We Cannot Help You If We Cannot Find You
By Ray Stackhouse, Parkesburg Fire Marshall
It is the job of police, fire and emergency medical services
to help you in your time of need but, we cannot do that if we cannot find you.
Needless delays in providing the care you or your family require
are caused by responders not being able to identity your exact house number
when driving down the street.
Whether your house in down a lane, obstructed by
vegetation, part of row housing or just completely unidentified how will we
know which one is yours?
The answer is simple and affordable; address posting of your
house number that is visible from the street.
Single family, row home,
apartment or townhouse, everyone has a street address that includes a number.
By placing this number, in a contrasting color that is reflective, on your
building, mailbox or some other object that is visible to responders from the
street could save your life.
There are many different vendors that sell these numbers,
some in combination with a reflective sign. Here's a link to one such vendor.
Most general supply stores also carry some type of reflective
numbering system as well; Walmart, Home Depot, ect.
Here are some simple guidelines to assure that your address
number is visible:
- Make sure they are at least 4 inches in height
- Make sure they are at least 0.5 inches wide
- Make sure they are reflective
- Make sure they are water resistant
- MAKE SURE THEY ARE VISIBLE FROM THE STREET
Stay safe!
