You may ask yourself “What is Project Lifesaver?”  Project Lifesaver was established in April 1999 by the 43^rd Search & Rescue Company in the Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office.  Project Lifesaver’s mission is to use state of the art technology in assisting those who care for victims of Alzheimer’s and other Related Mental Dysfunction Disorders and victims who become lost.  Project Lifesaver is an active system that relies on electronic technology and a specially trained search and rescue team.  The Project Lifesaver wristband is a one-ounce battery operated radio wrist/ankle transmitter with a 30+ day battery life that emits an automatic tracking signal every second, 24 hours a day.  The signal can be tracked from the ground or in the air over several miles.  People who are enrolled in the Project Lifesaver Program wear a personalized wrist/ankle band that emits a tracking signal on an individually assigned frequency.  When a caregiver notifies the Colonial Heights Emergency Communication Center that the person is missing, a search and rescue team responds to the client’s area and starts searching with the mobile locator tracking system.  

GOALS OF PROJECT LIFESAVER

The goals of the Colonial Heights Project Lifesaver Program are:

The Colonial Heights Project Lifesaver Program is geared toward families who are currently providing home healthcare to their loved ones.  To participate; at no cost for the first 50 clients, the client must live in the City of Colonial Heights; be diagnosed as having Alzheimer’s disease, other dementia disorders, autism, Down’s syndrome or similar disorder; and be known to wander away from caregivers.