Water Safety
One of the many appeals of living in, and visiting, the City of Bellevue is the access to water recreation. Whether you enjoy our vast shorelines or swimming in community and private pools, water plays an elemental role in our summer activities. Underneath the water, however, looms a danger so perverse it claims approximately 3,500 lives per year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death in children ages 1-4, the majority of which occur in home swimming pools.
Watch as one Bellevue mother shares her very personal tragedy to help prevent others from dealing with the devastating loss of drowning.
For information on swimming lessons, visit the Bellevue Aquatics Center. Water safety tips can be found at the Red Cross.
New Maintenance Inspection Fees
To ensure fire inspections that prevent injury and property loss, the city will begin charging maintenance fire inspection fees in 2020. Learn more