Interview with Graham Kerr, Firefighter with Cork City Fire Brigade and Director of Cork Lifeguard Academy.

Graham Kerr is from Cork City in the south of Ireland. He is a full-time Firefighter with Cork City Fire Brigade and Director of Cork Lifeguard Academy. Graham has taught water safety and lifesaving skills as a volunteer for over fifteen years and with Cork County Council, he worked as a Beach guard for two seasons and a Senior Beach guard for five seasons.  He was employed as an Assistant Water Safety Development Officer with the County Council for almost four years.  In April 2022 Graham launched the Cork Lifeguard academy, the motto of his Lifeguard Academy is “Lifeguards training Lifeguards” as they employee experienced Lifeguards to provide accredited and professional drowning prevention and Basic Life Support training so resulting in  training a higher standard of Lifesavers and Lifeguards for their communities. To date, one hundred Academites have graduated their Beach and Pool Lifeguard programs.