Wall Police Ask Residents and Businesses To Post Street Addresses
In an effort to improve emergency services (police, fire and first aid) response time, all township residents and business owners are asked to clearly post their street address in an area visible from the road on which it fronts. Numbers should be no less than two inches high and one inch wide however, bigger is always better. Non-residential buildings are required to have numbers no less than six inches high and two inches wide.
There are sections of town, particularly in the south end, that have their post office assigned numbers ( normally one to three digits) affixed to their homes, light posts or fence. The police department is not asking that these numbers be removed only that your tax assessed house numbers, usually a four digit number, be posted as well. If a resident were to call 911 for an emergency their four digit tax assessed number would appear on the emergency dispatchers screen, not their post office assigned number.
It is the goal of all emergency service workers everywhere to respond as quickly as possible. Clearly posting street addresses certainly assists in improving response time. Seconds and minutes wasted may lead to the loss of life and property.
Prepared by:
Lt. Erik Ertle #105
12NOV14
