This month the Mill Valley Fire Department Public Safety message:
Home Swimming Pool Safety
Who's at risk?
Children age 4 and under have a higher rate of death by drowning than any other age group. Approximately 300 kids in this age group drown in home swimming pools every year. And in 2002, nearly 2,700 kids age 14 and under were treated in hospital emergency rooms for drowning-related incidents. Be safe.
For additional information regarding home swimming pool safety, please click here or contact the Mill Valley Fire Department at 415-389-4130.
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