The Sheriff’s Office is currently not accepting new clients. However, if you would like to join the waiting list, please email shf-projectlifesaver@fairfaxcounty.gov with your name, phone number, email address, and the client's name.
If you have questions or would like to receive an application, please email shf-projectlifesaver@fairfaxcounty.gov.
The Sheriff’s Office Project Lifesaver program serves the needs of children and adults with autism, Down syndrome or a cognitive impairment, such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, that may cause them to chronically wander and not find their way back home.
Project Lifesaver clients wear a wrist or ankle band that emits a silent radio frequency. When caregivers notify the Sheriff ’s Office that their loved one is missing, specially trained Sheriff’s deputies respond to the area and conduct a search with locating equipment. Project Lifesaver has a 100 percent success rate in locating wandering children and adults and bringing them safely home.
After a deputy meets with the client and caregiver to put on the wrist or ankle band, he or she will visit the client every 60 days to replace the transmitter battery and band. Deputies can electronically update client information, such as height and weight, a photograph, medical issues and favorite hiding places without having to rely on site visits or paper files.