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Madera County honors lifesaving deputy; First 5 launches Dolly Parton Imagination Library and recognizes child‑abuse awareness and public‑health champions
Summary
At its April 8 meeting the board presented proclamations recognizing Deputy Jessica Martinez for life‑saving actions, declared Week of the Young Child and launched the Dolly Parton Imagination Library locally, proclaimed April as Child Abuse Prevention Month and presented public‑health champion awards.
The Madera County Board of Supervisors used part of its April 8 meeting to present several proclamations and awards recognizing public‑safety action, early‑childhood literacy, child‑abuse prevention and public‑health workers.
Deputy Jessica Martinez recognized for lifesaving response
The board read and presented a proclamation honoring Deputy Jessica Martinez for her March 1 response to a medical emergency involving an unresponsive 18‑month‑old child. According to the sheriff’s office statement read at the meeting, the child’s father was performing CPR when Deputy Martinez arrived within three minutes, deployed a department‑issued automated external defibrillator and continued life‑saving measures. The sheriff’s office and the family were on hand for the recognition; Deputy Martinez credited the father’s immediate CPR and said, “I truly believe the true hero, this…
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