King County Courthouse 516 Third Ave Room W-150 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 296-4155 TTY Relay: 7-1-1 sheriff@kingcounty.gov
Call (206) 296-3311 to report a neighborhood problem or a crime that is not an emergency.
Project Lifesaver is sponsored by the King County Sheriff's Office through the King County Search and Rescue (volunteer) Association.
Each year, volunteer groups along with Sheriff’s Office Search & Rescue personnel respond to numerous incidents involving lost or injured individuals. When a person who has a disease or other ailment that affects memory or judgment wanders from safety, a full-scale search is launched. With the introduction of Project Lifesaver, a search that might have taken days may now be successfully concluded quickly.
Each Project Lifesaver client wears a one-ounce electronic bracelet that emits a unique radio signal 24 hours a day. If the person wanders, a call to 911 by the caregiver triggers a rapid response by a trained team within King County Volunteer Search and Rescue. Under the direction of the Sheriff’s Office, a search is started to locate that client’s unique radio signal as soon as possible.
King County is one of 19 counties in Washington State to join the program, which was started in 1999 in Virginia. Agencies using Project Lifesaver have reduced search time dramatically. Searches that lasted hours and utilized dozens of search and rescue personnel are now accomplished in under an hour by small specialized teams, and fatalities have been reduced significantly.
If you know someone who could benefit from Project Lifesaver
Contact the King County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit at (206) 406-2607.
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If you would like to become involved in the project please contact KCSARA:
KCSARA, Project Lifesaver 7300 Perimeter Rd South Rm. 143 Seattle, WA 98108 Information Line: (206) 406-2607
Project Lifesaver is sponsored by the King County Sheriff's Office through the King County Search and Rescue (volunteer) Association.