Organizations throughout Lackawanna County have struggled to hire lifeguards in recent years, but becoming one requires more than sitting in a tall chair. Certification courses teach prospective ...

Lifeguard shortages closed thousands of pools and beaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing requirements disrupted training and rising wages lured some workers to other summer jobs.

The Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will offer two reduced-cost lifeguard certification courses this spring in an ongoing effort to improve the community’s water safety. While typical ...

Florida’s coastlines are often sold to the world as a paradise, but for those who know the Atlantic, the beauty is deceptive. Beneath the turquoise surface lies a complex system of rip currents and ...

The lifeguards at JC Parks, primarily local 15- to 18-year-olds seeking a summer job, are learning much beyond the basic CPR techniques. Lydia Hudson, a manager at Ellis-Porter Riverside Pool, said ...

Richland County residents can now access free lifeguard certification courses through a new partnership between Richland Public Health and the Mansfield YMCA. The initiative is designed to strengthen ...

GAPS. HERE IN THE POOL AT THE FLOYD COUNTY YMCA, WHERE LIFEGUARDS ARE PROVIDING TWO CRITICAL ROLES. ONE, THEY’RE KEEPING THIS POOL OPEN, AND TWO, THEY’RE, YOU KNOW, SAVING A LIFE. AND RIGHT NOW ...

ONTARIO COUNTY, N.Y. — Looking for a job as a lifeguard this summer? Well Ontario County is using funds from a New York State program that will allow teens and young adults to get reimbursed for the ...