National Lifeguard Shortage 2024

National Lifeguard Shortage 2024. The national shortage means many pools are closed or operate for reduced hours. Across the country, about half of the nation's 309,000 public pools will be forced to close their doors or reduce hours, according to the american lifeguard association.

The shortage is affecting about a third of public pools across the country, leading some public pools to reduce hours or close altogether, the american lifeguard association says. The united states, you may have heard, is in a lifeguard shortage.