Water Related Incidents and Fatalities Report
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007


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Water-Related Incidents in 2006 in Maricopa County [PDF 240KB]

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Water-Related Incident Form 2007 [PDF 21KB]

2000 - 2006 Water Related Incidents Comparison [PDF 20KB]

2006 Water Incidents Statistics

52 deaths, including 14 child, have resulted from
174 Water Related Incident this year.

Water related incidents are reported to the Children's Safety Zone by the various Fire Department
Public Information Officers from across the valley, usually within 48 hours of their occurrence.

Age Brackets:  Children: 0 to 12 years-old    Adults: 13 years-old and above.

The results are as follows:

Phoenix Fire Department
reported by Shelly Mirabito
Total Incidents.............79  (49 children / 30 adults)
Child Fatalities...4   Adult Fatalities...12   Total Fatalities...16

Chandler Fire Department
reported by Warren Bahle
Total Incidents.................6  (5 children / 1 adult)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Gilbert Fire Department
reported by Donna Campbell
Total Incidents.................8  (7 children / 1 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Glendale Fire Department
reported by Penny Allen
Total Incidents...............6  (4 children / 2 adult)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...2   Total Fatalities...2

Mesa Fire Department
reported by Gail Coakley
Total Incidents...............29  (23 children / 6 adults)
Children Fatalities...6    Adult Fatalities...3   Total Fatalities...9

Peoria Fire Department
reported by Lisa Kutis
Total Incidents.................9  * (6 children / 3 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...2   Total Fatalities...2

Rural Metro Fire Department
reported by Alison Cooper
Cave Creek Incidents.............1 (1 child / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  East County Incidents............1 (0 children / 1 adult) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  Fountain Hills Incidents..........0 (0 children / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  Paradise Valley Incidents.......0 (0 children / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  Pinal County Incidents...........1 (0 children / 1 adult) Fatalities   (0 children / 1 adults)
  Queen Creek Incidents...........2 (2 children / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  West County Incidents...........0 (0 children / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
 
Total Incidents......................5

(3 children / 2 adults)

Total Fatal   (0 children / 1 adult)
 
Child Fatalities...0

  Adult Fatalities...1

  Total Fatalities...1

Scottsdale Fire Department
reported by Lori Schmidt
Total Incidents.................7  (4 children / 3 adults)
Child Fatalities...2   Adult Fatalities...3   Total Fatalities...5

Tempe Fire Department
reported by Beverly Burns
Total Incidents...............9  (3 children / 6 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...3   Total Fatalities...3

Apache Junction Fire District
reported by Dave Montgomery
Total Incidents................0  (0 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Avondale Fire Department
reported by Art Snapp & Valorie Russell
Total Incidents.................1  (1 child / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Buckeye Fire Department
reported by Scott Benbow
Total Incidents................0  (0 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Daisy Mountain Fire Department
reported by Jay
Total Incidents................0  (0 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

El Mirage Fire Department
reported by local media
Total Incidents................0  (0 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Guadalupe Fire Department
reported by Albert Banin
Total Incidents................1  (1 child / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...1   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...1

Goodyear Fire Department
reported by Tanja Tanner
Total Incidents................1  (1 child / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Surprise Fire Department
reported by Linda Niles
Total Incidents................2  (1 child / 1 adult)
Child Fatalities...1   Adult Fatalities...1   Total Fatalities...2

Tolleson Fire Department
reported by local media
Total Incidents................0  (0 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Maricopa County Sheriff's Department
reported by Detective Dan Kaufman
Total Incidents................12 * (0 children / 12 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...12   Total Fatalities...12

Total Water Related Incident
Total Incidents...............174   (108 children / 66 adults)
Child Fatalities...14   Adult Fatalities...38   Total Fatalities...52

* 1 adult incident was responded to and reported by both the Peoria Fire Department and the Sheriff's Department.
The incident is reported under both departments, but not included in the totals.




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