The Harris County Sheriff's Department has teamed with the Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Service Association (CCEMSA) to place Semi-automatic electronic defibrillating devices (SAEDs) in the vehicles of specific Sheriff's Deputies.

This critical and unique program is being financed through the generosity and foresight of the subdivisions along the FM 1960 corridor. There will be no cost to the Sheriff's Department except for the training time of Deputies, thanks to the tremendous support of the subdivision-voting representatives of CCEMSA.

The individuals directly involved with this special program from the Sheriff's Department are Major George Sturgis, Patrol Bureau, Captain C. Price, North District, and Captain Joe Hughes of East District. Cypress Creek personnel's effort will be directed by Mr. Bradley England, Executive Director CCEMSA.

Within the next few weeks, Sheriff's Deputies will be selected to begin the in-depth and complete training program. The SAEDs will soon become a fixture in several of the Deputies’ patrol vehicles in this on-going program.

As the program unfolds, details of training and pictures will be included on our web site for the many individuals who have expressed interest in watching our progress or implementing a similar program.

If you would like further details, please e-mail us and someone will contact you. The program is also sponsored by the Northwest Security Coordinators’ Association (NWSCA) of North District to help improve the lives of our neighbors through education, awareness, and active participation in programs such as this.

We are proud of this partnership between volunteer organizations and the Sheriff's Department. This program is the result of creative citizens, civic leaders, and the Sheriff's Department personnel working together to diminish the impact of a dilemma which is critical to the very lives of many of our neighbors.