From money and medical care to water and fire safety, the 2-day festival ensures you're Jax Ready

JACKSONVILLE, Florida. – A 2-year-old girl was rescued recently by a group of strangers who teamed up with CPR to save her life after she was found floating in a pond.

She succeeded and is doing very well, but she might not have made it if the bystanders who started CPR didn’t know what to do.

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Dr. Patricia Barrozo, a nurse practitioner who was among those onlookers, said you never know when you will need to perform CPR.

“If you can respond quickly, the chances of survival through CPR outside of the hospital, you can increase the chances of survival by two to three times,” Barrozo said.

You can learn all about CPR and water safety and much more this Friday and Saturday at Jax Ready Fest.

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The two-day event at the Prime Osborn Convention Center focuses on learning how to stay safe in all kinds of emergencies, from fires to storms to financial crisis. There will even be car seat safety checks.

More than 60 community partners will present exhibits on topics such as:

Communications
Financial preparation
The firefighters
General preparation
Health and medicine
Infrastructure
Law enforcement
Legal preparation
Military/Veteran
Mitigation
Pet Preparation
Preparation for school
Severe weather
Transportation
Volunteer Opportunities
Vulnerable populations

Everything is free and very interactive. There will be free items to help you build your emergency kit, hands-on classes and demonstrations, raffles, games, prizes and much more.

The event is open from:

11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday

We’ll explore all the things you won’t want to miss at Jax Ready Fest at 7:40 Thursday on The Morning Show. Then at 8:15, we’ll show you two CPR techniques everyone should know.

Watch us live on Channel 4, News4JAX.com and News4JAX+.