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Citiparks looking to hire lifeguards in order to reopen its public pools.
March 10, 2021
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Throughout the summer of 2020, Pittsburgh’s public pools were shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions. Now, with plans for gradual reopenings on the horizon, Pittsburgh’s Citiparks Aquatic Facility locations are seeking lifeguards for the upcoming warmer weather.
The swim season is expected to run from June through September. Pay for lifeguards range from $11 to $15 per hour based on experience.
Citiparks also is offering Red Cross Lifeguard, CPR, AED, and First-Aid training courses to any individuals who love swimming or who are just looking for a way to help out in the community. During training, potential employees will learn procedures required by the City of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny County Health Department in order to ensure the safety of swimmers.
March 10, 2021
After lagging most of the nation for decades, Allegheny County has managed to meet the minimum federal health standard for one of the most harmful of the major air pollutants, county health department data suggest.
Levels of fine particulate pollution, known as PM
2.5, averaged 11.1 micrograms per cubic meter of air over the last three years, dropping the county’s average below the federal standard of 12. It is the first time the county’s three-year average met the standard since it was set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency more than 20 years ago.
The county’s PM
2.5 emissions have long been driven by high readings from a monitor in Liberty Borough downwind of the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant in the Monongahela River valley. Last year, emissions fell to record lows in Liberty with help from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Allegheny and Westmoreland counties on Tuesday saw the most additional covid cases in about a month, according to state and local health departments. There were 348 additional covid-19 cases (166 confirmed, 182 probable) reported in Allegheny County, the first time there were more than 300 additional cases reported this month.