Addressing
What is the name of the road you live on?
If you live in town, your road may have a common name like Summit Avenue or 4th Street. If you live outside of town, then you may have a County Road (GCR or SCR) number in addition to a common name. Summit County Road 15 is the proper name/number, but it often goes by its common name, the “Ute Pass Road.” Google and other search engines are hit or miss on street names and numbers, so it is recommended you verify and memorize your proper street name and/or number.
If you ever have to call 9-1-1, you will want to know the proper name or county road number. County Road numbers are unique and not duplicated within the county.
Grand County Wildfire Council sells 9-1-1 reflective address signs. Check out our website at www.bewildfireready.org.
Is your address sign visible?
You may think your address sign is clear and obvious, but try driving around at night in a neighborhood where you are not familiar. Now, imagine that you are a first responder called out at 3 a.m. to help someone having a heart attack.
Quite simply, most address signs are NOT adequately visible.
Your house could be far off the road; there might be black numbers on a dark brown background; or the numbers might be too small. Moreover, cute and decorative numbers on old tree stumps do NOT cut it. For this reason, some neighborhoods and individuals have taken it upon themselves to add uniform metal signs at the beginning of their driveways with green backgrounds and WHITE reflective numbers.
REMINDER: When you mount your address sign, make sure it is in a location that will NOT be obscured by snow or snowplowing operations during the winter.
Especially if you are a second-homeowner, consider getting a Knox Rapid Access System/Padlock for faster access to your driveway / home by first responders during emergencies and alarm calls.
