Eagle Scout builds life jacket loaner kiosks for Lake Tapps parks

Eagle Scout Chris Marks has built two kiosks from which swimmers can borrow life jackets. The kiosks cover the north and south end of the Lake, having been installed at Lake Tapps North Park in unincorporated Pierce County and Allan Yorke Park in Bonney Lake.

More news from the Lake Tapps water safety campaign:

Eagle Scout Chris Marks has built two kiosks from which swimmers can borrow life jackets. The kiosks cover the north and south end of the Lake, having been installed at Lake Tapps North Park in unincorporated Pierce County and Allan Yorke Park in Bonney Lake.

Life jackets will be available under the Personal Floatation Device Loaner program under East Pierce Fire and Rescue. Jackets are also available for loan from station headquarters on Veterans Memorial Drive East.

The East Pierce Firefighters IAFF Local 3520 Facebook page posted about the kiosks early afternoon Tuesday.

“The PFD Loaner program is designed to provide PFD’s to anyone who wants to borrow one while they are enjoying their time on the water,” the post read.

The cabinets are bright red and emblazoned with the East Pierce Fire and Rescue logo, with information about the loaner program printed on the inside doors.