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Code Adam

Code Adam

EMCOR Group, Inc. is
the proud sponsor of
the Code Adam program.

Code Adam is seeking
program participants
Order a Code Adam Kit online, free of charge.

For more information,
call 1-800-THE-LOST®
1-800-843-5678 or e-mail codeadam@ncmec.org

Program Participants

 

Code Adam is a powerful search tool for lost and possibly abducted children currently used in tens of thousands of establishments across the nation. The program is simple to learn and to implement: a special Code Adam alert is issued on the premises when a customer reports a missing child.

Offered free of charge to participants, it is one of the country’s largest child-safety programs, created and named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh.

How it Works

Code Adam decals are posted at the entrance of participating buildings/establishments. Employees of participating establishments are trained to take the following steps when a Code Adam is activated:
  1. Obtain a detailed description of the child and what he or she is wearing.

  2. Go to the nearest in-house telephone and page “Code Adam,” describing the child’s physical features and clothing. Designated employees immediately stop working and look for the child. Designated employees monitor front entrances to ensure the child does not leave the premises.

  3. If the child is not found within 10 minutes, call law enforcement.

  4. If the child is found and appears to have been lost and unharmed, reunite the child with the searching family member.

  5. If the child is found accompanied by someone other than a parent or legal guardian, make reasonable efforts to delay their departure without putting the child, staff, or visitors at risk. Immediately notify law enforcement and give details about the person accompanying the child.

  6. Cancel the Code Adam page after the child is found or law enforcement arrives.

 
 
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