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Rescue units search creek after finding raft
New Castle News - He said the raft was a typical inflatable swimming pool raft, and not a sturdy raft used on a whitewater expedition. A customer of the Oak Grove Inn walked out of the tavern and spotted the raft floating, Leo said. Thinking someone possibly could have

Stricter rules for outdoor watering
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Can I still fill up my child’s inflatable swimming pool in the backyard? Yes, but only on your designated days and not between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Outdoor watering includes any hose-related activity such as lawn watering, car washing and backyard water

AT CAMP INVENTION IN BERKLEY: Engineering summer fun
Detroit Free Press - They test their devices — crafted out of polystyrene, Popsicle sticks, metal washers and duct tape — in an inflatable swimming pool. Someday, Watson said, some of these students might actually invent some of the things they are dreaming up, and

Residents detail trailer park problems
Daily Star - Borggreen, a taxi driver, said she was recently threatened in the park by a machete-wielding teen after confronting him for slashing her inflatable swimming pool. “You just want to get a hotel room to get away from here for those days. It s a

Fear reigns near school
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin - SAN BERNARDINO - Gone are the days when corner lots rang out with the cries of kids playing stickball. On West Home Avenue here Monday, basketball hoops hung from garages, unused. Even an inflatable swimming pool, filled with cool water on a hot day

Storm sparks rural blaze
Baltimore Sun - Tanker trucks from fire departments in Howard and neighboring counties line up at the nearest water sources and begin hauling and dumping water into 3,000-gallon inflatable pools they have placed near the front yard. The neighborhood is saved — but

City focuses on pool safety
Quincy Herald-Whig - This includes many low-cost, inflatable pools used for family recreation. The rules also apply to hot tubs, spas and wading pools. “Many inflatable pools sold at toy stores and discount department stores fall into this category even though people may

As pools open for summer, young children face drowning risks
Northern Virginia Daily - Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning about the increase in drowning deaths reported in inexpensive, inflatable pools, and again reminding parents and caregivers to take critical steps that will help protect children from drowning

Safety regulations may take the air out of inflatable pools
Centre Daily - ALLENTOWN To Suzette Heydt, an inflatable pool seemed like an inexpensive way to provide cool summer fun for her 9-year-old daughter and her roommate s 23-month-old son. That was before a code enforcement officer for Salisbury Township told her

HealthCheck Reports: May 2006
WPVI - The number of children drowning in inflatable pools is rising, as the pools get bigger and bigger - and more popular. That’s according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some inflatable pools can be 4 feet deep and 18-feet, posing the

Residents detail trailer park problems
Daily Star - Borggreen, a taxi driver, said she was recently threatened in the park by a machete-wielding teen after confronting him for slashing her inflatable swimming pool. “You just want to get a hotel room to get away from here for those days. It s a

Search called off after raft found in creek
New Castle News - He said the raft was a typical inflatable swimming pool raft, and not a sturdy raft used on a whitewater expedition. A customer of the Oak Grove Inn walked out of the tavern and spotted the raft floating, Leo said. Thinking someone possibly could

Fulton council to vote on waste pickup, burn ban
Clinton Herald - The council discussed a possible ordinance to require residents to install fences around inflatable pools. Balk said a lot of communities are struggling to deal with the issue and said building permits are not required for the pools because they are

Summer tragedy lurks in pools
Beacon News - Edit issue: Inflatable pools are becoming more common. We say: They’re also potential safety hazards. Inflatable pools are becoming as ubiquitous a summertime respite in area neighborhoods as the Slip ‘N Slide was for an earlier generation. Up and

Which Way To The Apocalypse? When all the fanatical Christians
San Francisco Gate - There are inflatable pools. There is watery decaf coffee. There are large fleets of beige 1997 Honda Civics with cassette players locked down and preloaded with only Mariah Carey and Yanni. Everyone is slowly but surely driven giddily insane by the

City cracks down on illegal pools
Sun Chronicle - ATTLEBORO — Temperatures are climbing and so are the numbers of illegally installed inflatable pools, city Building Inspector Doug Semple says. City inspectors have dealt with a rash of the dangerous soft-sided, above ground pools which are

Strike stretches into double digits
Lihue Garden Island, HI - 11 hours ago… a former Wilcox X-ray technician, lends his support by cooking, as well as an assortment of odd jobs like filling an inflatable swimming pool so nurses and …

Nurturing family trees
Delaware Online - Anthony Waters of Wilmington knows the kids in his clan like to play in the water, so he always sets up inflatable pools at the barbecue site. He also takes along bikes, scooters and even small swing sets.

Camanche combines park, tree boards
Clinton Herald - Lonergan explained that inflatable pools pose a special problem because they are not governed by the current swimming pool fence ordinance. The current ordinance requires a 6-foot fence around swimming pools, but residents are allowed to have an

Pool Alarms
WLS - Consumer Reports also has a caution about large inflatable pools. They’ve become increasingly popular, in part because they’re so inexpensive. But they hold so much water, people often don’t empty them out after each use. Unless you have a fence and

Inflation Violation
KELOLAND TV - Swimming pools are a great place to relax and cool off, but they can also pose a danger. Each year, nearly 280 children drown in swimming pools and because of the potential risks, Sioux Falls is cracking down on families with inflatable pools. They

Inflatable pool ladders being recalled for fall hazard
WATE - WASHINGTON, D.C. (WATE) — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Aqua-Leisure Industries has announced the voluntary recall of 320,000 Simple Set Pool Ladders. The company says the plastic step support clips can be assembled upside down

Family in fear after slaying
Herald Tribune - In the backyard, near a blue inflatable pool, Guadalupe was stricken and bleeding. He would soon be dead. A neighbor heard as many as 20 shots. “We heard footsteps,” neighbor and friend Magdalena del Angel said. “Then: Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! All we