If playground equipment reaches 140 degrees, it can take as little as three seconds to get a second-degree burn.

Vancouver is home to more than 70 parks with play equipment, but until this year, none of them were fully accessible to children who use wheelchairs or have various physical disabilities.

As record heat continues to scorch the midsection of the country and the South, FOX Weather hit the playground to find out exactly how hot the swings, slides and benches actually get.

Eugene Minogue said: "Children make up more than 1 in 5 of the population, and arguably bear the brunt of poor planning." Do you have a playground near you to play in?

Serious playground accidents are more common than you may think. Every year more than 200,000 kids go to the emergency room for a playground accident.

The group behind it worked to make sure children of all abilities would be able to enjoy time at the playground. It features equipment and safety measures that help make sure all children can play ...

Now that school's out for summer, kids flocking to local parks have two new options for playgrounds in Fond du Lac.

As the warmer weather draws families to local playgrounds, concerns are rising over the potential burn risks posed by hot playground equipment.

Playground design has come a long way in the last five to 10 years, integrating accessible equipment so that kids with disabilities can play with other children, Petit said, rather than separately ...

Kids at Play, an indoor playground and children's therapy center, is opening a larger location in Roxborough on May 31 to offer expanded services to local families.