Water Related Incidents and Fatalities Report
January 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006


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AZDHS Publications
Water-Related Incidents in 2005 in Maricopa County [PDF 236KB]

Water-Related Incidents in 2004 in Maricopa County [PDF 363KB]

Water-Related Incident Form 2004 [PDF 21KB]

2000 - 2005 Water Related Incidents Comparison [PDF 20KB]

2007 Water Incidents Statistics  2008 Water Incidents Statistics

52 death, including 10 children, have resulted from
159 Water Related Incidents 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 Fern McKinney
Total Incidents.............86  (59 children / 27 adult)
Child Fatalities...6   Adult Fatalities...18   Total Fatalities...24

Chandler Fire Department
reported by Warren Bahle
Total Incidents.................4  (4 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Gilbert Fire Department
reported by Donna Campbell
Total Incidents.................8  (6 children / 2 adult)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...2   Total Fatalities...2

Glendale Fire Department
reported by Elio Pompa & Tim Wayne
Total Incidents...............8  (6 children / 2 adult)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Mesa Fire Department
reported by Mary Cameli & Gail Coakley
Total Incidents...............18  (11 children / 7 adults)
Child Fatalities...1    Adult Fatalities...4   Total Fatalities...5

Peoria Fire Department
reported by Howard Munding
Total Incidents.................3  (1 child / 2 adults)
Child Fatalities...1   Adult Fatalities...2   Total Fatalities...3

Scottsdale Fire Department
reported by Dave Cieslak
Total Incidents.................0  (0 children / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Rural Metro Fire Department
reported by Alison Cooper
Cave Creek Incidents.............0 (0 children / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  East County Incidents............6 (1 child / 5 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 1 adult)
  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 (1 child / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
  Queen Creek Incidents...........3 (1 child / 2 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 1 adult)
  West County Incidents...........0 (0 children / 0 adults) Fatalities   (0 children / 0 adults)
 
Total Incidents......................10

(3 child / 7 adults)

Total Fatal   (0 children / 2 adult)
 
Child Fatalities...0

  Adult Fatalities...2

  Total Fatalities...2

Tempe Fire Department
reported by Beverly Burns
Total Incidents...............2  (1 child / 1 adult)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...1   Total Fatalities...1

Apache Junction Fire District
reported by Dave Montgomery
Total Incidents................1  (1 child / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

Avondale Fire Department
reported by 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................1  (1 child / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

El Mirage Fire Department
reported by local media
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

Salt River & 99th Ave
Local Media
Total Incidents................2  (1 child / 1 adult)
Child Fatalities...1   Adult Fatalities...1   Total Fatalities...2

Surprise Fire Department
reported by Linda Kmetz
Total Incidents................1  (1 child / 0 adults)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...0   Total Fatalities...0

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 Dan Kaufman
Total Incidents................12   (0 children / 12 adult)
Child Fatalities...0   Adult Fatalities...12   Total Fatalities...12

Total Water Related Incident
Total Incidents...............159   (98 children / 61 adult)
Child Fatalities...10   Adult Fatalities...42   Total Fatalities...52


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