International Water Safety Day is May 15, 2024
Losing even one person to drowning is too many. Last year, there were 51 fatal drownings in Orange County. Eight were children under the age of five, 29 were incidents involving adults age 50 and older.
Drowning is preventable if safeguards are taken. For this reason, Orange County Fire Authority launched a drowning prevention campaign focused on avoiding distractions while watching children near water. A lapse of supervision was one of the leading contributing factors in drownings last year. As we educate the residents of Orange County about ways to prevent drownings, we are asking for your partnership to encourage our residents to be aware of water safety measures, share information and knowledge, and help avoid another drowning.
The more we educate now, the better chance we have at preserving life. If you would like a drowning prevention presentation or our attendance at any upcoming public events.
2024年5月15日是國際水安全日
眾所周知，即使只有一人死於溺水，這也是太多了。去年，橙縣發生了51起致命溺水事故。其中有8名年齡不滿五歲的兒童，另外29起涉及50歲及以上成年人的事故。
只要採取安全防範措施，溺水是可以預防的。因此，橙縣消防局發起了一項防溺水運動，重點是父母或監護人在孩子玩水的區域附近照顧孩子時不要分心。去年，監護不到位是導致溺水的主要因素之一。OCFA在向橙縣居民宣傳防溺水知識的同時，其請求市民的全力合作。OCFA鼓勵居民注意安戲水全措施，同時向他人分享信息和知識，從而幫助避免其他溺水事故的發生。
請市民登錄OCFA網站，查詢相關內容。市民們得到的信息和知識越多，則保護生命的機會就越大。如果市民想要進行防溺水演練，請及時關注OCFA即將舉行的公共活動。