Missing Persons Resource Document 

​

Dispatchers or 911 Centers (in addition to standard protocols)

• Ask which service or type of locating system they may have.

• Ask if it is a Project Lifesaver transmitter or radio.

• Ask if they know the agency with the receivers and their contact information.

• Ask if they know the Frequency or Channel being transmitted.  

If it is a GPS (Global Positioning System)

• Ask if they know the type or company.

​

If it is cell phone based, ask what company or provider: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile etc.

• Ask if they have the location on a phone or computer app.

Relay that information to your Command or responding agency.

​

Law Enforcement or Emergency Management Agencies - EMS, Rescue Squad or Fire Department

• Use your standard SOGs.

• Determine on scene if the child or special needs person has a transmitter/radio.

• Determine the type of radio/transmitter.

​

If it is a transmitter, who is the responsible agency?

• Try to find the transmitting frequency (216.000 MHz) and relay that to your 911 dispatch point.

If it is a GPS tracker

• Try to have the caregiver access the app for a location.

If it does not have a street address, try to get a degrees location in decimal degrees.

 

Relay this information to your Dispatch Center and SAR team.

​