Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department
4100 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Phone: 703-246-3801, TTY 703-385-4419 and Fax: 703-385-1687
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fire

07/21/2006

Lifeguard Receives Lifesaving Award

On Friday, August 4, 2006, 10 a.m., the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department will recognize Josiah Fisher, a lifeguard at Lakepointe Pool, for his quick and heroic actions during a near drowning.

On June 2, 2006, Josiah Fisher, Annandale, performed lifesaving actions to a ten-year-old boy who had been removed from the community pool unconscious and in respiratory arrest.

Upon arrival, emergency personnel and paramedics found the victim with a strong pulse and needing respiratory assistance. The child was transported to the hospital where he made a full recovery.

The lifesaving actions taken by Josiah Fisher were instrumental in saving his life.

For more information, call Daniel L. Schmidt or Lieutenant Raul G. Castillo, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department, 703-246-3801 and TTY 703-385-4419. Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. Reasonable accommodations will be provided upon request.