Pool Alarms
KFSN - According to industry’s voluntary standards, the pool alarm has to sound within 20 seconds after an 18-pound mannequin falls into a pool,” said Consumer Reports’ Robert Tiernan. To test, Consumer Reports dropped an 18-pound mannequin into a pool. It

Deputies, Red Cross offer advice to prevent drownings
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - The Millers educated themselves and bought a pool alarm that sounds when the water surface is broken. Kimmy, who is now 3, also wears an irremovable wristband that sends off an alarm if it gets wet. The Sheriff’s Office and Red Cross advise it’s best

CBS 11 News Performs Pool Alarm Test
CBS 11 News - (CBS 11 News) DALLAS According to the government, 350 children under 5-years-old drown in pools each year. Twenty-six hundred are treated in hospitals for near drowning. Most of the cases involve residential pools. This summer, to prevent a tragedy