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Is
your number up? Firefighters,
emergency vehicles, and personnel may need to find your home quickly should an
emergency occur.
It
is difficult for emergency vehicles, utility trucks, and postal and delivery
trucks to find homes and businesses whose address numbers are not properly
posted.
Post
house numbers:
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Directly
on your house, apartment, or garage.
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By
the street or on a post or sign made of fire resistant material.
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On
the mailbox or curb.
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Anywhere
they can be easily seen from the road.
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That
are easy to read, not cursive style.
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That
are at least 4” high.
Clearly
posted house numbers can save precious time should an emergency occur.
Can life saving personnel find you?
Fire
Departments respond to a fire every 15 seconds.
Report all fires immediately!
U.S. fire departments respond to over 2,000,000 fires each year.
Approximately 84% of all fatal fires burn 10 minutes or more before the
fire department is notified.
Things
you can do:
When
purchasing house numbers, remember, your house numbers should be printed in
numbers that are NO LESS THAN 4” TALL and
in a contrasting color from you house color.
Your
house numbers should be visible up to 150 feet from all angles.
Be
sure your house numbers can be seen at night.
Keep
your numbers clearly visible throughout the year.
Trees and shrubbery can cover the numbers.
As
a test, ask neighbors, friends, or others who visit your home if they saw
your house numbers easily.
Encourage family, friends, and
neighbors to post their house number, too
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Have
a family home fire escape plan and practice it often.
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Have
a working smoke alarm on every level of your home,
especially by the bedrooms.
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Contact
the fire department for additional information for help in protecting your
home.
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The
Chanute Fire Department is located at 8 E. 2nd Street and the phone number
is (620) 431-5236.
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