If you have the responsibility of keeping children safe while around water, you are a "water watcher."

For a list of locations where you can pick up Water Watcher Tags, click here.

Please use our water safety checklists (PDF).

Children in Northeast Florida and North Central Florida completing a series of swim lessons with one of the participating swim schools will each receive a coupon for a free McDonald's ice cream cone. Here is the list of participating swim schools in the area.

Have you considered taking the American Heart Association course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation? With the knowledge and skills you will learn in this course, you can save the life of a child you love! Here are the details about the class locations, content and cost (PDF).

Whether you and the kids plan to relax in the hot tub, swim in a pool or go boating down the river, here are plans you can follow to keep kids safe (PDF).

Check out this great cartoon on water safety from the US Army Corps of Engineers: Bobber the Water Safety Dog.

Need a program for your community or neighborhood group?

While You Weren't Watching... is a free drowning prevention program for parents and pool owners, available from Safe Kids Northeast Florida/Wolfson Children's Hospital and Kohl's. For more information or to schedule a program, please call Cindy Dennis at 904.202.3140.

To watch an important 27-minute water safety video click here.

1. Supervision
2. Barriers
3. Emergency Preparedness