Save-A-Life Program

After a tragic fire call in 2001 where three young lives were lost, Hutchinson firefighters were looking for a way to give back to the community to prevent this type of incident from happening.

The Save-A-Life Program was started in 2002 in efforts to promote smoke detector education and use. This program is not funded through tax dollars; it is fully funded through the fire department fundraiser and community contributions. To date, the Save-A-Life Program has distributed over 533 smoke detectors and over 10,618 smoke detector batteries.

Project Lifesaver

“Project Lifesaver” gives us the ability to use technology to locate those that have a tendency to wander. Traditionally those that have a tendency to wander are the Alzheimer, dementia, and autistic or Down syndrome citizens.

“Project Lifesaver” allows rescuers to place personalized radio transmitters on the person and if they go missing, rescue personnel can quickly activate the location tracking device and locate them. Nationwide average rescue time is less than 30 minutes.

This program was started in the Hutchinson Fire District and spread to the remainder of McLeod County, with the hope of continuing the growth to the surrounding counties.