Can We Find You in an Emergency?

CAN WE FIND YOU IN AN EMERGENCY?

Firefighters, emergency vehicles, and personnel may need to find your home quickly should an emergency occur. Clearly posted house numbers can save precious time should an emergency occur. Response time is crucial; seconds lost can mean the difference between life and death. It is difficult for emergency vehicles to find homes and businesses whose address numbers are not properly posted
To ensure that emergency personnel can find your home, consider the following: If you have a house number, get in your car and drive past your house. Are the numbers in a position where they can be seen from the road? Are the numbers large enough to be seen from the road? Are the numbers too weathered or faded to be seen from the road? If your house number cannot be easily seen from the road, move it to a better location. If your house number is too small or too weathered to be seen from the road, replace the numbers with new ones. If you don’t have any, purchase and install house numbers for your home from hardware stores. Encourage your friends, family & neighbors to post their house numbers, too
Where to post house numbers:
• Directly on your house, apartment, or garage.
• By the street or on a post or sign made of fire resistant material.
• On the mailbox or curb.
• Anywhere they can be easily seen from the road.
• That they are easy to read, not CURSIVE style.
• They are at least 4" high.
• Keep your house numbers clearly visible throughout the year.
• If your home or business is set back from the street or road, post your address numbers at the entrance of your driveway.
• In situations where more than one home is accessed off a single driveway, all addresses should be posted on each appropriate intersection along the driveway.
• Be sure your numbers can be seen at night.

One of the best ways is to purchase a Retro-Reflective address sign.  They can be found easily online, or by filling out a simple form and submitting it to the Hartland Deerfield Fire Authority.  We can be reached at 810-632-7676 during normal business hours.  The cost of the sign is only $20, it comes double sided, and you can choose vertical or horizontal. 

Following these simple steps will help us find your home. Remember the most effective fire prevention device is you.