The Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department encourages all residents to follow the ABCD’s of water safety.

• Adult Supervision
• Barriers between children and water
• Classes in CPR for adults and swim lessons for children.
• Devices such as life jackets and hooks near water

QCFMD provides the following additional tips:

• Look in the pool first: every second counts when an individual is drowning and precious time is often wasted looking elsewhere. Always look for missing individuals, especially children, in the pool or spa first.
• Drowning is silent: many people believe they will hear someone drowning because the individual will be screaming or splashing. However, drowning is silent with the individual unable to make noise.

If you find someone in any source of water:

• Yell for help and pull the person out of the water
• Call 9-1-1 immediately
• Begin CPR if you are trained
• If you are not trained to administer CPR, follow the instructions from the 9-1-1 operator until help arrives.

Drowning deaths are preventable. 

For additional information on drowning statistics and more tips please visit https://childrensafetyzone.com/go/.