Project Lifesaver has 1,750 member agencies the U.S, Canada and Puerto Rico, and has performed over 4,250 rescues over the past 25 years with no serious injuries or fatalities ever reported. Project Lifesaver provides equipment, training, certification and support to law enforcement, public safety organizations and community groups throughout the U.S.
Project Lifesaver, International Founder and CEO, Chief Gene Saunders, announced the original Project Lifesaver, International (PLI) – Safely Back Home (SBH) partnered program in November, 2013 (Project Lifesaver, Int’l, Newsletter, November, 2013).
To provide an additional layer of protection for children and adults who wander due to Autism, Alzheimer’s and other cognitive challenges. Our goal is to provide parents and caregivers with additional peace of mind
Safely Back Home’s program was developed in response to a need to provide assistance to individuals with Autism, Alzheimer’s and other cognitive challenges who are incapable of providing identifying information in situations where they become lost. The imprinted garment alerts the public and police that the individual may need more assistance than they initially realize.
The patent-pending process uses “privacy-protected” ID information imprinted on personal garments to be conveyed to an emergency call center, secure database and rescue operation.
Paul Jetter is the creator and founder of Safely Back Home™, providing additional peace of mind to families and caregivers of people who wander.
Paul’s passion started through his own experience with his father, who had dementia, and whose family became his father’s caregivers. Paul created the patent-pending process that uses ID information imprinted on the personal garments to be conveyed to an emergency call center, secure database and rescue operation.
HOPATCONG – Name of town where the individual is enrolled in the Safely Back Home Program
973-398-5000 – The town’s Police Department 24-hour Emergency Phone Number
SBH ID# 1020 – Safely Back Home identification number and file number of the enrolled individual. Police and first responders are able view this file when proceeding with the rescue. Included in this file are:
Project Lifesaver has 1,750 member agencies the U.S, Canada and Puerto Rico, and has performed 4,250 searches over the last 25 years with no serious injuries or fatalities ever reported. Project Lifesaver provides equipment, training, certification and support to law enforcement, public safety organizations and community groups throughout the United States.
Safely Back Home™ is an innovative program that provides additional peace of mind to families and caregivers of people who wander. The Safely Back Home™ patent-pending process uses ID information imprinted on personal garments to help the public and the police assist an individual who has become lost.
The Safely Back Home™ Program was developed in response to a need to provide assistance to individuals who are incapable of providing identifying information in situations where they become lost.
When an individual who wanders and appears lost is wearing a Safely Back Home™ imprinted garment, the concerned person who notices them can quickly contact HPD with location details and a rescue ensues.
The Safely Back Home™ program enables police and first responders to understand how to communicate effectively with your family member, allowing your family member to remain calm during their rescue.
Families/Caregivers provide medical and personal information about the family member. All information remains confidential and privacy protected. Wherever your family member is wandering (in NJ/USA) – police departments are able to electronically share this information in coordinating the rescue.
