Group of six people, including law enforcement officers and a civilian, standing outdoors in front of police and sheriff vehicles, holding AED devices and carrying AED cases, in a parking lot with trees and buildings in the background.

Six Minutes to Live:

Santa Cruz

A partnership with purpose

Six Minutes to Live has expertise in education, engagement, and outreach.

The Santa Cruz Fire Department has operational capacity and a trusted presence in the community.

Together, we’re strengthening the community’s response to sudden cardiac arrest — one person at a time.

Increasing survival rates in the Santa Cruz community

Expanding access to education on hands-only CPR and the use of AEDs
Promoting placement and awareness of AEDs
Collecting and sharing data to evaluate progress
Strengthening the chain of survival

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Santa Cruz Initiative Aims to Boost Survival Rates from

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

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Upcoming Events

Sat Sep 12

Emergency Preparedness Event for SPIN
CPR Booth
9:00am-1:00 pm
Santa Cruz, CA

Sat Sep 19

Open House Santa Cruz Fire Dept
CPR Booth
11:00am-3:00 pm
Santa Cruz, CA

Sun Sep 13

SCZ IRONMAN 70.3
CPR Booth
7:00am-5:00 pm
Santa Cruz, CA

Sat Sep 19

The Whole Pie @ Pie Ranch
CPR Booth
3:00pm-9:00 pm
Pescadero, CA

Supporting a Safer Capitola

Six Minutes to Live and the Capitola Police Department partnered to provide lifesaving AEDs, helping strengthen emergency response and increase access to lifesaving equipment in the Capitola community.

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A man and a female sheriff in uniform stand in a meeting room. The man appears to be explaining emergency medical equipment on a table, including red AED cases and yellow defibrillators. The room has several tables and chairs, with a large flat screen TV mounted on the wall.

A Gift from the Heart

Adam Lang, Founder and President of the DP Foundation, and Hilary Gates, founder of Six Minutes to Live, joined the Santa Cruz Police Department and Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office to celebrate the donation of 10 AEDs.

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A smiling sheriff's deputy sitting in the driver's seat of a patrol vehicle, holding a red automatic external defibrillator (AED) with a heart symbol and call 911 label. Inside the vehicle are police equipment, a laptop, and a dashboard, with a background of palm trees and parked cars.

From Loss to Love

San Jose resident Jean-Christophe “JC” Deprez donated an AED to the Santa Cruz Police Department in honor of his late police officer cousin, Jerome Deprez.

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