bells, Bonfires, and Illuminations from one end of this Continent to the other.”

TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT HOT CAR DEATHS

June 10, 2022

As summer temperatures continue to climb across the country, it’s important to remember that while these summer days are great for the pool and the beach, they’re not so good for the inside of cars, which can raise to deadly temperatures in a very short period of time.

Sadly, since 1998, at least 910 children across the United States have died from heatstroke.