Английская Википедия:American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps
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The American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps, also known as the Life-Saving Service of the American Red Cross, is a lifeguard body of the American Red Cross that began in 1914 as a response to the growing number of drowning deaths in the United States.[1]
History
Шаблон:Expand-section Recognizing an epidemic of water-related death, in 1912 Wilbert Longfellow presented a plan to the American Red Cross for improved water safety. The Red Cross adopted the nation-wide plan in January 1914, and established the Red Cross Life Saving Corps. The corps is the forerunner of the present-day Red Cross water safety program. Longfellow organized the lifesaving program.[1]
The Jacksonville Beach volunteer corps is the last of its kind in the country.[2] The American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps Station is listed in the National Register of Historic Places Program.[3]
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