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On December 31,1997 the Children's Safety Zone completed a survey of serious water related incidents that have occurred within Maricopa County, Arizona during 1997.

The results are as follows:

Phoenix Fire Department reported by Tim Simmons	Total Incidents.............77
	Fatalities.............18
Tempe Fire Department reported by Beverly Burns	Total Incidents...............8
	Fatalities...............3 (all under 5-years-old)
Rural Metro Fire Department reported by Mike Todd	Total Incidents...............12
	Fatalities...............6
Glendale Fire Department reported by Sandy Raynor	Total Incidents...............14 (12 children / 2 adults)
	Fatalities...............7 (6 were 2-years-old or less)
Mesa Fire Department reported by Gil Damiani	Total Incidents...............17 (8 children / 9 adults)
	Fatalities...............6 (all over 6-years-old)
Maricopa County Sheriff's Department reported by Arizona Republic	Total Incidents...(Unavailable)
	Fatalities...............13
Total Water Related Incident .	Total Incidents...............141+
	Fatalities...............53

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