Can your house number be seen clearly?

The Town of Caledon's Fire & Emergency Services may be looking for you in the dark, in the rain, in a blizzard - in a hurry! One of the most common delays in emergency response time is interference in finding the municipal number for a home or business property.

"We would like all Caledon property owners to ensure their location can be accurately and quickly identified from the street," said Brad Bigrigg, fire chief.

In 2006, the Town's Fire & Emergency Services Department responded to more than 2,230 calls. In order for the firefighters and other emergency personnel to reach you in the quickest possible time, house numbers need to be large enough to be seen from the road. Shrubs, trees and bushes can hide these numbers, especially in the spring or summer - in winter, snow banks can often obscure the view. Reflective numbering helps for easier nighttime identification.

Within non-settlement areas, green municipal emergency number signs must be clearly displayed by all homes and businesses. This sign has a reflective green background and reflective white numbers, and must be posted so that it can be seen from the road by emergency vehicles traveling from both directions.

Town of Caledon By-Law 99-46 states that all home/building owners are responsible for such numbers to be of a size and colour that allows them to be clearly seen from the road. As a reminder to new home owners, subdivision lot numbers are not to be used as municipal numbers.