FIRE PREVENTION - House Numbers

IN AN EMERGENCY... CAN WE FIND YOU?

Many homes, like the one pictured on the right, have NO HOUSE NUMBER! This makes it very difficult for police, fire and ambulance agencies to locate your home in an emergency. Help your local emergency responders find you quickly by having your house number clearly displayed on your home.

House Numbers are important!

Please check that your house is numbered and that it is visible!

• Numbers should be on the front of the residence, or on a mailbox, fence, wall or post facing the road.
• If your house is far back from the roadway, you should consider adding a post or marker near your driveway, close to the road showing your house number. 
• Numbers should be a contrasting color to their immediate background.
• Materials should be durable and weather resistant. 

Here are some examples:

This is a great example of what we like to see!
This is not so good... The poor contrast makes it hard to see the numbers.	Another example of poor contrast.
Another example of poor contrast.	These numbers look pretty good... but the bush blocks the visibility from the road..
Script letters are hard to read. They are even harder at 3am, or from a moving vehicle.	The painted lettes always look good at the craft shows or right after they are hung, but in Upstate NY, they usually don't weather well.

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