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Water Watch with John Harrington

John Harrington is one of the founding members of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona. After losing an entire kindergarten class of children to drowning in 1988 John Harrington, Linda Kirby and Jay Arthur met to find a solution. We dedicate 30 years of water safety to their efforts. Take a look at 30 years of water safety efforts across the state of Arizona.

CPR training, instincts come together in story of survival

1 More Minute CPR training, instincts come together in story of survival B y Heather Albert One chair, a simple latch, a couple of precocious kids and a pool. The recipe for tragedy can be a simple one. That’s exactly what happened on Aug. 19, 1992, when a 4-year-old boy pulled a chair over to a pool fence, climbed up and unlatched the gate, opening the way for his 18-month-old brother to head toward danger.  Serendipity That July, Jacob Petersen’s Boy Scout Troop had been through CPR certification with the Mesa Fire Department. Half of the Scouts started out on adult dummies, and the other half started with baby dummies. “We were going to rotate, but the way it worked out, I spent almost the entire time training on a baby dummy,” said Petersen, now a Substation Electrician, Distribution Substation Maintenance – East. “That’s where I feel like the first part of this miracle began.” Petersen got his certification card but didn’t think he’d ever us...

2017 Presidents Award

2017 Awards Follow-up John Harrington