JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and JaxReady started a sticker program to alert first responders that someone in a residence or vehicle may have autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or another cognitive impairment.
The sticker program, at no cost, is for awareness only and first responders should act accordingly given the specific situation at the time of response.
The Missing Persons Unit will issue up to three stickers per household. One sticker for the residence and up to two stickers for the vehicles of caregivers.
They will be displayed near the residence’s front entrance and on the vehicle’s rear window.
Anyone who needs a sticker can call the Missing Persons Unit at 904-255-2712 or JaxReady at 904-255-3172.
The City of Jacksonville’s Emergency Preparedness Division will be distributing stickers as well.