2021 Summer Safety: Steps You Should Take to Help Stay Out of Harm’s Way |
By Asst. Chief Jeffery Daday | |
June 14, 2021 | |
2021 Summer Safety: Steps You Should Take to Help Stay Out of Harm’s Way Here's some tips from our friends at The American Red Cross.
WATER SAFETY Before going in, on or around the water, every family member should become “water smart.” This starts with learning to be safe, making good choices, and learning to swim to at least achieve the skills of water competency. Everyone should be able to enter the water, get a breath, stay afloat, change position, swim a distance and then get out of the water safely. A variety of water safety courses and resources are available to help. To help keep your family safe, the Red Cross offers these tips: Prevent unsupervised access to water. Fence pools and spas with adequate barriers and keep a constant eye for any water dangers such as portable splash pools/slides, buckets and bathtubs. GRILLING SAFETY Grilling food is so popular that more than three-quarters of U.S. adults have used a grill — yet, grilling sparks more than 10,000 home fires on average each year. To avoid this, the Red Cross offers these grilling safety tips: Always supervise a barbecue grill when in use. Don’t add charcoal starter fluid when coals have already been ignited. Accidents and Emergencies Happen The Red Cross has several resources to help people learn how to treat bee stings, burns and heat emergencies including online and in-person training courses, a free First Aid app and a First Aid Skill for Amazon Alexa-enabled devices. |
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