Project Lifesaver of Jefferson County
The Jefferson County Search & Rescue runs the Project Lifesaver Program for for Jefferson County and surrounding areas.
The Jefferson County Project Lifesaver program brings custom technology to our skilled search and rescue teams, allowing them to safely locate children/individuals alive and safe within minutes instead of hours. No other program exists within Louisville or Jefferson County. Project Lifesaver was the first program to apply such locating techniques to aid in the search and rescue of individuals, and is the most widely used and proven most effective program in the nation that is specifically designed to protect the “At Risk” (special needs) populations in our communities. The program was structured in a way that strategically combined state of the art locating technologies, innovative search and rescue methods, and community policing courses that educated first responders about cognitive conditions. The search times for certified Project Lifesaver agencies have been reduced from hours, potentially days, down to minutes. Recovery times for Project Lifesaver agencies average 30 minutes, which is 95% less time than standard operations without Project Lifesaver.
Project Lifesaver utilizes proven radio technology and specially trained search and rescue teams. Citizens enrolled in Project Lifesaver wear a small transmitter on the wrist or ankle that emits an individualized frequency signal. If an enrolled client goes missing, the caregiver notifies their local Project Lifesaver agency, and the JCSAR responds to the person's area. JCSAR will then use the client’s individualized frequency to locate the position of the individual. The knowledge and training of the JCSAR is best applied in this situation because the JCSAR know how to best approach the client once found, and allow them to be brought back to safety.