YOU can make a splash for water safety! 🪣💦 We’re kicking off the NWFD Water Safety Splash Challenge to help raise awareness about drowning prevention — and we want YOU to join in! You’ll be entered for a chance to win a sweet end-of-summer treat: 🍦 An ice cream party with your family at a Northwest Fire District fire station! Here’s how to enter: 📸 Post a photo showing how your family stays water safe. Think: the ABCs of water safety (Active adult supervision, Barriers around water, and Classes like swim lessons or CPR.) 🚒 Use the hashtag #NWFDSafetySplash and tag us @NorthwestFire -OR- 💬 Join by commenting! Share a water-safe habit your family follows in the comments of an NWFD water safety post or send us a DM with your drowning prevention practices. Every entry counts as a chance to win — and when it comes to water safety, everyone wins! 💧 The challenge starts today #WorldDrowningPreventionDay, and everyone is invited to join! 💧 You can participate through the end of August, during #DrowningPreventionMonth. One winner will be randomly selected and contacted on September 1. To learn more about water safety and drowning prevention, visit: 🌐 preventdrownings.org Let’s make waves and protect our community, one splash at a time! #NWFDSafetySplash #WaterSafety #DrowningPrevention #SummerSafety #ABCsofWaterSafety #MakeASplash #SafetySplash

The weather is starting to warm up, and it's time to refresh your #ABCsofWaterSafety!

Active adult supervision is one of the #abcsofwatersafety. Use a water watcher, and if a child is missing--check the water first!

Drowning is quick and totally silent. Follow the #abcsofwatersafety and check the water first if a child is missing.

It's gorgeous out! Don't forget to use a #waterwatcher and follow the #abcsofwatersafety if you're enjoying the water today!

It's a great day to enjoy the pool! If you're around water today, remember to follow the #abcsofwatersafety.

What does your water safety plan for your family include? Put multiple #layersofprotection in place and follow the #abcsofwatersafety to prevent drowning.

Drowning happens to someone else, until you become someone else. Make a commitment to follow the #abcsofwatersafety every day and help us say #notonemoredrowning in NRH!

Texas weather means that October is sometimes still swim season! Protect your family by putting multiple #layersofprotection in place and by following the #abcsofwatersafety!

We all think we watch our kids, but distractions are everywhere. And when you don’t expect kids to be near the water, ensure barriers in place. The activities listed below are natural for us when kids are in street clothes. #ABCsOfWaterSafety #WeCareforYou

Teach kids what to do in an emergency--including reach, throw, don't go! #abcsofwatersafety

It may be summertime, but we still want you and your family following the #abcsofwatersafety!

Use a #waterwatcher, follow the #abcsofwatersafety, and everyone needs a #lifevest at the lake....

Does everyone in your family know how to swim? It's never too late to sign up for swimming lessons! #abcsofwatersafety

This #MemorialDay, please follow the #ABCsofWaterSafety. 'A' stands for Active Adult Supervision. Take turns being the Water Watcher. You can prevent drowning by putting down your phone and focusing on watching kids in the water. Learn more at: buff.ly/2EvDKZQ. @OCFA_PIO

DYK? Immediate CPR done after a cardiac arrest can double and almost triple chances of survival! Learning CPR is easy and an important part of the #abcsofwatersafety! #cprsaveslives

Drowning doesn't just happen to "someone else". Help us prevent drowning in NRH! #notonemore #abcsofwatersafety

It's almost the wknd & the temps are warming up. Pool season is here. Be sure to practice the ABC's of Water Safety at your home 24/7. #ABCsofWaterSafety #DrowningPrevention #StaySafeTucson #CPR

Follow the #abcsofwatersafety around any body of water--whether pool, spa, creek, lake, or bathtub!

Distractions can wait. Make sure that kids in the bath or pool have your undivided attention, and follow the #abcsofwatersafety!