American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps

The American Red Cross Volunteer Life Saving Corps, known as the Life-Saving Service of the American Red Cross, is the lifeguard body of the American Red Cross that began in 1912 as a response to the growing number of drowning deaths in the United States. == History == Recognizing an epidemic of water-related death, Wilbert Longfellow, in 1912, presented a plan to the American Red Cross for improved water safety.

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