Palatine Fire Department loaning life jackets this summer

The Palatine Fire Department has partnered with the BoatU.S. Foundation to provide free, loaner life jackets for children.

The program allows families to check out children's life jackets for a period of up to one week. Fire officials encourage their use while vacationing near water, days at the local pool, boating or for any water related activity. Life jacket use during any of these activities

will greatly benefit your child's safety, they say.

The life jackets provided by the BoatU.S. Foundation and are designed for children from 5 pounds to 90 pounds.

To check out life jackets, call the Palatine Fire Department at (847) 202-6340 or stop by any of the department's four stations: Station 82, 1475 N. Hicks Road; Station 83, 987 E. Palatine Road; Station 84, 220 W. Illinois Ave.; or Station 85, 39 E. Colfax St.

All loans require some basic information including a copy of the renter's driver's license and the number of days it will be borrowed.