SMYRNA, GA — The city of Smyrna is rolling out its new Automated External Defibrillator program.

The more than two dozen life-saving devices are installed in strategic locations across the city.

Smyrna EMS Director Tim George says these new high tech devices connect directly with first responders.

“Many cardiac arrests happen outdoors but most of all AEDs live indoors,” George said.

George adds the devices are in special storage locations outside.

Six of the defibrillators are located in outdoor recreation areas.

“It is weatherized,” George said. “It will be available 24/7 and it will be able to withstand the heat and the cold.”

Those outdoor locations include Village Green Park and Riverview Park.

“This is very strategic in terms of where we wanted to place these AEDs,” Smyrna Fire Chief Brian Marcos said. “We want to represent not just the North End of the city, but the South End as well by Riverline.”