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Anaheim Fire & Rescue distributes ‘water watcher’ kits to curb child drownings
0With summer in full swing, personnel from Anaheim Fire & Rescue are hitting community swimming pools in an effort to curb one of the most preventable of tragedies: Child drownings. In a new program launched in early July, they’re distributing bright-red “water watcher” kits to adults to make water safety as second nature as putting on sunscreen. “We’re trying to encourage a culture of water watchers where adults commit themselves to watching children in the water,” said Elsa Covarrubias, community engagement manager for AF&R. On Monday, July 30, Covarrubias and AF&R Fire Marshal Allen Hogue visited a mobile home community.…
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