Street Address Signs

About this time last year I wrote about helping us to help you. We have had several families come to Station 3 to pick up their requested number plates, and each time we are relieved knowing that if we have to respond to their address that we’ll have no problem in finding it!

When it comes to any emergency, time is the enemy. Shortness of breath, a traffic accident, a heart attack, or a fire; they all get progressively worse with time. Finding you in your emergency is our first step in saving lives and property.

At 373 square miles Jasper County meets every definition of a rural environment. While some Fire/EMS personnel are from here, some are not; and while you know where you are, and our staff knows where the roads are…it isn’t always as simple as that.

Jasper County has some dark roads and has more properties than not that have long secluded driveways. Many homes have beautiful mailboxes, and many homes have custom decorative numbers up on their home. But seeing them on a dark night or in the middle of a monsoon is not easy.

We have several homes where the house number is painted the same color as the siding…and it’s ON the siding.

You know how you can easily see a jet plane in the sky but if you were on the plane you couldn’t pick out a specific house? It’s the same with a responding apparatus. The bright blue reflective number plates make your house the “jet plane” if you will. If you don’t already have one, get one. If you do, awesome! If you’re neighbor doesn’t, hound them! Just kidding, okay no really.

Communities across the country utilize these to the point that their legislators pass ordinances for them. They are highly reflective and easy to see from our trucks! Call the Jasper County Fire/EMS Dept at 706-468-4943. For $15 we will get your sign ready with your house number!

We want to respond to your emergency in the shortest time possible, your visibility helps make that happen.