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Make sure first responders can identify your home
- Make sure your civic address number is clearly posted. It should be visible from the road.
- Use reflective material or lights so your address can be seen in the dark.
- Place your address high enough for drivers to see it.
- Attach your sign to a post or tree within 3 metres of the road. Do not attach your sign to street or highway signs.
- Keep snowbanks, brush or other obstructions away.
- If you live on a corner lot, post your sign on the road to which your address has been assigned. Do not post any number on the other road, even if you have access from that road.
- Remove any other lot number markers on your property.
Give clear directions
When you call emergency services, the person you are speaking to often doesn’t know your location. It’s important you can describe where you are. Know the name of the community you are in or near and use civic addresses, kilometre markers, landmarks or intersections. It is vital you know your location so first responders get to you as quickly as possible. The most important information for Emergency Services next to your location is your phone number – when at all possible, please stay on the line until all pertinent information is obtained.
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