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kenlansing120Sheriff Kenneth Lansing has announced his participation in the Yellow Dot Program. This program is a cooperative effort of the New York State Sheriff's Association, county Sheriff's Offices, local and State Police, Emergency Medical Services, and local fire departments.

Yellow Dot is a free program designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention during that first “golden hour” after a crash or other emergency. A Yellow Dot decal in the driver's-side rear window of your vehicle will alert first responders that vital medical information is stored in the glove compartment.

A Yellow Dot kit can be obtained from the Sheriff's Office Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Sheriff's Office will also be providing the kits during this Saturday’s Dryden Lake Festival in the Town of Dryden. Kits may also be requested online.

Here’s how the program works:

The kit contains two items: a personal information card and a Yellow Dot decal.

  1. Complete both sides of the personal information card as fully as possible, in pencil. Attach a recent photo of yourself and place it in a visible location in your car's glove compartment.
  2. Complete one card for each person who regularly occupies the vehicle.
  3. Place the Yellow Dot decal on the rear driver's side window to alert first responders to look in the glove compartment for your medical information.
  4. Update the card annually yourself or bring it to your annual medical check-up. If you sell your car, remove the Yellow Dot decal.

A Yellow Dot kit can also be used to alert those who respond to an emergency in your home. Simply place a Yellow Dot decal on or beside your front door and place a completed card for each occupant in a clear plastic freezer bag and place in a visible location in the freezer compartment of your refrigerator.

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