HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (WHNT) — The Hollywood Fire Department is offering residents the opportunity to purchase a reflective sign showing their house’s number.
“You call 911, that means this emergency, usually,” Hollywood Fire Chief Patrick Allen said. “So we want to get to you. If we can’t find your address, it’s going to be hard to locate you. It’s important to us that you have an address marked on your residence.”
Allen said responding to emergencies on dimly lit country roads can make it difficult to locate a person’s residence. But in an emergency, every second counts.
“We have more of our issues at night… Everything here is reflective on it,” Allen said. “I mean, where we can see seconds count in an emergency.”
Allen added that he can’t recall a specific incident in Hollywood where trouble finding a home caused detrimental effects, but wants to prevent that from ever happening.
There are several different ways to get your hands on one of the signs.
“They can contact us here at City Hall Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.,” Allen said. “Our Facebook page, they can message us through there. Somebody here can make them there for $30 a piece.”
The fire department is offering this while supplies last. It had roughly 50 signs left as of Wednesday night.
The signs double as a fundraiser for the department, giving residents a chance to better protect their homes and support the community.
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