August 25, 2023

Back to School Safety

Dare County Schools are back in session on Monday, August 28th, please familiarize yourself the state's laws on stopping for a school bus.

Would you drive different if your child was walking or riding their bike? • Pay close attention to the posted speed limits in school zones. • Slow down and be especially alert in neighborhoods and school zones. • Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs. • Enter and exit driveways slowly and carefully. • Watch for children on and near the road in the morning and after school hours. • Reduce any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings. • Put down your phone and don’t talk or text while driving. • Obey school zone speed limits and follow your school's drop-off procedure.

Would you drive differently if it was YOUR child walking or riding their bike to/from school?

Pay close attention to the posted speed limits in school zones.
Slow down and be especially alert in neighborhoods and school zones.
Take extra time to look for kids at intersections, on medians and on curbs.
Enter and exit driveways slowly and carefully.
Watch for children on and near the road in the morning and after school hours.
Reduce any distractions inside your car so you can concentrate on the road and your surroundings.
Put down your phone and don’t talk or text while driving.
Obey school zone speed limits and follow your school's drop-off procedure.

Lifeguard Locations & Beach Safety

As the summer season winds down and many of our Ocean Rescue personnel return to school, our staff of lifeguards begins to decrease. For this reason, several lifeguard stands have been removed from the beach. For a current list of fixed stand locations, please visit our website.

Roving lifeguard patrols will continue along our beach. If you do not see a lifeguard present and have an emergency, dial 911.

Swimming in the ocean is not the same as swimming in a pool or lake. Wind, waves, the change of the tide, the slope of the beach, and other factors can cause strong currents to be present in the water even on the calmest days. Ocean conditions can change from day to day and hour to hour.

Some clues that a rip current may be present:
• A channel of churning, choppy water
• A difference in water color
• A line of foam, seaweed, or debris moving seaward
• A break in the incoming wave pattern

As we move through the end of August, the tropics are ripe with energy. The height of active hurricane season is just ahead with the peak of the season being mid-Sept. Are you hurricane prepared? Have multiple ways to get weather alerts Stock your emergency kit Know your evacuation routes Have alternative shelter locations More: Ready.gov/hurricanes

The Town of Kill Devil Hills offices will be closed on Monday, September 4th, in observance of the Labor Day holiday and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5th. The Recycle Center and Dry Trash Drop Off Center will close at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 2nd, and will re-open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 5th. Normal commercial and residential refuse collections will be made Monday, September 4th through Friday, September 8th.

Now Hiring: The Town of Kill Devil Hills is accepting applications for the positions of Police Officer and Part-Time Facility Maintenance Specialist. Visit our website for more information and for an application.

Back to School Safety

Would you drive differently if it was YOUR child walking or riding their bike to/from school?

Lifeguard Locations & Beach Safety

Are you prepared for a hurricane?

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