General Information

Drowning Statistics

69% of the drowning incidents occurred while one or both parents were responsible for supervision.

10% were adults other than the parents.

14% were sitters.

7% siblings

65% of the drowning incidents were in a pool owned by the child's family.

22% at a relatives

11% happened at a neighbor's.

77% of the children had been seen 5 minutes or less before being missed and subsequently discovered in the pool.

Where were they last seen?

46% WERE LAST SEEN IN THE HOUSE prior to being found in the pool. Of these, 15% were thought to be sleeping.

23% were last seen in the yard, porch or patio, not in the pool area. That's a total of 69% that were thought not to be in the pool area.

31% were last seen in the pool or pool area.

39% of the people responsible for supervising the child were doing chores.

18% socializing.

9% were busy on the telephone.

Be an Educated Consumer

Since not all requirements are the same, we have developed the option system to let you customize your new fence to meet your specific needs. Life Saver provides you with over 50 styles of fence to choose from.

Our standard (in-stock) product is Black Safety Mesh, 4-foot (48 inches) high, utilizing reinforced QUAD-X support poles. The 4-foot height is used as the standard for US Consumer Product Safety Commission recommendations for pool safety fencing. It is also the height required by most states and counties that have passed laws requiring pool isolation barriers for child safety.

BE SURE YOUR FENCE HAS:

- Factory-direct consumer support

- LIFETIME warranty backed by a company with over a decade of excellence

- Reinforced quadruple-stitched bordering on all four sides

- Tension-based support. NO gimmicks

- Non-conductive deck insert sleeves

- Brass and stainless latching system

- Stainless steel round head fasteners. No sharp edges

- UV resistant

- Powder coated poles, not painted

- The strongest pool fence mesh available

- Local service with worldwide distribution