AS TEMPERATURES SOAR…THE ILLINOIS STATE FIRE MARSHALL’S OFFICE IS REMINDING FAMILIES ABOUT POOL SAFETY. 

DROWNING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN AGES ONE TO FOUR NATIONWIDE…AND SIX KIDS UNDER 15 DIED FROM DROWNING LAST SUMMER IN ILLINOIS. FIRE MARSHALL SPOKESPERSON J-C FULTZ HAS THESE SAFETY TIPS.

FULTZ ALSO SAYS A FOUR-SIDED FENCE WITH A SELF-CLOSING, SELF-LATCHING GATE SHOULD BE AROUND ALL POOLS AND SPAS AND POOL TOYS AND FLOATS SHOULD BE PUT AWAY AFTER SWIMMING.

SIX CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 DROWNED LAST SUMMER IN ILLINOIS.