Project Lifesaver of Anderson County
When a family member wanders away and becomes lost, Project Lifesaver offers help and hope they will be returned home quickly.
Project Lifesaver International is an award winning, non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation founded in April 1999, by Gene Saunders, who is now regarded as the Father of electronic tracking of persons at risk, in association with, the Chesapeake, Virginia Sheriff's Office. The organization was formed to develop a comprehensive program to enhance success at locating missing persons with dementia, Epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, autism, Down syndrome and other related illnesses.
Project Livesaver of Anderson County is a collaborative effort between the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department, City of Clinton, Oak Ridge Police Department, Project Livesaver of Anderson County Committee and the United Way of Anderson County.
Project Lifesaver of Anderson County has 20 clients. To date, there have been two successful search and rescues, in which clients where found in 30 minutes!
How does it work?
The program involves a pro-active approach to identifying at-risk persons of wandering and attaching a radio transmitter device to their wrist or ankle by way of a plastic or nylon wristband. The battery operated transmitter emits an inaudible pulse once per second, in the FCC allocated and licensed 216 MHz frequency range, which can be picked up by a special receiver operated by trained public safety officers.
Volunteer Opportunities
Project Lifesaver volunteers are trained through Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) program. Besides Project Lifesaver, other volunteer opportunities through VIPS are:
Home Security Surveys
Crime Prevention Information
Vacation House Checks
Speed Watchers
Senior Citizen Awareness Network
Public Relations
Chaplains
Project Lifesaver Maintenance
Neighborhood Watch Programs
Other Programs coming soon
For more information on VIPS, contact Oak Ridge Police Officer Randy Myers at: 556-6696 or rmyers@cortn.org.