Drowning is a top cause of injury-related death for children in Arizona, especially in the one- to five-year-old age group. Child drowning is preventable, but sometimes, little can be done for a child once he or she has fallen into the water. To date, this year there have 54 water-related incidents in Maricopa County involving water, including eight child drowning fatalities.

Drowning can be avoided by following these important and life saving rules:

• Maintain constant adult supervision at all times.
• Install barriers surrounding the pool. Fences should be five feet high and gates should be self-closing and self-latching.
• Keep items that can be used for climbing away from pool fences.
• Never keep toys in or around a pool.
• Have a phone nearby. Post the 9-1-1 emergency telephone number and the physical address of the pool on the phone.

Purple ribbons recognizing the importance of water safety and the impacts of drowning are available free-of-charge at Queen Creek Town buildings and both Queen Creek fire stations through the month of August.

For more information about the Queen Creek Fire Department or for additional safety tips, visit www.queencreek.org or www.facebook.com/qcfire.

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MCSO has 37 sworn deputies assigned to Queen Creek, including patrol deputies, school resource officers, detectives and a crime prevention deputy.

Queen Creek continues to strengthen its efforts in controlling crime with a shoplifting campaign and the use of bait cars in local shopping centers and residential neighborhoods.

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