As people flock to beaches, lakes and pools this Memorial Day to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, the swimmers are here - but the lifeguards aren't. At least, that's what some parks ...

New York City has some of the state’s strictest training guidelines for lifeguards working at public pools and beaches — and neighboring counties with more relaxed requirements have hired enough ...

ST. LOUIS — As Memorial Day weekend approaches, many families are looking forward to enjoying time at pools, lakes and beaches. But the tragic drowning incidents of two young children at summer camps ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is changing its lifeguard certification process with the hope that more candidates will apply. The DEM said the ...

Facing a continuing shortage of lifeguards, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is changing its certification process in the hope of keeping more guards at beaches this season and ...

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.

It may not be warm enough to go swimming, but the search for this summer’s lifeguards for Philadelphia public pools is heating up as the city attempts to fully staff the free watering holes.

TODAY, MILWAUKEE COUNTY PARKS DEPARTMENT BEGAN SEARCHING FOR SUMMER LIFEGUARDS. A SHORTAGE LED TO THE CLOSURE OF MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTY’S POOLS LAST SUMMER, AND THE COUNTY WANTS TO AVOID A ...

AND THE NEW ORLEANS RECREATIONAL DEPARTMENT OR IGNORED, NEEDS YOU TO MAKE A SPLASH AND GET CERTIFIED TO BE A LIFEGUARD. THAT’S RIGHT. AND THAT’S BECAUSE THERE’S A MAJOR SHORTAGE. WDSU REPORTER ARIEL ...