SAFETY PROGRAMS THE MATLACHA/PINE ISLAND FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT PROVIDES
- School Fire and Life Safety
- Severe Weather Education
- Safe Place and Safe Haven
OTHER SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS
POOL SAFETY
Simple Steps Save Lives
Staying Close, Being Alert and Watching Children in and Around the Pool
- Never leave a child
unattended in a pool or spa and always watch your child when he or she is in or
near water
- Teach children basic
water safety tips
- Keep children away
from pool drains, pipes and other openings to avoid entrapments
- Have a telephone close
by when you or your family is using a pool or spa
- If a child is missing,
look for him or her in the pool or spa first
- Share safety instructions with family, friends and neighbors
Learning and Practicing Water Safety Skills
- Learn how to swim and
teach your child how to swim
- Learn to perform CPR
on children and adults, and update those skills regularly
- Understand the basics of life-saving so that you can assist in a pool emergency
Having the Appropriate Equipment for Your Pool or Spa
- Install a four-foot or taller fence around the pool and spa and use self-closing and self-latching gates; ask your neighbors to do the same at their pools.
- Install and use a
lockable safety cover on your spa.
- If your house serves
as a fourth side of a fence around a pool, install door alarms and always use
them. For additional protection, install window guards on windows facing pools
or spas.
- Install pool and gate
alarms to alert you when children go near the water
- Ensure any pool and
spa you use has compliant drain covers, and ask your pool service provider if
you do not know
- Maintain pool and spa
covers in good working order
- Consider using a surface wave or underwater alarm
Information provided by the U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)