In April, the Phoenix Fire Department launched its new water safety campaign, Drowning Zero focused on community education to prevent drownings.
Phoenix fire Chief Mike Duran lamented the recent uptick in drownings across the Valley while urging the community to take action during a news conference on Wednesday.
In fact, Duran said, there have been nine water-related incidents in Phoenix alone since April, when the department launched its new water safety campaign, Drowning Zero, focused on community education to prevent drownings. , is to ensure that there are no children left unsupervised and to eliminate any barriers to pool visibility and access to unsafe bodies of water.
"We don't want another family to experience this suffering of losing a loved one and especially a child," Duran said.
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